EBIA Weekly Archives
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- IRS Explains Disparity Between Standard Mileage Rate for Medical Expenses and Rate for Business Expenses
- From the July 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- This IRS information letter explains why the standard mileage rate used to determine medical expense deductions is lower than the rate used to determine business expense deductions. For 2010, the standard mileage rate for medical expenses is 16.5 cents ...
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- $1 Million Payment Required in Agreement to Settle Potential HIPAA Privacy Rule Violations
- From the July 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has entered into an agreement with Rite Aid Corporation and its affiliated entities to settle potential violations of the HIPAA privacy rule under a resolution agreement that requires Rite Aid to pay $...
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- Guidance on Temporary High Risk Pool (Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan Program) to Be Published in Federal Register
- From the July 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- An advance copy has been released of interim final rules implementing health care reform requirements regarding the temporary high risk health insurance pool program (known as the Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program) to provide health insurance coverage to uninsured ...
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- Interim Final Regulations Issued for Group Health Plans and Health Insurers Regarding Internal Claims and Appeals Plus External Review Procedures
- From the July 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS, DOL, and HHS have issued another set of interim final regulations applicable to group health plans and health insurers for plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010 (January 1, 2011 for calendar-year plans and policies). ...
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- For Schedule A purposes, how do we report insurer information that is provided on a policy year basis?
- From the July 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: The insurer for our medical plan has provided us Schedule A information for our plan’s annual Form 5500 on a policy year basis (i.e., July 1 to June 30), but our plan operates on a calendar ...
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- DOL Issues Interim Final Fee Disclosure Regs for Pension Plans, Holds Welfare Plan Issues for Future Regs
- From the July 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has issued interim final fee disclosure regulations requiring that certain service providers to ERISA pension plans (including 401(k) plans) disclose information to assist plan fiduciaries in determining the reasonableness of contracts and arrangements. The enhanced disclosures are ...
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- DOMA Found Unconstitutional by Federal Trial Court in Massachusetts
- From the July 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- In two companion cases addressing the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal trial judge in Massachusetts has ruled that it is unconstitutional for DOMA to limit federal recognition of marriage to opposite-sex spouses. In the Gill case, ...
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- Guidance on Appeals Process and External Review Rules Under Health Care Reform to Be Published in Federal Register
- From the July 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- An advance copy has been released of interim final rules implementing health care reform requirements regarding internal claims and appeals and external review processes for group health plans and insurers. These rules, which include extensive new requirements that expand upon ...
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- Agencies Issue Regulations on Coverage of Preventive Services
- From the July 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS, DOL, and HHS have jointly issued interim final regulations implementing the health care reform rules for coverage of preventive health services. The regulations generally apply to group health plans and insurers in the group and individual markets for ...
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- HITECH Act Proposed Rules Would Modify HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Requirements
- From the July 13, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Last week, we reported that HHS had released an advance copy of the proposed rules covering modifications to implement many of the statutory changes made by the HITECH Act. These rules will be published in the Federal Register on July ...
