New HIPAA Regulations Require Action by Group Health Plans
by Amy M. Gordon and Jamie A. Weyeneth
Final HIPAA privacy and security regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services will require action by group health plan sponsors by September...
IRS Issues 403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide
by Mary K. Samsa, Todd A. Solomon and Joseph K. Urwitz
On February 21, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) added to its “self-help” resources a new “403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide”...
Finalized ACA Regulations on Transitional Reinsurance Program Premiums and Potential Effects for Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans
by Amy M. Gordon, Susan M. Nash and Jacob Mattinson
As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released final regulations...
OCR Issues Final Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules to Implement the HITECH Act
by Bernadette Broccolo, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Jennifer S. Geetter, Ryan S. Higgins, Amy Hooper Kearbey and Edward G. Zacharias
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
FTC Recommends Privacy Practices for Mobile Apps
by Daniel F Gottlieb, Heather Egan Sussman and Randall J. Ortman
A new Federal Trade Commission report urges mobile app platforms and developers to better inform consumers about their privacy practices....
Staying the Course: HHS Finalizes the Essential Health Benefits Regulations for 2014
by Amy M. Gordon, Anne W. Hance and Susan M. Nash
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Essential Health Benefits Final Rule and actuarial value regulations offer few surprises and much...
Revisions to Labour Contract Law Address Employee Dispatch Issues, Company Employment Models
by John Z.L. Huang and May Lu
The People’s Republic of China recently released revisions to its Labour Contract Law that will affect agencies that dispatch employees, dispatched employees’...
IRS Releases Draft Revised Form 5300 and Instructions
by Anne S. Becker, Natalie M. Nathanson and Brian A. Benko
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a draft revised Form 5300 and its instructions. Form 5300, the Application for...
DOL Audit Letters Requesting Proof of Compliance with Health Care Reform Requirements
by Susan M. Nash, Mary K. Samsa and Maggie McTigue
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) audits already evaluate a company’s compliance on a spectrum of laws, statutes and regulations. However,...
Second Circuit Narrows ERISA Exhaustion Requirement When Plan Document Is Ambiguous on Need to Follow Claims Procedures
by Michael T. Graham, Elizabeth A. Savard and Patrick D. Ryan
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s holding in Kirkendall v. Halliburton, Inc. reaffirms that a benefit plan’s claims...
