In recent FAQs, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided additional guidance on covered entities HIPAA obligations amid the growing wellness trend of utilizing health applications and fitness…
6.04.2019
Compliance Confidence
ACA and regulatory compliance today can be the source of great concern and frustration for plan managers. Our dedicated team of attorneys and experts is solely focused on analyzing and interpreting benefit regulations to provide you with the advice and actions steps you need to meet your regulatory responsibilities.
Compliance Confidence
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How Health Apps and Fitness Trackers Impact Employer HIPAA Compliance
Are you confident that your company is in compliance with the increasingly complex myriad of employee benefits laws and regulations? Not quite? We can help. OneDigital is excited to announce…
6.03.2019
To help ease your notice distribution process, OneDigital Health and Benefits has developed an Employer Notice Package that includes the health and welfare notices applicable to most group health plan…
6.03.2019
Compliance Confidence
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ACA’s Contraceptive Mandate No Longer Enforceable for Certain Employers
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) establishes requirements for group health plans. Among these is the requirement for non-grandfathered group health plans to offer preventive care with no cost sharing. The…
6.02.2019
As of 2015, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires applicable large employers (ALEs) to offer affordable minimum essential coverage to full-time employees and their dependents. ALEs must report information about…
5.17.2019
Compliance Confidence, News
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Annette Bechtold Analyzes Impact of Administration’s Plan to Eliminate ACA on Credit Unions
The Trump Administration’s promise to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with something better, if successful, would lead to more pressure on smaller credit unions. For everyone else, it means…
5.16.2019
Business reorganizations, such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), can raise issues for employers and their employees if certain factors are not adequately considered and addressed.In some cases, this can even…
5.16.2019
In December of 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Reform Act of 2017. One of the provisions of this law was repealing the individual mandate by making the penalty…
4.22.2019
Compliance Confidence
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Indictments Involving Telemedicine $1.2 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme
On April 9, 2019, one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes brought about charges against 24 individuals. This list includes CEOs, COOs and others associated with five telemedicine companies, owners…
4.20.2019
The long-standing debate on the constitutionality of the individual mandate spans from 2012 through today. Our previous articles provide background on the most current lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the…
4.19.2019
Compliance Confidence
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States Receive First Decision in Lawsuit Challenging New Association Health Plan Rule
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Final Rule creates an additional method for forming association health plans (AHPs). On the heels of the Final Rule, eleven states and the District of…
4.11.2019