Back Issues of Capital Checkup

Capital Checkup is The Segal Company's periodic electronic newsletter summarizing activity in Washington with respect to health care and related subjects. To see the most recent issue click here. Back issues can be accessed by clicking on one of the links below:

6/25/08	U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Plan Conflict of Interest and the Standards of Review in ERISA Benefits Litigation
5/21/08	Defense Department Releases Proposed Rules on TRICARE Supplements and Other Prohibited Financial Incentives
5/20/08	2009 Minimums and Maximums for Health Savings Accounts Plans and High-Deductible Health Plans
4/22/08	CMS Announces Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2009
4/22/08	HIPAA Security Compliance Requires Ongoing Efforts
4/22/08	Multiemployer Health Plans Must Be Vigilant About HIPAA Security Compliance
3/26/08	CMS Extends Certain Deadlines for Completing Retiree Drug Subsidy Reconciliations
3/10/08	DOL Issues Checklist for Wellness Programs
2/19/08	What Multiemployer Health Plan Trustees Need to Know About San Francisco's Employer Health Mandate
1/16/08	Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
1/14/08	Deadline for Meeting Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act's Reporting Requirements Approaching Fast
10/15/07	2008 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance
8/10/07	Gearing Up for the Next Round of Medicare Part D Notices of Creditable Coverage
8/10/07	More States Enact Cafeteria Plan Mandates
8/10/07	Court Rules Suffolk County, NY's "Fair Share" Law is Preempted by ERISA
7/3/07	Defense Department Prohibits Plan Sponsors from Offering TRICARE Supplements
7/2/07	Multiemployer Plan Considerations As Massachusetts Health Care Reform Begins To Take Effect
7/2/07	Massachusetts Starts to Implement Landmark Health Care Reform
5/31/07	Massachusetts' Cafeteria Plan Mandate: What Sponsors of Multiemployer Health Plans (and Their Contributing Employers) Need to Know
5/21/07	2008 Minimums And Maximums For Health Savings Accounts Plans And High-Deductible Health Plans
5/1/07	Maryland Will Not Challenge Appellate Court Decision Upholding a Lower Court's Ruling that the State's "Fair Share" Law Is Preempted by ERISA
4/26/07	CMS Announces Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2008
4/19/07	Steps Health Plan Sponsors Can Take to Prepare for the May 23, 2007 Deadline for Using HIPAA National Provider Identifiers
4/4/07	Transition Relief for Debit Cards Used to Pay Medical Expenses at Stores Without Health Merchant Codes
4/2/07	Maximizing Retiree Drug Subsidy Income
2/22/07	Massachusetts Moves Forward in Implementing Landmark Health Care Reform Act
1/26/07	Bush Administration’s New Health Policy Initiatives Introduced in the State of the Union Address
11/29/06	2007 Minimums and Maximums for High-Deductible Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts and Archer Medical Savings Accounts
10/06/06	Medicare Part D Notices of Creditable Coverage Must Be Revised and Sent by November 15
9/21/06	2007 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance
6/1/06	US Supreme Court Decision in Sereboff Case Clarifies Question About Subrogation
5/16/06	CMS Describes Payment Process for Medicare Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy
5/16/06	COBRA And The Medicare Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy
4/11/06	CMS Announces Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2007
3/23/06	April 10 Deadline for “Advance” Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) Payments from CMS
3/15/06	Health Plan Reminders about HIPAA Privacy Notice
3/15/06	Final HIPAA Enforcement Rule
1/23/06	New Maryland "Fair Share" Law Requires Large Employers to Either Provide Health Benefits or Contribute to a Medicaid Fund
1/18/06	What's Next for Plan Sponsors During Medicare's Open Enrollment Season?
11/7/05	2006 Minimums and Maximums for High-Deductible Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts and Archer Medical Savings Accounts
11/3/05	Judge Vacates Order in AARP v. EEOC that Prevented the EEOC from Issuing its Planned Erie County Exemption
9/26/05	2006 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance
9/26/05	CMS Extends Deadline for Completing Retiree Drug Subsidy Application Online and Issues Guidance on Eligibility for Subsidy payments
9/15/05	Erie County Update: A U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Unrelated Case Causes Federal Court to Review Decision Reached in AARP v. EEOC
4/14/05	Federal Court Stops EEOC from Implementing Exemption Concerning Retiree Health Coverage and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
11/24/04	2005 Minimums and Maximums for High-Deductible Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts and Archer Medical Savings Accounts
11/22/04	Employee Benefits Plans andThe Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004
9/16/04	2005 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance
6/22/04	U.S. Supreme Court Rules That ERISA Preempts State-Law Remedies for Health Coverage Denials
5/25/04	New Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
2/26/04	Revenue Ruling Addresses Availability of Extended COBRA Coverage After Medicare Entitlement
12/11/03	Key Provisions of the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
12/11/03	Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 Includes Significant Changes to the Medicare Program Other than Introducing a Drug Benefit
12/11/03	Health Savings Accounts and Other Provisions in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 that Affect Health Plan Participants of All Ages
9/26/03	DOL Pushes Back Deadline for Complying with The COBRA Notice Rules
9/25/03	Health Plan Sponsors Contemplating Covering Prescription Drugs Purchased Abroad Should Review With Legal Counsel The FDA's Position on Foreign Drug Reimportation
9/9/03	New IRS Guidance on the Reimbursement of Expenditures on Over-the-Counter Drugs Has Significant Implications for Sponsors of Group Health Plans
9/4/03	IRS Issues First Private Letter Ruling on Health Reimbursement Arrangements
8/6/03	Proposed Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: A Comparison of Key Provisions in the House and Senate Bills
8/6/03	House and Senate Medicare Prescription Drug Bills Include Other Retiree Health Proposals
8/6/03	House and Senate Medicare Prescription Drug Bills Include Proposals that Would Affect Health Plans for Participants of All Ages
7/31/03	HIPAA EDI Enforcement Guidelines Issued
7/14/03	EEOC Proposes to Exempt Retiree Health Coverage From the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
6/2/03	IRS Issues Guidance on the Deductibility of Certain Medical Expenses
5/8/03	HHS Says HIPAA Rules Apply to Flexible Spending Arrangements
5/8/03	HHS Issues First Installment of HIPAA Enforcement Rule
4/8/03	As Deadline for Complying with HIPAA's Privacy Rules Fast Approaches, a Compliance Checklist to Review and Guidance on "Business Associates"
3/18/03	Bush Administration's Medicare Proposal
3/17/03	Appellate Decision In Case Concerning Plan Exclusions For Infertility Treatment
12/19/02	Revised IRS Guide to Deductible and Reimbursable Medical Expenses
12/12/02	FDA Decision to Approve Over-the-Counter Sale of Claritin Raises Questions for Health Plans with Rx Coverage
7/17/02	The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) establishes employer ID for HIPAA EDI transactions and proposes technical modifications to compliance rules
7/02/02	The Treasury Department and the IRS release guidance discussing health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs)
6/27/02	New Guidance On Medicare Coverage For Injectable Drugs
5/29/02	EEOC Announces It Will Propose an ADEA Exemption for Retiree Health Coverage
4/16/02	Recent IRS Ruling: Tax Deductibility of the Cost of Weight-Loss Programs Used to Treat Obesity
4/15/02	Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rules: Implications for Plan Sponsors
12/11/01	Enhanced Federal Health Coverage For Dependents of Reservists and National Guard Members Called Up After September 11
8/27/01	EEOC Pulls Back on Support For Erie County Decision
7/2/01	Benefits Implications of The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act's Privacy Provisions
5/23/01	Retiree Health Care Coverage And The Age Discrimination In Employment Act: Issues Raised By The Erie County Case
2/22/01	New Regulations Affecting Health And Welfare Plans: A Brief Guide
11/29/00	DOL Publishes Long-Awaited Final Rules on Claims and Appeals Procedures and Summary Plan Descriptions
11/17/00	IRS Confirms Rollover Option Available for Employer Funds in FSA / “Actively at Work” Clauses May Violate HIPAA / Medicare Part B Monthly Premium for 2001 Announced
11/14/00	FDA Approves Mifeprisone (“The Early Abortion Pill”)
9/26/00	Long Term Care Security Act Signed by President / New Rules for Church-Sponsored Welfare Plans
7/6/00	New DOL Guidance on Form M-1 Filings / Medicare to Reimburse for All Routine Patient Care Costs for those in Clinical Trials / HHS Finds Nonconfinement Clauses Violate HIPAA
2/3/00	Revised Schedule for Publication of Final Regulations on Electronic Data Interchange, Unique Identifiers, Securtiy Standards and Privacy Rules for Health Claims Transactions
11/9/99	Proposed Rules for Protecting the Privacy of Medical Records / Comments Sought on HIPAA Implementation / Guidance on Annual Notices under the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act
10/19/99	House Passes Comprehensive Managed Care Reform Legislation
9/15/99	New Handbook for Medicare Beneficiaries: "Medicare & You 2000"
8/23/99	The Status of Legislation on Health Information Privacy
7/16/99	Managed Care Reform

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