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Does the Recent Court Case in Texas Mean the End of the ACA?
Feature Article: Does the Recent Court Case in Texas Mean the End of the ACA? What Do We Tell Our Clients? By: Dorothy M. Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPAOCAHU V.P. Communications & Public Affairs On December 14, 2018, a Federal District Judge, Judge Reed O’Connor, in...
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates March 2019
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates—From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer, March 2019 I only have one HIPAA Privacy & Security enforcement action to report this issue. On December 11, 2018, HHS/OCR...
IRS Grants More Time to Distribute 1095-C Forms
Posted with permission from Monahan Law Office Legal Notice from Monahan Law Office Filing Deadline Extended from Jan 31, 2019 to Mar 4, 2019 Some good news for those employers that have been worried about completing and furnishing the 2018 Forms 1095-C...
IRS Notice on Pension Limits Adjustments
The IRS has changed Pension Limits for 2019. Read the full update and Download the full IRS notice 2019 Limitations Adjusted As Provided in Section 415(d), etc. Notice 2018-83 Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) provides for dollar limitations on...
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates Jan, 2019
I have three new privacy & security cases to report on this issue. HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates—From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer, January 2019 ALLERGY PRACTICE PAYS $125,000 TO SETTLE DOCTOR’S...
Cost Containment in the Large Group Health Insurance Market
Feature Article: Cost Containment in the Large Group Health Insurance Market By: Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA President, Advanced Benefit Consulting & Insurance Services, Inc.OCAHU Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs If you’ve worked in the...
Single Payer – Update Nov 2018
As other articles in this issue have pointed out, Single Payer is not going away… It’s basically on a short-term hold, waiting for the November elections results. Single Payer Update—November, 2018By: Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA, OCAHU V.P Communications...
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates Nov 2018
Anthem Pays OCR $16 Million in Record Breaking HIPAA Settlement Following Largest U.S. Health Data Breach in History HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates—From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer, November 2018 On...
HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates Sep 2018
Stay informed about enforcement, audits, and penalties with our September 2018 update HIPAA Privacy & Security Updates—From Dorothy Cociu, COIN Editor and HIPAA Privacy & Security Consultant & Trainer, Sept-Oct 2018 There were no HIPAA Privacy &...
Thinking Outside The Box: Could Innovative & Create Thinking Improve the Health Insurance Marketplace?
Feature Article: Thinking Outside The Box: Could Innovative & Create Thinking Improve the Health Insurance Marketplace? How Do We Make Health Care Great Again? By Dorothy Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA, OCAHU VP Communications & Public Affairs President,...