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25 Feb 2013, 11:49 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 22, 2013 released its Final Rule implementing many of the key market reform provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “Affordable Care Act”) applicable to non-grandfathered health plans and health insurance issuers. [read post]
29 May 2013, 10:51 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Other updates to plan provisions, privacy policies, vendor agreements or other practices also may be needed to comply with modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rules on business associates, marketing, breach notification, training or other rules. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 1:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Congress intends that the Institute will be a private, nonprofit corporation charged with conducting research to help assist patients, clinicians, purchasers, and policy-makers in making informed health decisions by advancing the quality and relevance of evidence-based medicine through the synthesis and dissemination of comparative clinical effectiveness research findings. [read post]
21 Aug 2013, 6:52 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and union group health plan sponsors and insurers of group and individual health plans (Health Plans) agonizing over 2014 plan design decisions are running out of time. [read post]
18 Apr 2013, 3:02 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For Help or More Information If you need help reviewing and updating, administering or defending your group health or other employee benefit, human resources, insurance, health care matters or related documents or practices to respond to emerging health plan regulations, monitoring or commenting on these rules, defending your health plan or its administration, or other health or employee benefit, human resources or risk management… [read post]
27 Jan 2013, 8:45 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Concerning the use of HRAs to pay for individual  health insurance policy premiums, the FAQ states that  PHS Act Section 2711 generally prohibits an employer-sponsored HRA cannot be integrated with individual market coverage or with an employer plan that provides coverage through individual policies. [read post]
2 Feb 2013, 7:24 pm by Larry Catá Backer
    (Pix from http://www.oecd.org/)   The OECD and Its Corporate Governance ProjectThe OECD originated in the Marshall Plan. [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 8:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For Help or More Information If you need help reviewing and updating, administering or defending your group health or other employee benefit, human resources, insurance, health care matters or related documents or practices to respond to emerging health plan regulations, monitoring or commenting on these rules, defending your health plan or its administration, or other health or employee benefit, human resources or risk management… [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 12:28 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefit Council, immediate past Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Group and current Co-Chair of its Welfare Benefit Committee, Vice-Chair of the ABA TIPS Employee Benefits Committee, a council member of the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, and past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group, Ms. [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 10:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefit Council, immediate past Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Group and current Co-Chair of its Welfare Benefit Committee, Vice-Chair of the ABA TIPS Employee Benefits Committee, a council member of the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, and past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group, Ms. [read post]
5 Jun 2013, 9:06 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Under many circumstances these rules, or the handling of transactions can broaden the scope of responsibility or create exposures for a surprising range of parties dealing with the plan sponsor, related corporations or their stock, assets, benefit plans or workforce in corporate bankruptcies, mergers, asset or stock acquisitions, liquidations or other transactions. [read post]
23 Jan 2013, 8:13 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  These already daunting tasks are made more challenging by the continuing uncertainty of the constantly evolving regulations, evolving marketplace, increases in health plan costs and ever-shrinking corporate budgets. [read post]
11 Jul 2013, 3:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Furthermore, Federal rules also now generally require health plan administrators provide 60 days advance notice to plan members of plan amendments that materially reduce coverage or benefits. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 1:17 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer available including: Use New Government Health Care Reform Resources With Care OCR Warns Others Learn From WellPoint’s $1.7 M HIPAA Settlement “Pay Or Play” Reprieve Still Leaves Employers Facing Challenging 2014 Health Care Reform Deadlines HHS Continues Preparations For New Health Insurance Marketplace By Awarding Grants To Promote Kids Enrollment HHS Touts Enrollment Tools, Says Exchange Enrollment Ready Despite… [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 12:46 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
” In light of this latest clear warning, health plans and their fiduciaries, sponsors and administrators, health care providers, health care clearinghouses and their business associates should review plans, practices and data security as affecting ePHI and other protected health information on mobile and other devices. [read post]
31 May 2014, 9:07 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Scott Gibbs works with large employers on long term strategies to make corporate benefit plans consistent with the company’s goals and budgets, working with both fully-insured and self-funded plans. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 3:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A week before the September 23, 2013 deadline for all health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates to have updated their business associate agreements to comply with the Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule, the Department of Health & Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today (September 16, 2013)… [read post]
22 Jul 2013, 10:34 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Her insights on HIPAA risk management and compliance often appear in medical privacy related publications of a broad range of health care, health plan and other industry publications Among others, she has conducted privacy training for the Association of State & Territorial Health Plans (ASTHO), the Los Angeles Health Department, SHRM, HIMMS, the American Bar Association, the Health Care Compliance Association, a multitude… [read post]