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- New Law Expands Mental Health Parity Requirements for Group Health Plans
- From the October 09, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The mental health parity requirements for group health plans have been expanded as part of the emergency economic stabilization legislation that was signed by President Bush on October 3, 2008. (For information about the bicycle commuting fringe benefit that was ...
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- ADA Amendments Act Modifies Definition of Disability and Makes Other Changes
- From the October 02, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which modifies the definition of disability and makes other changes to the ADA, effective as of January 1, 2009. According to a statement in the ...
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- What rules must we follow under USERRA when reinstating the health coverage of an employee who has returned from uniformed service?
- From the September 25, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We are reemploying an employee who has returned from service in the uniformed services. She chose not to continue her health plan coverage when she left for her service. We know that we must reinstate her coverage, but can ...
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- CMS Provides Additional MSP Mandatory Reporting Guidance on Website
- From the September 25, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Beginning January 1, 2009, insurers or TPAs of group health plans (and plan administrators or fiduciaries of self-insured and self-administered group health plans) will be required to gather and report information from plan sponsors and plan participants to ...
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- 2008-2009 Priority Guidance Plan Includes Guidance for Cafeteria and Health Plans
- From the September 25, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Department of the Treasury and the IRS have issued their 2008-2009 Priority Guidance Plan, which lists regulations and other guidance that are under development. This year’s plan includes several significant items affecting cafeteria and health plans, ...
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- CMS Issues Reminder That It Does Not Require Copies of HIPAA or Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Certificates
- From the September 18, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has posted guidance on its website reminding group health plans, employers, and health insurance issuers that it does not request or require copies of HIPAA or Medicare Part D certificates of creditable coverage. Furthermore, the guidance states that “...
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- EEOC Staff Members Provide Informal Views on Benefit-Related Issues
- From the September 11, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has posted a report on the May 8, 2008 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and EEOC staff members. Highlights include the following informal, nonbinding remarks about ...
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- Is Medicare Entitlement a COBRA Qualifying Event for Our Active Employees Who Do Not Lose Coverage Under Our Plan When They Become Entitled to Medicare?
- From the September 04, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I know that Medicare entitlement is listed as a COBRA triggering event, but I have been told by our company’s COBRA TPA that they do not offer COBRA to our covered employees when they become entitled to ...
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- How do TRICARE's incentive prohibition and nondiscrimination requirements affect employer-sponsored group health plans?
- From the August 14, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’ve heard that TRICARE imposes new rules that affect employers’ group health plans. How do those rules apply to our company? We offer major medical and dental coverage and have some employees that are or may ...
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- CMS Posts Mandatory Reporting Guidance on Website
- From the August 14, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- At the end of last year, Congress enacted Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), which added new mandatory reporting requirements for group health plans. Effective January 1, 2009, insurers or TPAs of group ...
