The following websites can provide
you with detailed information on most
employee benefit plan topics, or regulatory
issues:
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Health
Reform page can be accessed by
clicking
on the following link:
http://www.bcbsm.com/healthreform/
Benefits Link, www.benefitslink.com
provides free compliance information and
tools for employee benefits plan sponsors,
service providers, and participants
The U.S. Department of Labor website,
www.dol.gov provides valuable information
for employers organized by topic and
current employment statistics
The Department of Labor’s Pension and
Welfare Benefits Administration website,
www.dol.gov/ebsa
provides guidance, reference materials
and forms, and publications for employer
use
An advisory website, www.dol.gov/elaws
provided by the Department of Labor
includes interactive tools and information
about federal employment laws
The State of Michigan’s Consumer &
Industry Services website http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-10555---,00.html
provides information on a variety of
health insurance related topics
Employee Benefit News www.benefitnews.com
provides information on a wide range
of benefit topics.
The following links will help you understand
HIPPA Privacy better:
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Civil Rights(hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa).
This website provides the text of the
HIPAA Privacy Rules and includes technical
guidance from the HHS agency charged
with enforcement of the Privacy Rules.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS.HHS.gov).
This website provides information regarding
the impact of HIPAA on Medicare and
Medicaid programs.
The following Website provides information
on complying with the medicare modernization
act's employer disclosure notice requirements
regarding creditable coverage. (cms.hhs.gov/CreditableCoverage/)
This link to the Henry Kaiser Family Foundation provides an annual survey that allows employers to benchmark their group health plan to what other similarly situated employers have on a national basis: http://ehbs.kff.org/
The Federal Government’s health reform website, HealthCare.gov can be accessed with this link http://www.healthcare.gov/
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