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Kickin' COVID-19: Reopening Texas Summit - Doing Business Safely During COVID-19 and Other Pandemics 10/8/2020 2017 Federal Group Health Plan Mental Health Rules Update 6/27/2017 Same-Sex Marriages and Domestic Partnerships: Lessons Learned, Unanswered Questions and Best Practices 5/1/2017 4th Annual Healthcare Privacy and Security Forum 5/20/2016 Stamer Talks Telemedicine & Chairs 5/20 ISSA LA 4TH Annual Healthcare Privacy and Security Forum 5/20/2016 2016 Benefits & Beyond: Navigating Employee Benefit Plans 4/5/2016 HIPAA UPDATE: THE LATEST ON SECURITY, PATIENT ACCESS & OTHER HIPAA DEVELOPMENTS 3/30/2016 Telemedicine - Fad or the Future of Healthcare? 3/17/2016 Stamer To Moderate & Speak At 3/17 ABA Telemedicine- Fad or The Future of Healthcare Webinar 3/14/2016 IRS Notice 2015-87 12/17/2015 EXECUTIVE BRIEF - OCTOBER 2015 10/16/2015 HealthCare Reform 2015 Survival Bootcamp 10/1/2015 Health Plan Advice: Ethics, Technical & Practical Challenges 9/18/2015 EBSA Insights On Healthcare Organizations Health Plan Rights & Responsibilities 9/15/2015 Rising Risks of Medicare Audits.pdf 8/17/2015 The Hidden Traps In Same Sex Ruling 6/27/2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Same Sex Decision.pdf 6/26/2015 Firms Now Must Clean Up Health Plans 6/26/2015 New Document - King v. Burwell Decision July 25 2015.pdf 6/25/2015 3rd Annual Healthcare Privacy & Security Forum 6/4/2015 Stamer Quoted IN DOTmed.com - Lapsed storage fee sends 65 boxes of medical records to dumpste.pdf 6/3/2015 Sox For Health Plans 4.30.2015 4/30/2015 IRS Excise Tax Requirements For Failing to Report Plan Violations Who Must File the IRS Form 8928, Requirement for Self-Reporting? 4/29/2015 New Document - sllHealthcare Breaches_ How to Respond.pdf 4/7/2015 Fiduciary Obligations In the Context of a Data Breach 4/2/2015 Stamer, Others Discuss Employer, Health Plan Implications Of Anthem Breach on 4/2 3/18/2015 3/18 OCR Civil Rights & Privacy Update NTHCPA Study Group Meeting 3/18/2015 Welfare Benefit Plans Round-Robin Discussion 3/5/2015 2015 Federal Legislative, Regulatory & Enforcement Update: What HR & Benefit Leaders Should Expect & Do Now 1/13/2015 Notice 2014-69 Implications On Skinny & Other Limited Health Benefit Plan Designs 11/13/2014 Nine In Ninety 9/9/2014 ABA RPTE Groups & Substantive Committee Members 2014-2015 9/1/2014 ABA Real Property, Trusts & Estates Section Liasion, Representative on ABA Joint Committee On Employee Benefits 9/1/2014 EEOC Suit Against CVS Raises Concerns.doc 8/7/2014 State Law Provides Relief for Victims of HIPAA Violations.pdf 7/11/2014 DOL Health Plan Audits: What You Must Know to Prepare 6/23/2014 Getting Businesses Ready for the Affordable Care Act Rollout 6/17/2014 Post-Windsor Same-Sex Participant Guidance May Require Mid-Year Plan Amendments 5/24/2014 The 2nd Annual 2014 Healthcare Privacy and Security Summit 5/16/2014 Getting Businesses Ready for the Affordable Care Act Rollout 5/16/2014 ISSA Certificate of Appreciation 5/16/2014 Information Systems Security Association Certificate of Appreciation 5/16/2014 HIPAA Privacy Bootcamp Preconference Workshop 5/15/2014 HIPAA Compliance: Are You Ready If A Breach Occurs? Privacy, Security, HITECH, Record Retention 4/29/2014 DOMA: Health & Cafeteria Plan Design & Administration In A Post-Windsor World 4/2014 Action Steps When A Client Stops Funding Claims 4/18/2014 Handling Health Plan Spouse, Dependent & Other "Family" Matters in Post-DOMA World 4/17/2014 More Issues With Healthcare Privacy 3/11/2014 Use Care Before Using "Skinny Plan" Option As Code Section 4980H Tool 2014 Stamer 4th Annual HIMSS Socal Privacy & Security Forum Speech Video 12/4/2013 Health Care Data Breaches When, what & how to report 12/4/2013 4th Annual HIMSS Socal Privacy & Security Forum Flyer2013 12/4/2013 Sex, Drugs & Rock N Role: Managing Physician Conduct In Health Care 9/17/2013 Should You Reconsider Giving FLSA Exchange Notices Given New DOL Guidance? 9/12/2013 Should You Reconsider Giving FLSA Exchange Notices Given New DOL Guidance? 9/12/2013 10/1 Exchange Notice & Other New Notice Deadlines Shorten Deadlines For Employers To Finalize 2014 Health Plan Terms & Contracts 8/22/2013 Coping with Health Care Reform Now: A Webinar on Getting Ready for ACA 2014 6/26/2013 Deadline To Send ACA Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) Adds Pressure For Employers To Finalize 2014 Plan Designs As Agencies Add MEC & MV Disclosures To SBC 6/14/2013 Deadline To Send ACA Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) Adds Pressure For Employers To Finalize 2014 Plan Designs As Agencies Add MEC & MV Disclosures To SBC 6/14/2013 Making Wellness Programs Work Under New Tri-Agency Final Wellness Regulations 6/4/2013 Healthcare HITECH Privacy and Security Summit 5/21/2013 What the Wind Blew In: Coping with Health Care Reform: 2013 and Beyond 5/2/2013 Getting Ready for ACA Reform -13 Steps to Take Now 3/13/2013 Coping With Health Care Reform Now 2/14/2013 Restated HIPAA Regulations Require Health Plans To Tighten Privacy Policies And Practices Insurance Thought Leadership 1/27/2013 $1.25M Backpay Highlights Risks of Mismanaging Union Risks In Merger & Acquisition Deals 12/31/2012 Solutions Law Press HIPAA Update Workshop 12/12/2012 PRELIMINARY OUTLINE OF PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PROPOSED REGULATIONS PUBLISHED BY AGENCIES ON 11/26/12 AND UPDATE ON NEW OCR DEIDENTIFICATION GUIDANCE 12/7/2012 PCI In Health Care 12/4/2012 Complimentary WEB Briefing On 11/20 ACA Wellness, Pre-Ex & Essential Benefits Guidance 11/27/2012 Stamer Speaks About Things Plan Committees Must Do Differently In 2012 At SWBA Meeting In November 11/15/2012 Benefit Plan Triage: 12 STEPS EVERY EMPLOYER WITH A HEALTH PLAN SHOULD DO NOW 10/26/2012 Brace For New Disability Discrimination Claims 10/11/2012 Current Challenges To Pre-Hire Screening Procedures 9/2012 Gainsharing, Shared Savings Examined 9/30/2012 The Practical Nitty Gritty For Coping With Health Care Reform NOW 9/25/2012 12 Steps Businesses Should Take Now To Manage Health Plan Risks 8/2012 Supreme Court Decision Means Heallth Plans Under Fire 8/2012 HIPAA Update Workshop 8/14/2012 Employers & Plan Fiduciaries Reminded To Confirm Credentials & Bonding For Internal Staff, Plan Fidiciaries & Vendors Dealing With Benefits 8/13/2012 Where ERISA Intersects With Other Areas Of The Law 8/4/2012 Claims & Appeals Bootcamp 7/31/2012 Coping With Health Care Reform: 2012 Health Plan Update 7/24/2012 Coping with Health Care Reform - Health Plan-U Workshop Series 7/24/2012 ACOs & Other Physician/Health System Relations: 7/17/2012 Record $2.3 Million+ Backpay Order 7/16/2012 Risks Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Face When Employee BEnefit Responsibilities Are Mishandled 7/9/2012 HIPAA To Do & To Dont: New Rules, New Enforcement 6/19/2012 Arizona Physicians Group To Pay $100,000 To Settle HIPAA Charges 4/18/2012 Arrest of Dallas Doctor, Office Manager & 5 Home Health Agency Owners Highlights Data Mining Power In Health Care Fraud Fight Alert 2/29/2012 New IRS Worker Classification Settlement Program and its Risks 1/2012 Stamer Dallas Bar Journal Article Cautions Employers Must Take Holistic Approach To Address Worker Misclassification Risks 12/29/2011 Comment Deadline 1/31 Om HHS Plan To Let States define ACA 12/29/2011 Record-Breaking Countrywide Settlement Shows Discrimination Compliance Extends Beyond HR 12/2011 Employers Urged To Strengthen Worker Classification Defenses As Obama Administration Targets Employers Misclassifying Workers 12/27/2011 Employers Should Tighten Worker Classification Practices As Obama Administration Moves To Stamp Out Misclassification Abuses 12/26/2011 Medical Identity Theft/Fraud Convictions Highlight Need For Health Care Providers To Safeguard Health Information, Guard Against Fraud Schemes 11/27/2011 Maxim Health Services Exec Becomes 9th Former Employee Convicted For False Claims Act Role 11/27/2011 New Rule Offers Plans & Their Advisors New Options For Providing Investment Advice To 401(k) & Other Individual Account Plan Participants & Beneficiaries 11/25/2011 Insurer Fights Back To HHS Characterization of its Premium Increases As Excessive 11/25/2011 Medical Identity Theft/Fraud Convictions Show Health Care Providers, Plans & Other Businesses Must Safeguard Health & Other Information, Guard Against Fraud Schemes 11/23/2011 IRS U-Tube Video Discusses 2012 Flexible Benefit Plan Rule Change 11/14/2011 $20+ Million Settlement Shows Business Risk of Violating Military Service Member Or Veterans Federal Credit, Other Rights 11/14/2011 OCR 1st HIPAA Privacy, Security & Breach Notification Compliance Audits Begin 11/8/2011 HIPAA Alert! OCR 1st HIPAA Privacy, Security & Breach Notification Compliance Audits Begin 11/8/2011 OCR 1st HIPAA Privacy, Security && Breach Notification Compliance Audits Begin 11/8/2011 Labor Secretary Comments Highlight Federal Protections & Resources To Support Veteran's Employment Rights 11/7/2011 IRS Exempts Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents From PTIN Requirement-SLP 11/4/2011 IRS Exempts Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents From PTIN Requirement 11/4/2011 Plans & Investment Advisors Get Flexibility To Give Investment Advice To 401(k) & Other Individual Account Plan Participants & Beneficiaries 10/30/2011 IRS Updates Meal, Travel Reimbursement & Deduction Rules 10/30/2011 EBSA Plans To Include Health Care Reform Compliance In Health Plan Audits Beginning In FY 2012; Disputes OIG Criticism Of ACA Enforcement Efforts 10/30/2011 IRS Updates Meal, Travel Reimbursement & Deduction Rules-SLP 10/30/2011 IRS Publishes More Guidance For Tax Preparers On Preparer Tax Identification Number 10/30/2011 IRS To Waive User Fee On Certain Plan Qualification Determination Applications 10/30/2011 2012 Employee Benefits Cost of Living Adjustments Announced 10/30/2011 ABC President Klein To Speak At Nov. 10 Dallas WEB Meeting 10/26/2011 OCR Settlements Show Health Care & Disabled Housing Providers Face Growing Disability Discrimination Risks 10/22/2011 Affordable Care Act Pre-Existing Coverage Plan Only Covered About 39,000 of Millions Denied Private Coverage As of August 1, 2011 10/21/2011 Stamer Talks About Health Care Reform, ADA, FMLA & Military Leave Developments At 10/21 Joint ABA Tax and RPTE Section Meetings In Denver 10/21/2011 IRS Announces 2012 Cost of Living Increases For Employee Benefit Contributions & Benefits Limits 10/20/2011 2010 Webcast Series on Federal Employer Employment of Persons With Disabilities Planned 10/19/2011 OCR Settlements Show Health Care & DisablHealth Care &Housing Providers Face Growing Disability Discrimination Risks 10/19/2011 EBSA Plans To Include Health Care Reform Compliance In Health Plan Audits Beginning In FY 2012; Disputes OIG Criticism Of ACA Enforcement Efforts-SLP 10/7/2011 ONC Hires APP Design, Inc. To Run Patient E-Consent Trial Project 10/3/2011 New Labor Department Video Tries To Educate Young Workers About Benefits & Benefit Rights 10/1/2011 Employer Assistance and Resource Network Offers Free Webinars For Employers During October In Honor of Disability Employment Awareness Month on Thursdays in October from 2:00 9/29/2011 New IRS Voluntary IRS Settlement Program Offers New Option For Resolving Payroll Tax Risks Of Misclassification But Employers Also Must Manage Other Legal Risks 9/26/2011 HHS Projects Medicare Advantage Enrollment Will Rise As Premiums Decline In 2012; Plans Face Increased Regulation & Enforcement 9/25/2011 Health Care Providers Contracting With Medicare Advantage Plans Should Expect Tighter Reimbursement & Other Controls As Plans Work To Meet Responsibilities 9/25/2011 HHS Projects Medicare Advantage Enrollment Will Rise As Premiums Decline In 2012; Plans Face Increased Regulation & Enforcement-SLP 9/25/2011 Employers Considering Using New IRS Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program To Resolve Payroll Tax Risks Must Also Manage Other Legal Exposures 9/22/2011 HHS Credits Affordable Care Act Adult Dependent Child Coverage Rule With Getting 1 Million Young Adults Health Coverage 9/22/2011 HHS Credits Health Reform For Getting Health Coverage For Added 1 Million Young Adults 9/22/2011 Coping With Health Care Reform: What's New, What Lies Ahead & What To Do 9/14/2011 4th Circuit Rejects Two Challenges To Affordable Care Act Constitutionality 9/8/2011 Stamer Named Fellow In American College of Employee Benefits Counsel 9/2/2011 The Nuts and Bolts of Reporting and Disclosure Rules for Employee Benefit Plans 8/30/2011 New IRS Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program Signals Growing Worker Misclassification Audit & Enforcement Emphasis 8/21/2011 ABA TIPS Section Appoints Cynthia Marcotte Stamer Vice Chair of Employee Benefits General Committee 8/15/2011 Affordable Care Act To Require Health Plans Cover Contraception & Other Womens Health Procedures Beginning In 2012 8/2/2011 Affordable Care Act To Require Health Plans Cover Contraception & Other Women's Health Procedures In 2012 8/2/2011 Stamer Speaks 9/14 On Coping With Health Care Reform: Whats New, What Lies Ahead & What To Do 7/29/2011 Labor Department 2011 Stats Show Employer Health Coverage & Other Benefit Statistics 7/29/2011 Medicare Advantage: Leveraging The Law To Enhance Defensibility & Performance 7/12/2011 Gulf Coast Area TEGE Council Employee Benefits & Exempt Organizations Enforcement & Compliance Summer 2011 Meeting 7/11/2011 Gulf Coast Area TEGE Council Pre-Event Reception & Dinner 7/10/2011 UCLA Health Systems Payment of $865,500 To Settle HIPAA Charges Shows Rising HIPAA Risk 7/7/2011 Group Health Claims And Appeals: The Brave New World For Making, Administering, And Paying Health Claims 6/14/2011 CSI Travel Healthcare: Case Scene Investigation 5/24/2011 HIPAA Privacy Post HITECH Act: OCR Speaks On Managing Risks & Responsibilities 5/16/2011 Welcome To The Jungle: Health Care Reform Bootcamp 4/29/2011 Group Health and Disability Claims and Appeals: The Brave New World for Making, Administering, and Paying Claims Program 4/28/2011 DOL considers easing rules for electronic benefit communications 4/22/2011 Improving the Effectiveness of Compliance & Risk Management By Getting HR On The Compliance Team 4/11/2011 Labor Department Rules On Electronic Distribution of ERISA-Required Benefit Plan Notices White Paper 4/9/2011 Health Plan Embezzlement & Fraud: Prevention, Detection & Response Strategies for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries 4/5/2011 Plan Sponsors. Their Owners & Management & Others Risk Personal Liability If Others Defraud Plans or Mismanage Employee Benefit Plan Responsibilities 4/5/2011 Company Executives, Plan Sponsors & Others May Face Personal Liability When Others Defraud Plans or Mismanage Employee Benefit Plan Responsibilities 4/4/2011 The Boomers are Coming, Is the System Prepared? 4/1/2011 Agencies Clarify Affordable Care Act Grandfathered Health Plan Rules, 4/1/2011 What Would the Retirement Benefits Delivery System Look Like if Employers Stopped Sponsoring Plans? 3/31/2011 EEOC Finalizes Updates To Disability Regulations In Response to ADA Amendments Act: Employers Should Manage Risks 3/24/2011 Extended Grace Period For Some, But Not All New Affordable Care Act Health Claims & Appeals Rules Gives Qualifying Plans, Insurers Limited & Imperfect Relief 3/18/2011 Woman's Power Hour For Executive Women's Network 3/17/2011 CMS Publishes Proposed Consumer Disclosure Notices Detailing Required Health Insurer Rate Increase Justification Disclosures 3/7/2011 Stamer Speaks 4/29 On Welcome to the Jungle - Health Care Reform Bootcamp" 3/7/2011 Stamer Speaks 4/28 On Lean On Me - Group Health and Disability Claims and Appeals: 3/7/2011 Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At Houston SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshop 3/4/2011 States Get More Info On Affordable Care Act Medicaid Eligibility Maintenance Of Effort; Payers & Providers Must Monitor 2/27/2011 Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At Dallas SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshop 2/25/2011 Safeguarding Yourself From Liability For Anothers Employee Benefit Plan Embezzlement Or Other Misconduct 2/25/2011 HHS Imposes 1st HIPAA Privacy Civil Penalty of $4.3 Million 2/22/2011 $4.3 Million HIPAA Penalty Signals Health Plans, Sponsors & Service Providers 2/22/2011 Attorney Cynthia Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshops Flyer 2/11/2011 Complimentary 2/7 RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Arrangements Study Group Teleconference Call Explores Emerging Health Care Reform Plan Guidance 2/7/2011 Health Care Employers NLRB Settlement Shows Care Necessary When Using Social Networking & Other Policies Restricting Employee Communication 2/7/2011 Attorney Cynthia Stamer Shares Best Practices for Protecting Plan Participant & Other Employee Information At SBWA/IRS Plan Administrator Skills Workshops 2/4/2011 OCR Requires Rhode Island DHS To Provide Translation, Other Services For Limited English, Other Language Impaired Accommodations 1/24/2011 IRS, HHS & DOL To Delay Enforcement of New Insured Group Health Plan Non-Discrimination Rules Pending Guidance; Seek Public Input on Rules 1/4/2011 IRS Expands When HFSAs & HRAS May Allow Over-The-Counter Drug Purchases With Drug Cards 1/2/2011 Avoiding Post-Holiday Season HR Liability Hangover 12/29/2010 Holiday Season Celebration Reminder To Manage Intoxication Risks 12/29/2010 White Paper on New Guidance Clarifying Requirements For Health Plan Credit For Small Employers Now Available 12/5/2010 DOL Proposes To Expand Investment Related Services Giving Rise to ERISA 10/21/2010 Managed Care Executive Quotes Stamer On Implications Of Affordable Care Act Claims & Appeals Rules 10/21/2010 EEOC Charges Employers With Violating ADA By Denying Medical Leave 10/19/2010 Health Plan Eligibility Update 10/13/2010 Annual Benefit Limitation Waiver & Anticipated HHS Medical Loss Ratio Guidance Offer 10/3/2010 New Insured Group Health Plan Non-Discrimination Rules Create Significant Liability For Employers & Insurers; Prompt IRS Also To Review Self-Insured Group Health Plan Rules 9/20/2010 Appeals process regulations extend DOL rules to non-ERISA plans 9/1/2010 Initial EHR Certification Bodies Named 8/30/2010 Affordable Care Acts Health Plan External & Internal Review Safe Harbor & Other 8/26/2010 Health Plan Compliance Checkup 8/24/2010 Tighten & Update of Health & Other Plan Claims & Appeals Procedures & Documentation In Response To New Regulations, Tightening Court Review 8/8/2010 Small Employers Sponsoring Health Coverage May Qualify For New Tax Credit,Must Act Quickly To Comply With Other New Federal Health Plan Mandates 8/4/2010 Rite Aid Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Settle HIPAA Privacy Case As Office of Civil Rights Proposes Tighter HIPAA Privacy & Security Regulations 8/3/2010 HHS Invites Input On Medicaid Changes To Promote Children's Health Quality 8/2/2010 New Affordable Care Act Mandated High Risk Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Pool Program Regulations Prohibit Plan Dumping of High Risk Members, Set Other Rules 7/31/2010 HHS Regulations Implementing Affordable Care Act Temporary High Risk Insurance Pool Program Regulations Issued 7/31/2010 Congress & Labor Department Considering Tightening Retirement Plan Regulations 7/28/2010 Review Of Worker Classifications Needed As Classification Scrutiny Rises 7/28/2010 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 7/22/2010 Labor Department FMLA Guidance Adopts Broad Interpretation,Employer Care Needed Determining Who Qualifies As Child 7/19/2010 Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security & Enforcement Rules July 14, 2010 7/14/2010 Office of Civil Rights Proposes Changes To HIPAA Privacy, Security & Civil 7/9/2010 Affordable Care Act Health Plan Guidance Update 7/9/2010 CMS Approves Voluntary Use of NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6 In E-Prescribing In the Medicare Prescription Drug Program 7/1/2010 Worker Classification & Alternative Workforce: Employee Plans & Employment Tax Challenges 6/29/2010 Key Affordable Care Act Health Plan Coverage Mandates Guidance Issued 6/29/2010 Affordable Care Act Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Applications Open Today; More Key Affordable Health Plan Guidance Issued June 28 6/29/2010 Agencies Release Key Guidance On Affordable Care Act Health Plan Rules 6/25/2010 TPA & Other Plan Services Agreements - Managing Risks & Improving Effectiveness 6/16/2010 New Regulations Define Grandfathered Group Health Plans & 6/15/2010 Health Care Reforms Implications For Employers, Health Plans & Employee Benefits Practitioners 6/9/2010 2010 Health Plan Checkup 5/13/2010 The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4851) signed into law April 15, 2010) extends federal unemployment benefits and the COBRA premium subsidy program. While Congress co 4/16/2010 Leveraging The Law To Strengthen Your Defenses 3/26/2010 House Could Vote On Obama Health Care Reprint 3/18/2010 Getting Your Health Care Reform Views Before Key Congressional Decision-Makers 3/17/2010 SouthWest Benefits e-Connections Highlights Stamer On Importance For Health Plans, Their Sponsors & Business Associates To Update HIPAA Policies, Practice 2/21/2010 SouthWest Benefits e-Connections Highlights Stamer Article About Importance For Health Plans, Their Sponsors & Business Associates To Update HIPAA Policies, Practice 2/21/2010 Employers, Group Health Plans Subject To New CHIP/Medicaid Notice, Coordination of Benefits & Special Enrollment Requirements 2/16/2010 Health Plans & Business Associates Face 2/17 Deadline To Update Policies, Contracts & Procedures For HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes 2/16/2010 New Labor Department Rule Establishes 7 Day Deadline To Deliver 2/11/2010 HITECH Act Health Data Security & Breach Update 2/09/201 NTHCPA Presentation 2/9/2010 NTHCPA 2/9/10 HITECH Act Health Data Security & Breach Update 2/9/2010 Inapplicability of HIPAA Privacy To Disability Insurer Not License To Impose Unreasonable Proof Of Loss Requirements 2/8/2010 Legal Alert: Tough times are no excuse for ERISA shortcuts 2/5/2010 New Mental Health Parity Regulations Likely Require Health Plan Changes 1/29/2010 New American Academy of Pediatrics Report Urges Early Child Obesity Treatment 1/25/2010 HHS Invites Comments On Health Center Program Federal Tort Claims Policy Manual 1/1/2010 Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents 1/2010 Distressed Businesses & Their Business Leaders Face Liability Risks When Employee Benefit Obligations Mishandled.doc 12/30/2009 Newly Extended COBRA Subsidy Rules Require Employers, Administrators Send Required Notices & Update Health Plan Documents & Procedures Quickly 12/30/2009 2009 Health Plan Update 10/2009 10/2009 Legal Alert: Appeals court says ADA Amendments Act is not retroactive August 14 Comment Deadline on Newly Proposed Rules to Implement Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control and Payment Error Rate Measurement Provisions of CHIP Reauthorization Act 7/15/2009 CMS Hospital Compare Website Seeks To Help Consumers Evaluate Hospital Quality & Make More Informed Healthcare Choices 7/15/2009 Stamer Moderates June 25 ABA Teleconference On When Benefits Lawyers and Other Service Providers Be Sued for Malpractice for Services to ERISA Plans 6/25/2009 53 Doctors, Health Care Executives & Beneficiaries Indicted for Involvement in a $50 Million Alleged False Billing Ring 6/24/2009 Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Invites Input on Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records for Purposes of Definition 6/16/2009 Democrats Racing To Enact Their Version of Comprehensive Health Reform 6/10/2009 Senate Democrats Unveil Their Health Care Reform Vision In Affordable Health Choices Act 6/10/2009 Legislation To Exempt Health Benefits For Domestic Partners and Other Beneficiaries Introduced In House & Senate 6/3/2009 Making Gainsharing Work: Managing Physician Performance 5/26/2009 New Amendments To False Claims Act Increase Whistleblower and Other Exposures For Health Care Providers 5/26/2009 Legal Alert: Group health plans will face challenges with GINA 5/8/2009 Workforce Swine Flu Pandemic Survival Preparedness Tips For Business 4/29/2009 FTC Proposes Data Breach Regulations For Personal Health Records 4/17/2009 April 21 ABA JCEB Subrogation Soup Teleconference 4/7/2009 Retaliation For Filing HIPAA Complaint Recognized As Basis For State Retalitory Discharge Claim 3/30/2009 2009 HIPAA Privacy & Security Update Webinar 3/25/2009 ERISA Claims & Appeals Boot Camp 8/1/2008 Providence To Pay $100,000 & Implement Other Safeguards to Settle HIPAA Civil Penalty Exposure 7/18/2008 Criminal HIPAA case targets employee, not clinic, for breach 7/2008 Supreme Court Ruling Provides Guidance For Improving Defensibility Of ERISA Claims Decisions 6/26/2008 Employers, Health Plans & Insurers Face Significant New Nondiscrimination & Other Rules 6/2008 Supreme Court Provides Guidance About When Conflict of Interest Justifies Closer Scrutiny of Employee Benefit Plan Claims Decisions 6/2008 Supreme Court: ERISA Participants Can Sue Fiduciaries For Individual Damages 6/2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) , ABA Health eSource June 2008 Volume 4 Number 10 6/2008 Payment (Or Not) for Never Events 5/2008 OCR HIPAA PRIVACY RULE Ocr Hipaa Privacy Rule Enforcement Statistics & Criminal Convictions Highlight Potential Hot Spots For Compliance 5/14/2008 Nurse Pleads Guilty To HIPAA Privacy Breach 4/28/2008 Privacy & Public Health: Real-World Scenarios And Strategies 4/15/2008 Privacy & Public Health: Real-World Scenarios And Strategies 4/2008 New Revisions to FMLA 4/2008 2008 Employment Law Conference 4/2008 Supreme Court Rules Participants & Beneficiaries Can Sue Fiduciaries Under ERISA 502(a)(2) To Recover 401(k) & Other Defined Contribution Account Losses 2/20/2008 DOL Publishes Wellness FAQ 2/18/2008 2008 Medicare Part D Online Disclosure Notice Filing Deadline 2/18/2008 Medicare Update 1/2008 New Federal Law Extending Federal Family Leave Rights To Employees With Family Member Called To Active Duty Or Caring For Family Member Injured 1/29/2008 Advanced Copy of Impending IRS Guidance On Anticipated Insurance Tax Implications of Proposed Changes To Calculate Statutory Life Insurance Reserves 1/14/2008 Health Plan Communications: Maximizing The Bang For Your Benefits Buck While Managing Legal Risks 1/2008 2007 BNA Award E-Health Business and Transactional Law 2008 Recorded Speech at U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Binational Meeting & Awards Gala Dinner 12/2007 Agencies Release 2007 Form 5500 Annual Report 12/2007 Health Benefit Update Annual Medicare Part D Reminder 11/15/2007 Health Benefit Update 2007 Form 5500 Release 11/15/2007 Health Benefit Update Patient Empowerment 11/15/2007 Transparent PBM Contracting: Industry Practices and Managed Care Part D Plans 10/2007 New Health Information Privacy and Security Legislation Is Called 'HIPAA on Steroids' 9/2007 Health Care Providers May Need To Tighten E-mail and Other Electronic Record Practices In Response To New E- Discovery Rules 8/14/2007 Health Plan Update in Texas 7/2007 2007 AM News Article On E-Discovery Risks For Physicians and Health Care Providers 7/2007 Identity Theft and Cybercrime Risks, Liabilities and Prevention: Risks & Exposures Relating to HR and Employee Benefits 6/2007 Medicare Advantage/Part D Plans Face August 1 Deadline To Comply With New Creditable Coverage & Eligibility Operational Rules 6/15/2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Reform Letter 6/2007 EEOC Can Allow Employer Plans To Coordinate Retiree Health Benefits With Medicare 6/7/2007 Delegation-Medicare Advantage In 2007 6/2007 Hispanic Health Care In America : Perspectives On Imperatives, Challenges & Opportunities 5/2007 Identity Theft and Cybercrime Risks, Liabilities and Prevention: Risks & Exposures Relating to HR and Employee Benefits 5/2007 2007 Health Plan Update 5/2007 Operationalizing Circular 230 Compliance: A Real World Perspective 5/2007 Court Rules Americaid Texas, Inc. Payment Of Methodist Hospital of Dallas 5/14/2007 Methodist Hospitals Of Dallas, Appellant V. Amerigroup Texas, Inc. F/K/A Americaid Texas, Inc. 5/2007 Ny Ag Announces Identity Theft Settlement 4/30/2007 OCR Delegated Authority To Issue HIPAA And Patient Safety Subpoenas 4/16/2007 Latino Health Care In The U.S. 4/2007 Disclosure of National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) by Health Care Industry Entities 4/2007 National Provider Identifier Standard (NPI) 4/2007 NPI Resource Sheet 4/2007 Texas Ag Suit Against Radio Shack For Alleged Violation Of 2005 Texas Identity Theft Law 4/10/2007 NPI final rule 4/2007 Establishing a Data-Protection Policy 3/2007 Health Care Tool Box: Making Better Choices 1/2007 2007 Health Plan Requirements Update 1/2007 Medical Legal Risk Management Benefits, Pitfalls and Safeguards 2007 Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regulations Affecting Health and Wellness Programs 12/13/2006 Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regulations Affecting Health and Wellness Programs 12/2006 Medicare Notice Chart 11/14/2006 Identity Theft and Cybercrime Risks, Liabilities and Prevention For HR & Benefits Professionals 11/2006 Norfolk Mobility Benefits News Fall 2006 9/2006 Medical Privacy - Erisa Litigation - Chapter 35 8/2006 Fine-Tuning Your Health And Welfare Plans for 2006 Teleconference 7/2006 Lawyers say 'sorry' may sink you in court 5/2006 Helping Patients Build Their Patient Empowerment Toolkits ABA RPTE Meeting May 2006 5/2006 Helping Patients Build Their Patient Empowerment Toolkits 5/2006 Delegation: Contractual Implications and Health Plan Responsibilities 4/2006 HIPAA Enforcement - Audio Conference 4/2006 Experimental & Emerging Treatment Medical Appropriateness Competing Legal, Ethical and Practical Realities of Providers, Payers, the FDA and Patients 3/2006 Spitzer brought bad practices to light; a good thing, panelists say 3/2006 Supreme Court Opinion 2/28/2006 Claims Processing under the New World Order 2/2006 Health Coverage 1/2006 Social Security Online 2006 Claims Processing Under the New World Order 2006 The New Standard Of Ethical Behavior 11/2005 2005 All Industry Day 11/2005 Managing Conflicts of Interest in Healthcare: From the Board, Medical State Employees, Vendors/Consultants and You as Counsel, Jose Tabuena and Cynt 11/2005 Operationalizing Circular 230 Compliance: A Real World Perspective 11/2005 Operationalizing Circular 230 Compliance: A Real World Perspective 11/2005 HR's Role in Personal Identity Theft and Cybercrime Prevention 10/2005 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Managed Care But Were Afraid to Ask 10/2005 Broker & Insurers Identity Theft & Privacy Perils 10/2005 Selected Federal Mandates Affecting Design and Administration of ERISA-Covered Health Plans 9/2005 Hurricane Katrina and Health Coverage 9/6/2005 Protecting & Using Patient Data In Disease Management Opportunities, Liabilities And Prescriptions 8/2005 Recent Rule Changes Likely Require Updates To Health & Cafeteria Plan Documents, Administration Form 8/2005 Fine-TuningYour Health And Welfare Plans for 2006 Teleconference 7/2005 Health Plan Eligibility Update 7/20/2005 New Federal Requirements For Disposal of Personal Records and Information 7/1/2005 Legal Requirements Affecting Health Plan Design Strategies 6/2005 Cybercrime and Identity Theft: Health Information Security Beyond HIPAA Reprint 5/2005 Dealing with HIPAA in Your Law Practice 4/2005 Catching Up With New Federal Health Plan Eligibility & Enrollment Rules For 2005 3/2005 Privacy and Securities Standards - A Brief Nutshell 2/2005 Identity Management 1/18/2005 Final Regulations for Health Coverage Portability; Final Rule 12/2004 Minimizing medical errors is on healthcare's docket 12/2004 November DTR Analysis: Medicare HMO enrollment varies dramatically 11/2004 HIPAA Health Plan Presentation 10/2004 2004 Joint Fall CLE Meeting 9/30/2004 September DTR Analysis: Population differences key in to the HMO trends 9/2004 HIPAA Liability 6/2004 Third Party Administrator (TPA) Contracting Principles and Strategies 5/2004 The Medicare Prescriptiuon Drug, Improvement & Modernization Law: What's In It (And What's Not) For You & Your Organization 3/2004 Health Plan University 2/25/2004 HEALTH PLAN UNIVERSITY Taking Control & Managing Risk With Strategic Knowledge 2/2004 Employers face new health plan privacy rules required by HIPAA 2/2004 Federal Legal Safeguards for Womens Health Coverage Expanding 5/2003 Health costs are out of control 3/2003 SPECIAL HIPAA SEMINAR - HIPAA Privacy Triage: Strategic Compliance Strategies 2/2003 Employee Communications-Latest Buzz on Requirements, Risks and Opportunities Related to the New Health Plan Rules 9/2002 Fiduciary Responsibility During Turbulent Times 5/2002 Health Plan Liability Pitfalls for Plan Sponsors and Their Brokers and Consultants 2/2002 New Law Allows Qualifying Entities to Request Extension of Time To Comply With HIPAA Standards For Electronic Transactions 2002 WEBbits - November 2001 11/2001 Health Plans in the Hot Seat 10/2001 Health Plans in the Hot Seat 10/2001 Disease Management As Practical Solution for Achieving Clinical Quality & Financial Efficiency in an Evolving Health Care Arena 9/2001 Sex, Drugs & Rock N Roll: A Survival Toolkit for When Private Lives Affect Performance 9/2001 Managed Care Law Update Selected Developments 9/2001 Health Plan Update 5/2001 Health Plan Liability Pitfalls For Employees 5/2000 Selected Issues Regarding Health And Welfare Plans For Texas Governmental Employers 9/1999 Liability of UR programs of both ERISA plan and HMOs. Recent decisions will be highlighted. 6/1999 Health Plan Dictates, Mandates and Liability Gates Eligibility, Benefits, Claims Administration, Privacy, Liability and Other Existing and Proposed Laws and Regul 4/1999 Be a part of health care reform debate 4/1999 Changes Already? ... An Update on Recently Published COBRA Regulations and Proposed DOL Regulations on Processing Benefits Claims 3/1999 Recent legislation that will affect employers who sponsor plans as well as those professionals who administer benefit plans. 1/1999 Employee Benefit Communications 1999 HIPAA Privacy Triage Mapping A Path Mapping A Path Through The Jungle 1999 Fiduciary Responsibility In A Nutshell 1999 Getting Ready For Health Plan Renewals 1999 Design Issues Affecting Managed Care Organizations and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 1999 Employee Benefits and Other Human Resources Issues Affecting Health Care Transactions 1999 Fiduciary Hotspots for Health Plans 1999 When Your Employee's Private Life Becomes Your Business 1999 Health Plan Update - HIghlights of HIPAA, Claims & SPD Regulations 1999 Leased Employees and other Contingent Workforce Issues 1999 What To Do When An Employee's Private Life Becomes Your Business 1999 Workplace Privacy Issues 1999 Managed Care Law Update Selected Developments 1999 Health Insurance & Benefits Planning 1999 Patient Confidentiality & Medical Records 5/7/1998 Health Plan Design And Administration Under Hipaa And Other Selected Federal Laws 2/13/1998 Health Insurance & Benefits Planning 1/1998 The Changes and Future in Employer Sponsored Health Plans 4/1997 RE-ENGINEERING YOUR DEFLECTOR SHIELDS: Emerging Benefit and Health Issues 2/1997 A Proactive Approach To Hr And Benefits Planning For Mergers And Acquisitions 2/1997 A Guided Tour of Healthcare Purchasing A SYMPOSIUM FOR HEALTHCARE DECISION MAKERS 2/1997 Emerging Benefit And Health Issues 2/1997 Privacy & Security Standards: A Brief Nutshell 2/4/1995 Selected Insights into Managed Care Contract Negotiations from the Plan Sponsors Perspective 6/1994 Healthcare Reform Roundtable 11/1993 health and Welfare Plans And The Americans With Disabilities Act 2/1993 2/27 Deadline For Employers To Comment On DOL Proposed Rule Changes Extending Minimum Wage & Overtime Rules To More Home Caregiver Workers 12/27/1991 |
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