You wouldn’t think running wellness programs would be all that scary for employers, but Macy’s Inc., along with its subsidiaries Anthem and Cigna, are likely screaming in horror at a… Read more >
Adam Abelson, CEBS
October 31, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Compliance, Employee Benefits, HIPAA, Wellness
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To the average worker, the process of offering a few incentives to participate in a wellness program would appear to be a simple one. As those of us working in… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
August 18, 2016
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, Regulatory, WellnessADA, GINA, wellness incentives
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The short turnaround time to answer a HIPAA audit request puts pressure on you to be ready at any time. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
February 10, 2016
Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, Regulatorybusiness associates, HIPAA audit
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Unless a person’s job depends on knowing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) privacy and security rules, the topic is what my family calls a MEGO (“my eyes glaze over”)…. Read more >
Chris Vogel, CEBS
November 10, 2015
Compliance, Health Care, HIPAA, Regulatory
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Section 1104 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health plans to certify compliance with HIPAA administrative simplification standards and operating rules for electronic transactions. On January 2, 2014 the… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
October 29, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, RegulatoryHHS, HPID, Section 1104
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So, your number has come up—The Department of Labor (DOL) is auditing your employee benefit plan (it’s happening more often these days). It may go on for a long time and… Read more >
Chris Vogel, CEBS
June 2, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, ERISA, HIPAADOL audit
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By: Chris Vogel, CEBS It’s too bad board policies fall under the category of “blah, blah, blah” for some folks. Like many attorneys who work with boards of trustees, Rachel… Read more >
Chris Vogel, CEBS
October 31, 2014
Communication, Education, Employee Benefits, HIPAA, Multiemployer
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By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave health plans an extraordinary amount of new reporting and disclosure requirements. However, one preexisting requirement (pun intended) will disappear beginning January… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
August 13, 2014
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, Regulatory
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