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Compliance Quarterly E-Newsletter

Data Breach Regulations

November 2009 Question of the Quarter

2010 Indexed Contribution Limits

Employer Notice Requirements

What’s the difference between Section 111 and the Data Match Questionnaires

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Regulations

Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act MA 1099 HC's due 1/31/09

GINA Regulations

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November 2009 Compliance Quarterly

November 2009 Compliance Quarterly E-Newsletter: Nov-17-2009; Click to view the complete November 2009 Compliance Quarterly e-newsletter. More...

Data Breach Regulations: Nov-10-2009; The recently released Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Data Breach Regulations (“Breach Regulations”) were issued pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) that was a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which made a series of changes to HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules. More...

GINA Regulations: Nov-10-2009; The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released regulations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). More...

November 2009 Question of the Quarter: Oct-28-2009; Will the COBRA Subsidy Program be extended? More...

2010 Indexed Contribution Limits: Oct-28-2009; The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released IRS 2009-29 which lists the new indexed amounts, adjusted for inflation, for High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) under Internal Revenue Code section 223(g). More...

Employer Notice Requirements: Oct-28-2009; The information below outlines some notice requirements employers must satisfy pursuant to federal regulations. More...

What’s the difference between Section 111 and the Data Match Questionnaires from CMS?: Oct-28-2009; There has been a lot of hype this year around the mandatory Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting requirements that went into effect January 1, 2009. More...

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Regulations not expected until January 2010: Oct-28-2009; Group health plans that have been waiting on finalizing plan design changes to comply with the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), will need to proceed with good-faith compliance. More...

Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act MA 1099 HC's due 1/31/09: Oct-28-2009; As communicated to you this time last year, the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act requires, among other things, that employers send an MA 1099-HC form to all covered individuals who are Massachusetts residents by January 31st of each year. More...