Preventive Care Regulation Released
On Wednesday, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury released an interim final regulation outlining the details of the preventive care coverage requirement for health plans established […]
PA Mini-Cobra Extended
On July 9th, Governor Rendell signed House Bill 1251 that included a change to Pennsylvania Mini-COBRA to allow for coverage beyond 9 months if a covered individual is also receiving […]
5500 Efast Filing
As you may already be aware, new regulations were recently passed requiring all sponsors of qualified plans to file their Form 5500 and accompanying schedules electronically beginning January 1, 2010. […]
New Break Time Requirement for Nursing Mothers
The United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently released a Fact Sheet providing guidance on the new break time requirement for nursing mothers. This new requirement took […]
Interim Final Rule on Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes Released
New Regulations Give Patients Right To Appeal Health Plan Decisions; New Grants Program Strengthens State and Territory Consumer Assistance Programs The Obama Administration is announcing both new regulations to empower […]
Regulations Issued on Lifetime and Annual Limits
Close on the heels of their regulations concerning grandfathered plans, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury have now released interim final regulations relating to preexisting […]
IBP sponsors 401(k) Educational Luncheon
Mark Sulpizio, a founding partner at IBP, was the presenter at a qualified plan educational luncheon held at Union Trust Steakhouse in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 22 2010. At the […]