Human Resources: Healthcare Legislation & Compliance

Domestic Partners, Same- Sex Couples and "Civil unions": benefits for unmarried couples
When it comes to providing benefits for employees, defining domestic partners is important.

Cafeteria Plan Manager ®
Advantages of cafeteria plans include employee participation and customization of benefits, employee attraction and retention, and tax advantages for both the employee and employer.

106th Congress ends: Minimum Wage, Ergonomics Standard Unsettled
The final omnibus-spending bill (H.R. 4577) passed both House and Senate, but left several important issues for the 107th Congress to take up when it meets on January 3, 2001

2002 Budget Proposals for the Labor Department
Released as part of the Blueprint for New Beginnings Budget.

Health eHeadlines
Health eHeadlines distributes an electronic newsletter called Consumer News Service that provides companies with a simple way to distribute helpful health information to their employees.

Tackling the Benefits Law Triumvirate: How to comply with ERISA, COBRA, and HIPPA
It's in your best interest to comply with ERISA, COBRA and HIPAA to avoid unnecessary and costly legal hazards. This report helps you protect yourself.

HR Classroom-Online Compliance Training
HR Classroom is a legal compliance online training program specializing in sexual harassment, workplace violence and discrimination prevention, as well as interviewing, hiring and termination training for employers.

Fraudulent Inducement Claim Is Not Preempted by ERISA, Court Rules
-A state-law fraudulent inducement claim allegedly said a plan beneficiary was eligible for coverage - but years later indicated that was a mistake - was not preempted by ERISA.

DOL's New Performance Plan Focuses on Compliance Assistance
-Shifting the focus of regulatory programs from enforcement to compliance assistance is one of the U.S. Department of Labor´s (DOL) main goals for fiscal year (FY) 2003.

Relatives, Part-Time Employees Count as Employees Under Small Employer Exception, Court Finds
-An employer could not qualify for COBRA´s small employer exception, a federal district court in Puerto Rico ruled, based on arguments that relatives who worked for the employer were not employees.

FMLA Certification From Workers Avoids HIPAA Authorization
-Use or disclosure of protected health information for other reasons than to attain medical certification for an FMLA serious health condition or a hidden ADA covered disability, will require authorization from the employee.

HR Management Now Includes HIPAA Responsibilities
-Many HR professionals continue to struggle with the question of precisely what is required when it comes to the use and disclosure of protected health information.

Innovative Medicines Study
-Study shows increased use of innovative medicines not only helps patients but produces benefits.

Disability Guide for California Employers
-Protection under California´s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) is far broader than provided by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Web-based COBRA Software Launches Free Trial Version
Companies across the nation have been anticipating the launch of COBRApoint´s Free Trial.

Employer Beware: The Need for Your 401(k) Plan Provider to Follow Department of Labor Rules in a Post-Enron Environment
Does your 401(k) plan provider accept its fiduciary obligation to follow U.S. Department of Labor guidance when serving as "directed trustee" of your plan? Adam B. Cantor discusses issues of liability under ERISA.

Employer Drug Coverage for Retirees: An Updated Medicare Roadmap
On December 8, 2003, President Bush Signed into law the "Medicare Prescription Drug, Imporvement, and Modernization Act of 2003." This legislation for the first time adds a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, starting in 2006 as a new "Part D." FromAon.

Workbrain announces Lifespan as new customer
Workforce management solution helps hospital organizations improve payroll accuracy, employee satisfaction.

Marie LoScalzo Joins Health Advocate as Vice President of Sales
She comes to Health Advocate with 22 years of sales and marketing experience.

Rain, Taxes and Now More HIPAA Security Compliance Regulations
The 3rd major part of HIPAA is the Security Regulation.Â What does this regulation really require you and your clients to do? From Melissa Grant.

Analyst Update -Rebecca Kubica-Benefits
Rebecca Kubica, HR.com's Analyst covering Benefits, recently conducted her April 2005 analyst update as part of HR.com's online learning seminar series.

Eldorado Computing Partners with HealthEZ to Simplify Healthcare Payments for TPAs
Eldorado Computing, Inc. a recognized leader in integrated, HIPAA-compliant software and ASP solutions for health benefits management, announced today a partnership with HealthEZ.

GTESS and Eldorado Computing Form Strategic Alliance
to Offer Complete Claims Processing Solution to Healthcare Payers

Vestacare and Eldorado Computing Form Strategic Alliance To Offer Advanced Claims Auto-Adjudication To Healthcare Payers
VestaCare, Inc. and Eldorado Computing, Inc. (ECI), announce their partnership to offer an advanced claims auto-adjudication solution to healthcare payers.

Managing ERISA Risk-Risk Management in 401(k) Plans
The concept of risk management is often not applied to the management of defined contribution plans. Â That is unfortunate for plan participants and plan fiduciaries alike. Â Part 1 of a series from Wayne Miller.

URAC and CMSA Celebrate a 15 year Shared History
Organizations Release "Converging Pathways - a Journey Toward Quality Case Management" at Case Management Society of America´s Conference and Expo - Orlando, Florida

Malaysia: New Health Insurance Scheme Proposed
The NHIS will be managed by the National Healthcare Financing Authority and will require mandatory contributions from most citizens and eligible non-citizens; from Pacific Bridge.

Eldorado Welcomes Experienced Healthcare Industry Expert
Laura Ross Named Regional Sales VP

Trends in Employee Benefits: What's Hot, What's Not
The highest priority for employer provided benefits programs should be to protect the employee from significant financial hardship due to illness, disability, or death. A recent study listed the top five HR concerns of employers and employees.

Eldorado Computing & Electronic KnowlEDGE Partner to Provide World-Class Business Intelligent Reporting Tools to Healthcare Payers
Eldorado Computing, Inc. (ECI) announced today a strategic partnership with Electronic KnowlEDGE Corp., to provide healthcare payers with affordable business intelligence solutions that are easy-to-use and maintain.

Changing The Employee Mindset From Entitlement to Engagement: It Can Be Done!
New Guide Features Tips To Motivate Workers To Make Critical Benefits Decisions

Achieve Healthcare Technologies and Genesys Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Superior Solutions for the Healthcare Industry
Joint Offering to Improve Efficiencies and Manage the Complexity of Business Processes for Long-Term Care Facilities

Benefits Governance
Governance comprises processes and systems by which organizations of all sizes operate. From HR.com´s Jeff Chad.

Moving from Philosophy to Reality: A New Era in Health Care Consumerism
Complimentary executive briefings set to give business leaders, human resources professionals, and the media valuable insights into health care consumerism.

Availability of WebCOBRA.com's April '06 Release
New release for WebCOBRA.com.

"Enclarity" Introduces New Software to Prepare Healthcare Industry for NPI
Payers have one year to be compliant with National Provider Identifier requirements.

Whitepaper - The Changing Healthcare Landscape: Big Changes Brewing?
While there seems little chance that a solution to America´s healthcare crisis will come out of the federal government anytime soon, the states have been responding. A whitepaper report from HRN Management Group.

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Report Subscriptions, ACH Processing, and Payment Updates Mark Summer Upgrade of Travis Software
Travis Software Corp., a market leader of Advanced Employee Benefits Software Administration, announced today the Summer 2007 upgrade of its WebCOBRA.com system. The new version offers more enhanced features, including Report Subscriptions, ACH Processing, and a Payment Schedule of Qualified Beneficiary (QB) premiums for easy review of upcoming payment amounts.

Travis Software Corp., announced today the Summer 2007 upgrade of its WebCOBRA.com system.
The new version offers more enhanced features, including Report Subscriptions, ACH Processing, and a Payment Schedule of Qualified Beneficiary (QB) premiums for easy review of upcoming payment amounts.

ProView Global selects COBRApoint to power revolutionary COBRA service
ProView Global, an industry-leading off-shore employee benefits outsourcing provider in Manila, Philippines, has recently selected COCO Development’s integrated suite of solutions including the COBRApoint 2.0 SaaS platform, COCO Payment Services and COCO Mail Solutions to further increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of their full service COBRA compliance administration services.

Document-Shredding.Org Offers New Advertising Solutions For Document Destruction Business Owners
A leading online resource of document destruction companies in the USA is now offering paid advertising packages.

Janet Weinstock Joins Benefit Concepts to Direct Sales in the Southeastern U.S.
Benefit Concepts, Inc. announced today that Janet Weinstock has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager covering the Southeastern United States. In this new role Ms. Weinstock will be responsible for the distribution and management of the benefits administration outsourcing services offered by Benefit Concepts. Ms. Weinstock has established an office in Tampa, Florida to service clients located in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. In this capacity Janet will be working with both prospective end user clients and the broker/consultant community.

American Community Partners With Employees to Benefit Three Charities
American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, announced today that it has made a $15,000 donation that will benefit three charities.

Travis Software Corp., announced today the Spring 2008 upgrade of its WebCOBRA.com system
The new version offers more enhanced features, including expanded API, sub-domains, and coupon enhancements.

Travis Software Releases Spring 2008 Upgrade for WebCOBRA.com
Travis Software Corp., a market leader of advanced employee benefits software, announced today the Spring 2008 upgrade of its WebCOBRA.com system. The new version offers more enhanced features, including expanded API, sub-domains, and coupon enhancements.

More Companies, Workers Adopt Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Nearly Half of Employers Now Have CDHPs, Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health Survey Finds

Warren L. Ezra Joins Benefit Concepts
Benefit Concepts, Inc. announced today that Warren Ezra has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager covering the Southeastern United States.