Health Care Modernization News is a publication that provides snapshots of federal and state health care activity.
Health Care Modernization News

On April 19 we announced that we will work with customers that wish to extend the health coverage that graduating college students currently have under their parents’ plans. As a result, we are mailing letters beginning May 5 to all fully insured customers* regarding our graduate coverage initiative. *See complete article for details.

A high-level description of key 2010 provisions.

A high level summary to assist our customers by highlighting some of the key changes made by the legislation and providing general implementation timelines.

A high level summary to assist our customers by highlighting some of the key changes made by the legislation and providing general implementation timelines.

On Sept. 25, 2008 President Bush signed into law amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which will significantly broaden protections for employees.

UnitedHealth Group has been committed to genetic privacy and to compliance with state and federal laws that impose restrictions on the use of genetic information by group health plans and insurance companies. The enactment of GINA will have a minimal impact on UnitedHealthcare since it has not been our practice to rely on genetic information for underwriting purposes.

On Oct. 9, 2008, President Bush signed into federal law a new statute known as "Michelle's Law" (H.R. 2851). The law amends ERISA, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code.

The Federal Mental Health Parity Act requires our fully insured employers with 50 to 2,999 employees, as well as self-funded customers, to offer the same level of coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services as that offered for medical and surgical services through their plan.

Center for Health Reform and Modernization website

Tracking PPACA website

IRS website