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Archived Spencer's Consumer Driven Health Report NetNews™

 

June 21, 2010 (Click date to view stories in this section)

New Reports

• Analysis: Small Employer Tax Credit Under 2010 Health Reform, 6/10 (530.-1)
• Analysis: Early Retiree Reimbursement Program, 6/10 (531.1.-1)

News

• Reminder To Subscribers
• Text: IRS, EBSA, HHS, Interim Final Rules, Grandfathered Plans Under Health Reform
• Variety Of Plan Changes Will End Grandfathered Status Under Health Reform, According To Interim Final Rules
• HHS Answers Questions On Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
• Benefits Were 30.4% Of Total Compensation In March 2010, BLS Finds
• Majority Of Adults Believe Health Reform Will Increase Access To Health Insurance
• Medicare, Medicaid, Private Health Care Plans, And States To Collaborate On Medical Home Demonstration
• Health Care Costs Increased 7.6% In 2010
• Health Insurers Processed One In Five Medical Claims Innacurately In 2010
• New Benefits Questions And Answers
• State Health Care Reform Update

June 14, 2010 (Click date to view stories in this section)

New Reports

• Analysis: CBO Estimates On Health Reform, 6/10 (510.-1)

News

• Notice To Subscribers
• Number Of Health Accounts And Asset Amounts Rose Significantly From 2006 To 2009
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Companies’ Anti-Fraud Measures Yield More Than $510 Million In 2009
• HHS Establishes Health Data Initiative
• $60 Million In Affordable Care Act Grants Available To Help People Identify Health And Long-Term Care Options
• Early Retiree Health Claims Reinsurance Program Likely Will Be Short Lived
• Premium Review Grants Announced
• Consumers Distrust Evidence-Based Health Care
• Only One-Fifth Of Large Employers Will Extend Adult Child Dependent Health Coverage Before Plan Renewal Date
• One-Third Of Eligible Employees Take COBRA Subsidy, According To Preliminary Results In Spencer Survey

June 7, 2010 (Click date to view stories in this section)

New Reports

• Survey: Health Care Satisfaction, Costs 5/10 (422.1.-15)

News

• Text: OPM, Final Rule, Federal Long Term Care Expanded To Domestic Partners
• Domestic Partners Gain Eligibility For Federal Long Term Care Program
• HRAs Must Begin Reporting Medicare Secondary Information On October 1
• Health Reform 2010, Part 14, Quality Of Care, Individual And Group Markets, Simple Cafeteria Plans
• Connecticut Expands Its COBRA Requirements To 30 Months
• Notice, Proposed Rule Implement Health Reform Provisions For Medicare Hospital Payments In Fiscal Years 2010-11

June 1, 2010 (Click date to view stories in this section)

New Reports

• Analysis: Sec. 125 Rules For Flexible Spending Accounts, 5/10 (351.-21)
• Surveys: Erosion Of Employer-Provided Health Benefits, 5/10 (422.2.-3)

News

• Text: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2010-22, Adjusted HSA Limits For 2011
• HSA Calendar Year 2011 Limits Unchanged From 2010: IRS
• Health Reform 2010, Part 13, Guaranteed Availability And Renewal, Distributions From HSAs And MSAs
• One-Fourth Of Employers Foresee Increased Costs From Health Reform Law
• COBRA Subsidy Most Beneficial To Middle Class Families
• Tax On “Cadillac” Health Plans Could Reach 60% Of Large Employers By 2018
• Most Large Employers With Early Retiree Benefits Plan To Seek New Early Retiree Reinsurance Payments
• Availability Of Attorney’s Fees Under ERISA Not Limited To Prevailing Party, Supreme Court Rules

May 24, 2010 (Click date to view stories in this section)

New Reports

• Analysis: Health Reimbursement Arrangements, 5/10 (357.-1)

News

• Text: IRS, Notice 2010-44, Health Insurance Tax Credit For Small Employers
• Dental, Vision Plans Eligible To Receive Small Employer Tax Credit Under New Guidance
• EBSA Announces New E-Signature Option For Forms 5500 And 5500-SF Electronic Filing
• 10 Million Enrolled In HSA/HDHP Plans As Of January 2010
• Health Reform 2010, Part 12, Health FSAs Limits, New Claims Appeals Procedures, Consumer Information
• 2010 Health Care Costs Increase $1,303 For Family Of Four
• Nominees Sought For Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• NFIB Joins Lawsuit Against Health Reform
• CBO Clarifies Discretionary Spending Estimates
• IRS Appoints Four New Members Of Advisory Group
• Subrogation Provision Enforces Fiduciary Claim For $262,611 Repayment After Settlement