Topic
Preventative Care
114 published works
PrawfsBlawg
Bard signing in-some thoughts on how hurricanes can disrupt preventive care
Main Friday, September 08, 2017Bard signing in-some thoughts on how hurricanes can disrupt preventive careHello from the Happy Valley where it is my honor to be spending the year at…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Medicare Set To Try Preventative Campaign For Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most common conditions from which recipients of Medicare suffer and cost hundreds of millions per year for treatment. In response, the Department of Health and…
Employee Benefits Blog
Recent Government-Issued FAQs Cause Plan Sponsors to Clarify Preventive Care and Wellness in Health Plan Communications
On October 23, 2015, the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the implementation of preventive care and wellness…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
New Affordable Care Act FAQs Provide Guidance on Preventive Services, Wellness Programs and Mental Health Parity
On October 23, 2015, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury (the “Agencies”) jointly released their twenty-ninth (XXIX) set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Affordable Care…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Keeping Track of Preventive Services
By rmorgan
Trying to keep straight all of the preventive services available to individuals is daunting, but the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has made it easy with their new tool, Preventive Services…
The Right Coast
A nap a day could save your life, research suggests – Telegraph
Research involving almost 400 middle-aged men and women found that those who had a nap at noon later had lower blood pressure than those who stayed awake through the day.…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
New Final Regulations and FAQs Provide Guidance on Preventive Services Coverage
Through new FAQs and final regulations, the U.S. Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Treasury (the “Departments”) have further clarified various issues related to the…
Inside Jobs
Legal Developments Affect Open Enrollment for 2016
By Inside Jobs
Several legal developments affect the designs of group health plans in 2016. This brief refresher of those developments may be helpful to employers whose open enrollment is just around the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Obama Administration Finalizes Regulations on ACA Coverage of Preventive Services, Including Contraceptive Services
The Obama Administration published final regulations on July 14, 2015 that implement Affordable Care Act requirements regarding coverage without cost sharing of certain preventive services, including contraceptive services. The regulations,…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
Final Rules for Preventive Services
By Alisa M. Gifford, Edward I. Leeds
The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued interim final regulations and Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the cost-free coverage of preventive…