News & Analysis as of October 18, 2024

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

It’s Raining Regs: CMS Releases Major Laboratory-Developed Test Reg in Midst of Massive Reg Storm

McDermott+ on 5/9/2024

Over the last several weeks, the Biden administration has released numerous final regulations in order to “beat the clock” before it ticks down to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) deadline. The CRA authorizes Congress to...more

HHS highlights significance of new healthcare technologies in series of regulatory actions

Hogan Lovells on 9/16/2022

Recent U.S. Department of Health Human Services (HHS) regulatory actions emphasize the role emerging technologies play in the provision of healthcare, particularly as clinical innovations proliferate in response to the...more

EEOC Proposes New Incentive Limits for Workplace Wellness Programs

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/26/2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed two new regulations on January 7 applying the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) to...more

December 2018 Client Advisory

Verrill on 12/18/2018

This Client Advisory highlights important developments in the law governing employee benefit plans and executive compensation over the past year. It offers insight into what these developments mean for employers and plan...more

Agencies Propose Regulations Expanding Access to Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 12/13/2018

Health Reimbursement Arrangements (or “HRAs”) are employer-funded, account-based group health plans, which are used to reimburse certain medical expenses incurred by eligible employees, their spouses, and their dependents....more

Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance Issues Final Regulations Implementing the EMAC Supplemental

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 1/10/2018

As we reported in a previous post, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker in August 2017 signed into law H. 3822, “An Act Further Regulating Employer Contributions to Health Care” (the “Act”). Among other things, the law...more

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