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Broker-friendly changes and ‘more open dialogue’ with CMS have led to multiple favorable changes for the community.

The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have enacted revised rules that will enforce covered entities providing healthcare programs and services to have accessible websites, say attorneys from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP.

The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have enacted revised rules that will enforce covered entities providing healthcare programs and services to have accessible websites, say attorneys from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP.

The Obama administration’s top health official highlighted the importance of competition to insurance markets, as the Justice Department is poised to decide on two massive deals among four of the health-plan industry’s biggest players.

New rules take effect next month, and health advisers need to consider how the directives affect matters of plan design and operation.

Many of the ACA's nondiscrimination regulations will start to take effect this July, and employers that sponsor group health plans will need to consider the new rules and how they affect matters of design and operation.

Exclusions or limitations for all healthcare services related to gender transition are specifically characterized as discrimination under the new HHS rules.

Now is the time for employers to ensure documentation is in order, especially if they’ve received a pre-screening questionnaire from the Office for Civil Rights.

Phase two of the review program focuses on covered entities, including employers. How advisers can help clients prepare.

HHS is launching phase two of its audit program focused on covered entities, including employers and other plan sponsors.

HHS is launching phase two of its audit program focused on covered entities, including employers and other plan sponsors.

New calculation methods and benefit expectations will leave employers needing plan-design help from advisers.

New calculation methods and benefit expectations will leave employers needing plan-design help from advisers.

In joint guidance issued last week the DOL, Treasury and HHS clarified the application of health care reform provisions on student health coverage.