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10 Apr 2013, 1:30 pm by Marsha Tesar
With state laws varied on the matter and federal laws as yet unchanged, same-sex adoption is far from settled. [read post]
20 Feb 2008, 12:16 pm
IPBiz notes that this matter may relate to the following:SUMMARY: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is publishing this final rule so that employers may create, adopt, and maintain a wide range of retiree health plan designs, such as Medicare bridge plans and Medicare wrap-around plans, without violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 8:15 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
While HHS touted the decision as allowing states significant choice, as outlined in more detail in the paragraphs that follow, in reality the parameters within which HHS will require states to exercise this choice provides little flexibility for states to control costs by adopting a limited EHB package. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 8:08 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer has more than 25 years’ experience advising health plan and employee benefit, insurance, financial services, employer and health industry clients about these and other matters. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 3:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Of particular note for employer and other sponsors of group health plans are the self-reporting and excise tax self-assessment and payment requirements for employers coupled with the companion responsibilities and liabilities fiduciaries, plan administrators and others face under these federal mandates make it important that employers and others sponsoring group health plans and their management or other leaders overseeing or participating in… [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 4:56 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In the FAQ, the Agencies state changes in plan or policy years made after the waiver is obtained and while a waiver remains in effect do not change the termination date of an otherwise applicable waiver. [read post]
28 Jun 2007, 2:34 pm
Introduction The laws of every State and the District of Columbia require all prospective adoptive parents (no matter how they intend to adopt) to participate in a home study. [read post]
13 Jun 2013, 8:24 am
Furthermore, there is a correlation between outside induced stresses and increases in medical claims against the health care plan. [read post]
1 Aug 2012, 10:02 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), party or parties that exercise discretion or control over health plan administration, funds or certain other matters are generally called “fiduciaries. [read post]
15 Jun 2010, 7:44 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Allowable changes include cost adjustments to keep pace with medical inflation, adding new benefits, making modest adjustments to existing benefits, voluntarily adopting new consumer protections under the new law, or making changes to follow State or other Federal laws. [read post]
17 Feb 2010, 2:20 pm by Curran Tomko Tarski LLP
Stamer has extensive experience advising health plans, their employer and other sponsors, health insurers, TPAs and other business associates and others about HIPAA and other health plan and privacy matters. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 6:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Resolution Agreement Also 1st Announced With Health Plan Health plans and other covered entities beware and prepare! [read post]
29 Mar 2022, 5:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Where applicable, Section 2713’s preventive care mandate generally requires ACA covered plans to cover without cost sharing specified preventive health services recommended with an A or B rating by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and any immunization with a recommendation by ACIP adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for routine use for a given individual. [read post]
29 May 2013, 10:51 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A review of the adequacy of these arrangements is made particularly important in light of recent changes to in the implementing regulations of these HIPAA Privacy Rules adopted earlier this year to implement changes enacted by the HITECH Act. [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 1:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Concerning retiree-only coverage, the Preamble states: Although group health plans that have fewer than two participants who are current employees (such as retiree-only plans) are excluded from the requirements of Code chapter 100 (setting forth requirements applicable to group health plans such as portability, nondiscrimination, and market reform requirements), this exclusion does not apply to Code §§ 4375 and 4376 because these… [read post]
6 May 2013, 8:19 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
For Help or More Information If you need help with the SBC or other 2014 health plan decision-making or preparation, or with reviewing and updating, administering or defending your group health or other employee benefit, human resources, insurance, health care matters or related documents or practices, please contact the author of this update, Cynthia Marcotte Stamer. [read post]
9 May 2013, 3:31 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Recognized in Who’s Who In American Professionals and both an American Bar Association (ABA) and a State Bar of Texas Fellow, Ms. [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 11:27 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
    This definition of expatriate health plan will not extend to all health coverage provided for employees of U.S. companies working outside the United States. [read post]
17 Mar 2015, 2:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Privacy, Security and Breach Notification requirements of HIPAA require that health plans adopt specific policies and maintain and administer specific safeguards to prevent and respond to breaches of protected health information. [read post]