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9 Mar 2016, 9:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
By: Cynthia Marcotte Stamer Employers, health plans and individual taxpayers should be concerned about reports of deficiencies in the eligibility and enrollment tracking procedures of some health insurance exchanges or “marketplaces” created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are likely to identify individuals enrolling in health insurance coverage offered through the Healthcare.gov and certain state health insurance exchanges or “marketplaces” as… [read post]
2 Mar 2016, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
When Vermont sought to require the Plan’s third-party administrator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. [read post]
29 Feb 2016, 11:58 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
About the Author Recognized as a “Top” attorney in employee benefits, labor and employment and health care law extensively involved in health and other employee benefit and human resources policy and program design and administration representation and advocacy throughout her career, Cynthia Marcotte Stamer is a practicing attorney and Managing Shareholder of Cynthia Marcotte Stamer P.C,, a member of Stamer│Chadwick│Soefje PLLC author, pubic speaker, management policy… [read post]
26 Jan 2016, 9:09 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In keeping with President Obama’s administration long agenda of expanding equal employment and discrimination protections and enforcement, the Obama Administration now is proposing new regulations that if adopted as proposed, would expand the equal employment and nondiscrimination protections applicable for individuals receiving services through federal apprenticeships and other programs or activities provided by partners at American Job Centers and other key workforce programs that aid… [read post]
14 Dec 2015, 12:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Bureau of Labor (BLS) statistics released December 9, 2015 confirm that health benefit costs continue to lead the benefit cost expenditures made by employers in both the public and private sector. [read post]
11 Dec 2015, 10:18 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
This week (December 9, 2015), the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) upgraded its e-4010 application and re-named it the PBGC e-filing portal. [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 9:37 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employment losses almost inevitably bring losses in health and other coverages and benefits. [read post]
25 Oct 2015, 11:12 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Halloween’s annual celebration of spooks and goblins peak is a perfect time to promote awareness and help American businesses and citizens build their skills to guard against the real and growing menace of identity thieves and other cybercriminals by getting involved with the 12th annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) in October, begin preparing to participate in the next annual “Data Privacy Day” on January 28, 2016 and joining in other activities highlighted… [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 8:46 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Ranching businesses that employ foreign workers with H-2A VISAs to herd sheep, goats, cattle or other range livestock (“Herders”) should begin preparing to comply with significant changes in the Labor Department regulations governing the recruitment and employment of Herders made in the new Labor Department Final Regulation on Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range (Final Rule). [read post]
28 Sep 2015, 2:10 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Oil and gas service giant Halliburton, has agreed to pay $18,293,557 to 1,016 employees nationwide to settle charges by the U.S. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 5:37 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Self-insured group health plan sponsors and fiduciaries, health insurance issuers, third party administrators (TPAs) and administrative services-only (ASO) contractors who may participate in helping contributing entities submit reinsurance contributions required by the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) should consider participating one of the “Module 3: 2015 Reinsurance Contributions: Form Completion, Submission, and Payment” training model that the Centers for Medicare… [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 4:42 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Associations, Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Programs, Stand Alone Dental Plans, Federally-faciliated Marketplace (FFM) Issuers, State Based Marketplaces, SBM Issuers, and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) issuers should review the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Payment Policy & Financial update on CMS’ policies regarding the administration of the enrollment and payment data reporting requirements of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care… [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 2:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Solutions Law Press, Inc. is happy to share information about this upcoming free health industry study group meeting on 9/15/2015 in Irving, Texas. [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 6:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employers sponsoring health plans and members of their management named as plan fiduciaries or otherwise having input or oversight over the health plan should verify their company’s group health plan meets the out-of-pocket maximum rules of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) § 1302(c)(1) as well as a long list of other federal health benefit rules to minimize the risk that violations will obligate the sponsoring employer to self-assess, self-report on IRS Form 8928, and… [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 11:24 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employers sponsoring health plans and members of their management named as plan fiduciaries or otherwise having input or oversight over the health plan should verify their company’s group health plan meets the out-of-pocket maximum rules of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) § 1302(c)(1) as well as a long list of other federal health benefit rules to minimize the risk that violations will compel the sponsoring employer to self-assess, self-report on IRS Form 8928, and… [read post]
18 Aug 2015, 7:52 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In keeping with this aggressive enforcement agenda, the EEOC’s suit filed August 8, 2015 against Magnolia reflects this enforcement emphasis. [read post]