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4 Dec 2014, 5:31 am by Jon Gelman
“We know that people are sick, we’re really trying to do our best to determine if burn pits are responsible,” Postlewaite said.The Department of Defense and, by extension, the Department of Veterans Affairs do not acknowledge that toxic exposures from burn pit smoke could have sickened servicemembers. [read post]
3 Dec 2014, 9:46 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Department of Treasury announced today the transfer of technical responsibility for certain tax related technical issues involving exempt organizations, qualified retirement plans, and individual retirement annuities and accounts (IRAs) to the Office of Chief Counsel. [read post]
1 Dec 2014, 12:39 pm by Steven Koprince
  Before becoming a PTAC counselor, Bernard served as contracting officer for the US Department of Veteran Affairs in the VISN 20 construction branch. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 1:06 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The consumer driven health care and other private exchange lingo used to describe these arrangements often means different things to different people. [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 5:36 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
In a new blog post, the CFPB provides credit reporting advice to service-disabled veterans who take advantage of federal student loan forgiveness available from the Department of Education for veterans who receive a 100 percent disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 3:13 am
Statutes like the Copyright Act, or laws governing the Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs which also contain remnants of discrimination, are no place for inequality in our country. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 9:26 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The scribe for the American Bar Association (ABA) Joint Committee on Employee Benefits annual agency meeting with the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights,  Ms. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 12:24 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is reminding health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates that the privacy rules of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) requiring Covered Entities and their business associates to limit the use, access and disclosure of patient’s protected health information (PHI) continue to apply during emergency… [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 6:48 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that there were, as of 2013, 22 million veterans alive; that number is expected to decrease dramatically over the next thirty years (slideshow downloads as a pdf). [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 5:43 am by Amy Howe
Today is Veterans Day, and the Court is not in session, but the Court is still in the news. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 3:47 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
While President Obama and Democrat Congressional leaders say they plan to work with the new majority, President Obama already is threatening to use vetoes, regulations and executive orders to block Republicans from obstructing or rolling back his pro-labor policy and enforcement agenda. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 3:20 pm by Robert Kraft
November 10, 2014 Veterans Affairs Secretary McDonald Updates Employees on MyVA Reorganization Plans Washington, DC – On November 10, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald sent the following message to all VA employees: In the last few months as your Secretary, I have met and heard from Veterans and family members about how we can better serve Veterans. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 6:09 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
FAQ XXII clarifies that while the Departments’ regulations allow more favorable rules for eligibility or reduced premiums or contributions based n an adverse health factor (sometimes referred to as benign discrimination), in the Departments’ view, this position does not extend to cash-or-coverage arrangements offered only to employees with a high claims risk. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 4:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
At the same time, the Departments also acknowledge that properly used, reference-based pricing arrangements could help promote access to quality services on a more affordable basis for plan participants. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 4:50 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Committee, a Council Representative on the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, Government Affairs Committee Legislative Chair for the Dallas Human Resources Management Association, and past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group, Ms. [read post]