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Health Care Reform Seminar
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The Patton Group held their second Health Care Reform Seminar on Monday, October 4th at the York County Builders Association. Thanks to all 80 employers who attended this informative seminar! Please contact your agent with any follow-up questions you may have. We will notify everyone when our next Health Care Seminar will be held. Also, any feed back or suggestions pertaining to this seminar would be greatly appreciated.
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Legislative News |
First Steps To Implement HC Reform Effective 9/23
National Underwriter Company
Arthur D. Postal
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Critical first steps in implementing the health care reform law go into effect Sept. 23, and a flurry of new proposals, guidance and directives regarding the law are being issued by federal agencies.
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Enforcement Grace Period for Key Aspects of New Claims and Appeals Rules and Additional Rules on Grandfathering, Age 26 Dependent Coverage, Highly Compensated Employees, and other PPACA Requirements
Groom Law Group
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On September 20, 2010, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury (collectively, the Agencies) released interim guidance establishing an enforcement grace period for key aspects of the new claims and appeal procedure rules under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
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News |
Group Health Enrollment Plummets
National Underwriter Company
Allison Bell
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New Census Bureau health insurance figures suggest that the number of U.S. residents in employer-sponsored plans plunged 3.7% between 2008 and 2009.
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COBRA Premium Subsidy - Employers May Want to Review Their Compliance One Last Time
Deloitte
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Employers and plan administrators may want to review their COBRA premium subsidy compliance one last time before running the program out.
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EEOC Begins Enforcing ADA Amendments Act
Thompson Publishing Group
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has begun enforcing new Americans With Disabilities Act provisions, and said it will continue to do so "vigorously."
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Changes on Over-the-Counter Drug Coverage Required Under Health Care Reform in 2011
Proskauer Rose
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Over-the-counter medicines or drugs purchased without a prescription on or after January 1, 2011 (other than insulin) may no longer be paid for or reimbursed under health flexible spending arrangements (“health FSAs”), health reimbursement arrangements (“HRAs”), health savings accounts (“HSAs”) or Archer Medical Savings Accounts (“Archer MSAs”).
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Benefits |
Consumer-Directed Plan Growth Continued in 2010
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
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Consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) in the U.S. continued to grow in 2010, albeit at a slower rate than in 2009, according to preliminary results from United Benefit Advisors' 2010 UBA Health Plan Survey, benchmarking 17,113 plans from 11,413 U.S. employers.
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HSAs: The Deer Are Moving
National Underwriter Company
Allison Bell
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Health savings accounts (HSAs) survived the health bill battle of 2010.
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