Year 2006

Date	Topics Covered In Each Issue
December	Tax Relief And Health Care Act Loosens Up HSA Restrictions Transition Relief Approved For Debit Card Regulations 2007 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles, Other Amounts Announced Court Strikes Objection To Rx Companies’ Canadian Drug Blockade District Court Rules On Accidental Nature Of Death In Hospital Bed
November	IRS Releases 2007 Limits And Mileage Allowance California Announces State Disability Insurance Rate For 2007 Decline In Coverage Largely Due To Employer Sponsorship Gap Health Care Costs Pinching Personal Pockets Model Shows Mixed Results For CDHC Effectiveness Hospital System Favors Employers Who Insure Utah Helps Employees Pay For Employer-Sponsored Care NY Court Of Appeals Forces Religious Groups To Cover Birth Control
October	FASB Issues New Accounting Requirements For OPEB House Committee Approves Sweeter HSA Honeypot Michigan Removes Barriers To Wellness Program Incentives Morbid Obesity Is Not Usually ADA Protected, Rules Court DOL Launches Health Benefits Advisor Web Site Court Cites TPA For Insufficient Evidence Of COBRA Notification Cafeteria Plan Contributions Need Not Be Held In Trust, Says Court
September	Congress Softens Borders For Canadian Drug Importation Massachusetts Town, Illinios Dump (ON) Canadian Rx Programs Schwarzenegger Vetoes Two Health Care Bills 3rd US Circuit Court Oks Bonus Cuts Due To Leave Another Court Weighs In On The Accidental Nature Of Drunken Dying Pension Protection Act Of 2006 Signed Into Law
August	ERISA Pre-Empts Maryland Health Care Law, Says Judge Chicago Passes Ordinance on Wages and Benefits For Big Box Stores Massachusetts Issues Health Care Reform Regulations US Senate Passes Law Allowing Canadian Drugs To Cross Borders Pension Reform Legislation Passes, Missing Key Goals HSA Comparability Rules Published Aetna Acted Arbitrarily, Says Court
July	Retailers Challenge Maryland Health Care Law DOL Revamps Voluntary Compliance Program GASB Releases Part D Guidance New Hampshire Moves To Cover Sick College Kids Texas House Representative Introduces HSA Bill Percentage Of Uninsured Americans Drops Relating With Embezzlers Is A Fiduciary Breach, Says Court Return From Lunch Injury Not Subject To Going And Coming Rule
June	Vermont Passes Legislation Aimed At Universal Health Coverage Michigan Joins In The Game Tennessee Governor Signs Health Care Bill IRS Proposed Regs For Dependent Care Credit Released Utah Court Rules Domestic Partner Benefits Legal Sick Leave And FMLA Can Be Run Concurrently, 8th Circuit Court Rules
May	ERISA-Related Cases Show Trend Towards Allowing More Recoveries Hawaii Passes Bill To Cover More Children CMS Releases 2007 Part D Details DOL Updates Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program
April	Massachusetts Passes Health Coverage Mandate, Far Reaching Plan Arkansas District Court Rules SPD Does Not Replace Plan Document Employer Ruled Not Culpable In Late Distribution Of SPD MetLife Upheld In Denying Benefits Due To Intoxication
March	Wal-Mart, States, Labor Continue To Consider Health Care Mandates CMS Reports Accelerating Health Care Cost Trends CDHC Attracts Few Fed Employees, Requires Stellar Communication EBRI Releases Study Recommending Evidence-Based Medicine HHS Clarifies Release Criteria For PHI FMLA Notice Could Be Impractical, Federal Judge Rules
February	Ever More States Contemplate 'Wal-Mart' Bills Crooked Broker Determined Fiduciary Under ERISA Gender Reassignment Not Deductible Expense, Says IRS Health Care Costs Rising Faster Than Incomes Plan Forbidden To Limit Enrollment For Workers On Leave Health Insurance Answer Book, Seventh Edition, Available Now!
January	CMS Releases Guidance On Creditable Coverage Disclosure Notices Controversy Continues Over Maryland's Fair Share Bill Two AD&D Cases Address Drunk Driving Texas Judge Rules That SPD Must Be Unambiguous Well-Being Index Released For 2005 IRS Releases Amended Mileage Amounts Sponsors Save Big Through Medicare Part D