by admin | Dec 15, 2014 | CMS, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule to fold the United States v. Windsor decision on marriage into the two medical programs it oversees by allowing same-sex spouses to participate in and administer “patient rights and...
by admin | Dec 15, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
To reach more Americans this open enrollment season, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Sylvia M. Burwell hsa announced a first-of-its-kind partnership between HHS and the electronic cash transactions company PayNearMe to reach financially underserved and other...
by admin | Dec 13, 2014 | NLRA, NLRB
While conceding that companies are not required to provide email systems for their employees, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that, once an email system is in place, employees must be allowed to use it for “protected, concerted”...
by admin | Dec 12, 2014 | NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has adopted a final rule amending its representation–case procedures to “modernize and streamline the process for resolving representation disputes.” The rule will be published in the Federal Register on Dec. 15,...
by admin | Dec 11, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
As the Dec. 15 deadline approaches to sign up for health care coverage beginning on Jan. 1, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released what it calls a “snapshot” of activity on the site. According to the just-released snapshot,...