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Labor and Employment Alert: Dental and Vision Coverage …

WEBSummary: ACA mandates don’t apply to health plans classified as “excepted benefits.”The government has proposed regulations expanding the definition of excepted …

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Challenges for Health Plans – Gene Therapy Exclusions …

WEBWe want to alert plan sponsors to two developments that may impact health plans: (1) continued U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of gene therapy …

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Important Updates on Mental Health Parity and …

WEBIn order to do so, an employer will have to amend their group health plan to extend the period for special enrollment under the plans beyond the minimum 60-day …

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: the Department of Labor …

WEBOn July 25, 2023, the Departments released the 2023 MHPAEA Comparative Analysis Report to Congress ( available here ). Like the previous report to …

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New Illinois State Law Imposes Group Health Coverage …

WEBOn August 27, 2021, the “Illinois Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act” (SB 1905) (“CCDA”), was signed into law. The CCDA went into effect immediately, and …

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Health Care Alert: Qualified Health Plans on the …

WEBOn October 30, 2013, in a letter to Representative Jim McDermott, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius clarified …

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Health Care Alert: Life After COVID-19

WEBFinally, a unified medical staff across a multi-hospital system would allow for smoother and more reliable practitioner deployment in response to public health crises …

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Questions You Should be Asking about the Groundbreaking My

WEBThe Act, which will come into effect on March 31, 2024, provides protections for consumer health data that is collected by businesses not expressly covered by the …

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Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule: What it Means for Financial …

WEBFinal Omnibus HIPAA Rule: What it Means for Financial Institutions. Appeared in the Summer 2013 edition of The Bankers' Statement. In January, the U.S. …

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Labor and Employment Alert : EEOC Rules on Wellness Programs

WEBThe GINA regulations include the following numerical example that illustrates the 30% cap: For example, if an employee is enrolled in health insurance through the employer at a …

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Ohio Department of Insurance Issues FAQs Regarding Bulletin

WEBIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s declaration of a state of emergency in Ohio (See Executive Order 2020-01D), the Ohio …

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Ohio Department of Insurance Issues Bulletin 2020-05 COVID-19 …

WEBIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s declaration of a state of emergency in Ohio (See Executive Order 2020-01D), the Ohio …

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Long-Awaited Ohio Law to Require Hospital Licensure Signed into …

WEBThe new hospital licensure law, which will be codified at Ohio Revised Code Sections 3722.01 et seq., will require all hospitals in Ohio to obtain licensure from the …

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Vorys Wins 7-2 at U.S. Supreme Court in Marietta Memorial …

WEBOn June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. siding with petitioners (our side) …

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Labor and Employment Alert: EEOC Proposes Rules for Wellness

WEBOther requirements proposed by the EEOC. An employer would not be permitted to require employees to participate in its wellness program. Further, an …

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Client Alert: Embassy Healthcare v. Bell: Supreme Court of Ohio

WEBClient Alert: Embassy Healthcare v.Bell: Supreme Court of Ohio Decision Provides Greater Certainty for a Surviving Spouse on Decedent Spouse’s Medical Debt

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California Expands Who is Considered an “Employer” Under the …

WEBThe California Supreme Court recently held that the definition of “employer” under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), includes “business entity agents” …

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