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COMPLIANCE
The Most Common HIPAA Privacy Mistakes Employers Make
By Sandra R. Mihok
After making initial compliance efforts, many employers may have put the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 on the back burner. Here are the common mistakes that have been made by employers and other HIPAA-covered entities since the act went into effect in 2003.
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UP TO AGE 31
New Jersey Extends Age Gap for Children on Parents’ Coverage
July 8, 2008 2:40 PM PT
Since the enactment of New Jersey’s original law, other states also have bumped up—generally to age 25 or 26—the maximum age employees’ older dependent children can retain coverage through their parents’ group plans.
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UTILIZATION REVIEW REQUIRED
California High Court Clarifies Comp Denial Duties
July 8, 2008 10:35 AM PT
The court said applying California Labor Code Section 4062 does not allow employers and insurers to opt out of performing utilization review conducted by a licensed doctor.
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ADA 'Association' Claim
Even if there is a legitimate business reason for terminating an employee, disparate treatment of similarly situated employees by a company suggests a reasonable inference of pretext. Employers are advised that when considering taking action against workplace misconduct, they should take action that is consistent and is in line with company policy.
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Connecticut and San Francisco’s city health plan have filed separate civil racketeering complaints against McKesson Corp., charging that, starting in 2001, the company fraudulently added a 5 percent markup to the average wholesale price of hundreds of brand-name drugs, costing the state and city health plans millions of dollars. San Francisco Health Plan’s suit seeks class-action status on behalf of all public-entity health plans in California.
As service members return from deployment in Iraq, compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act of 1994 will be an issue for employers. Here are the act’s key provisions, and two recent cases of interest.
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