EBIA Weekly Archives
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- U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Review Decision Upholding San Francisco's "Fair Share" Law Against ERISA Preemption Challenge
- From the July 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to accept an appeal from the Ninth Circuit’s decision that ERISA does not preempt the employer spending requirements of San Francisco’s “fair share” law, under which employers ...
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- Can our plan rely on our company's federal income tax extension to extend the filing deadline for our Form 5500 filings?
- From the July 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We obtained an extension on the due date for our company’s federal income tax return from March 15 to September 15. Can we use this extension to extend the due date of the Form 5500 for our ...
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- Court Upholds Agencies' Decision to Issue MHPAEA Interim Final Regulations Without Notice and Comment
- From the July 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- We previously reported that a coalition of managed behavioral health care organizations filed a lawsuit against the DOL, HHS, and Treasury to block implementation of interim final regulations issued under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (...
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- DOL Issues Model Notices on Coverage to Age 26 Requirement, Lifetime Limits, and Patient Protections
- From the July 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has issued model notices for three of the new health care reform requirements that take effect for plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010 (i.e., January 1, 2011 for calendar-year plans): (1) extension of ...
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- Correction
- From the July 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Thanks to those eagle-eyed readers who wrote to us about last week’s article on the above regulations. In connection with restricted annual limits, our article described how HHS is authorized to waive compliance with phased-in annual ...
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- HHS Announces Opening of Retiree Reinsurance Program, Posts New Guidance on HHS Website to Assist Applicants
- From the July 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has announced that on June 29, 2010, it began accepting applications for the early retiree reinsurance program created by the recent health care reform legislation. Under that program, certified plan sponsors who provide health coverage to early retirees may ...
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- How should we handle plan loan repayments when an employee takes a leave of absence?
- From the June 24, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company’s 401(k) plan offers a participant loan program. We are reviewing our plan’s loan policy to address how to handle loan repayments when a participant takes a leave of absence. Could you review ...
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- CMS Updates Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS Form
- From the June 24, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- Under Medicare Part D regulations, most group health plans offering prescription drug coverage to Part D eligible individuals must disclose to CMS whether the coverage is creditable or non-creditable. (In simple terms, if an employer’s coverage is&...
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- IRS Extends Adoption Deadline to July 30 for Certain Pre-Approved Plans Affected by Recent Disasters
- From the June 24, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has extended the April 30 adoption deadline to July 30, 2010 for certain pre-approved plan sponsors affected by recent severe weather in eight states. As background, in 2008, the IRS announced the last phase of the six-...
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- Joint Regulations Issued on PCEs, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections
- From the June 24, 2010 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS, DOL, and HHS have jointly issued interim final regulations implementing the health care reform rules for group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets regarding preexisting condition exclusions (PCEs), lifetime and annual dollar ...
