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		<title>DOL Issues Guidance on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/05/12/dol-issues-guidance-on-mental-health-parity-and-addiction-equity-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 18:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilyse Schuman, J.D., Littler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). This law generally requires private group health benefit plans that provide mental health and/or substance use disorder benefits through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Self-Abuse of Discretion? (Or: The most interesting ERISA opinion ever.)</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/05/10/a-self-abuse-of-discretion-or-the-most-interesting-erisa-opinion-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator, ERISA Pros, LLC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a case with shocking facts. Few things fill a junior associate with more dread than a partner beginning a sentence with the following words: “There must be a case that holds….” Much of the time, there is no such case (especially when the issue concerns some annoying e-discovery dispute that no judge would ever want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Webster To Seau and the Impact of More Medical Research on Repetitive Head Trauma in Football</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/05/07/from-webster-to-seau-and-the-impact-of-more-medical-research-on-repetitive-head-trauma-in-football/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 05:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen D. Rosenberg, J.D., The McCormack Firm, LLC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent some time thinking about whether to even post on this subject today, not wanting to feel on any level that I might be either rushing to judgment too quickly, or even worse, exploiting a tragedy in any way to make a point. But the suicide of retired football star Junior Seau perfectly captures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agencies Issue New Guidance on Mental Health Parity Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wagner, J.D., The Wagner Law Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In November 2011, the IRS, DOL and HHS issued Part VII of their Frequently Asked Questions About Affordable Care Act Implementation (&#8220;FAQs&#8221;). In particular, the FAQs provide guidance on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (&#8220;MHPAEA&#8221;) requirement that the limits applicable to mental health and substance abuse benefits offered through a group health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Information Sought on Stop Loss Insurance Coverage</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/05/02/information-sought-on-stop-loss-insurance-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilyse Schuman, J.D., Littler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor are soliciting input from group health plans and their sponsors regarding the use of stop loss insurance. Stop loss insurance protects against catastrophic or unpredictable health insurance claims and provides coverage to self-insured group health plans once a certain level of risk has been assumed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS and HHS Release Guidance for Determining What Constitutes “Minimum Value” for Employer-Sponsored Health Plans and Health Coverage Reporting and Verification Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilyse Schuman, J.D., Littler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service has issued three new guidance documents related to certain requirements the Affordable Care Act imposes on employer-provided health plans. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also issued a bulletin regarding verification of access to employer-sponsored coverage. IRS Notice 2012-31 The first guidance document, Notice 2012-31, (pdf) suggests various possible ways for determining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Treatment of Employee MLR Rebates Is Clarified</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/26/tax-treatment-of-employee-mlr-rebates-is-clarified/</link>
		<comments>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/26/tax-treatment-of-employee-mlr-rebates-is-clarified/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Todd Leeuwenburg, Thompson Publishing Group</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS updated a set of Frequently Asked Questions to address the tax treatment of Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rebates that are distributed to employees participating in employer group health plans. Essentially, rebates provided to employees who are making pre-tax premium contributions in the year the rebate is paid (either in cash or a premium reduction) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefit Claim Denial Litigation After Glenn and Conkright</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/23/benefit-claim-denial-litigation-after-glenn-and-conkright/</link>
		<comments>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/23/benefit-claim-denial-litigation-after-glenn-and-conkright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator, ERISA Pros, LLC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No single issue accounts for more ERISA litigation than the denials of claims for benefits.  ERISA Section 502(a)(1)(B) provides a vehicle for a dissatisfied participant to obtain judicial review of a denial of benefits.  Although ERISA permits either a state court of competent jurisdiction or a federal court to hear a lawsuit seeking review of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Surgery Practice to Pay $100,000 in HIPAA Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/19/arizona-surgery-practice-to-pay-100000-in-hipaa-settlement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/19/arizona-surgery-practice-to-pay-100000-in-hipaa-settlement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator, ERISA Pros, LLC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 18, 2012 – 5:10 pm &#124; By David Slaughter, Smart HR Blog A heart surgery group practice agreed to pay $100,000 to settle federal allegations that it chronically neglected standard HIPAA requirements such as risk assessment, training and business associate contracts, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced April 17.  (more)]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Issues Proposed Rule on Comparative Effectiveness Research Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/18/irs-issues-proposed-rule-on-comparative-effectiveness-research-fees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.erisawonk.com/2012/04/18/irs-issues-proposed-rule-on-comparative-effectiveness-research-fees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ilyse Schuman, J.D., Littler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a proposed rule addressing the fees imposed by the Affordable Care Act on issuers of certain health insurance policies and plan sponsors of certain self-insured health plans to fund comparative effectiveness research. These fees are designed to support the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”). The Affordable [...]]]></description>
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