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Archived Spencer's Consumer Driven Health Report NetNews™

September 29, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

New Reports

• Analysis: IRS Notice 2008-59, Health Savings Accounts, 9/08 (356.-55)
• Analysis: San Francisco's Universal Health Care Plan, 9/08 (504.-15)

News

• 68% Of Account Holders Contributed To Their HSA In 2006
• Mental Health Parity Clears Both Houses Of Congress
• Standard Premium And Deductible For Medicare Part B Avoid Increases In 2009
• ERISA, The States, And The Candidates
• Annual Part D Creditable Coverage Notice Due By November 15
• EBSA Extends Annual Report Deadline For Hurricane Ike Victims In Texas And Louisiana
• CMS Rules Implement New MIPAA-Mandated Medicare Requirements

September 22, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

News

• Benefits Were 30.3% Of Total Compensation In June 2008, BLS Finds
• IRS, Treasury Department Issue 2008-09 Priority Guidance Plan
• Employers Are More Worried About McCain Tax Proposal Than About Obama Pay Or Play Provisions
• HIPAA Privacy Rule Enforcement Leans Toward Voluntary Compliance And Correction: CRS
• New Benefits Questions And Answers, Week Of September 22
• Worksite Clinics And Pharmacies Are Effective Employee Health Programs

September 15, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

News

• Health Care Benefits Costs Expected To Rise 5.7% In 2009
• Candidates’ Health Care Reform Proposals Take Different Paths
• Decreasing Number Of Uninsured Unlikely To Continue In 2008
• Credible Tools Lacking For Cost And Quality “Transparency”

September 8, 2008 (Click date to view stories in this section)

New Reports

• Analysis: Final Rules On HSA Comparable Contributions, 8/08 (356.-45)

News

• Small Firms More Likely To Offer 100% Employer-Paid Health Care Coverage
• New Hampshire Mandates Insurance Coverage For Obesity Treatments
• DOL Obtains Consent Judgment That Requires $5 Million In Restitution To Health Care Plan