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- CMS Posts Group Health Plan User Guide on Its MSP Mandatory Reporting Website
- From the October 30, 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 report information from plan sponsors and plan participants to help CMS ...
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- What is meant by the prohibition against taking Medicare entitlement "into account" under a group health plan?
- From the October 23, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Many of our Medicare-entitled employees are eligible for our company’s major medical plan. We have heard that group health plans cannot take Medicare entitlement “into account.” What does this mean? ANSWER: Under the Medicare ...
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- Agencies Issue Final Regulations on Hospital Lengths of Stay for Newborns and Mothers
- From the October 23, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS, DOL, and HHS have issued final regulations regarding the hospital length-of-stay requirements for newborns and mothers that apply to group health plans and group health insurance issuers under the Code, ERISA, and the PHSA. These requirements ...
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- New Veterans' Benefits Law Amends USERRA to Expedite Enforcement and Address Statute of Limitations Issue
- From the October 16, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- On October 10, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, which includes provisions to improve compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance benefits for veterans. Among the Act’s changes, ...
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- Legislation Extends Existing Health Coverage for Dependent College Students in Cases of Medically Necessary Leaves of Absence
- From the October 09, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- On October 9, 2008, President Bush signed Michelle’s Law, which is intended to allow seriously ill college students, who are covered dependents under health plans, to continue coverage for up to one year while on medically necessary leaves ...
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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, ...
