Federal Regulation
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IRS Gives Nonprofit Plans, Hospitals More Time to Comply with PPACA
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service is pushing back the compliance deadlines for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act nonprofit health plan and nonprofit hospital social responsibility requirements.
June 10, 2011
Analyst: Pru Hopes to Avoid SIFI StatusPrudential Financial Inc. is still trying to keep the federal government from classifying it as a "systemically important financial institution" and subjecting it to a new layer of regulation, analysts say in a new investment note.
June 10, 2011
Analyst: Pru Hopes to Avoid SIFI StatusPrudential Financial Inc. is still trying to keep the federal government from classifying it as a "systemically important financial institution" and subjecting it to a new layer of regulation, analysts say in a new investment note.
June 10, 2011
PPACA: IRS Starts to Design Health Plan Quality Research FeeThe Internal Revenue Service is asking for comments about how it should go about using fees from health insurers and sponsors of self-insured health plans to pay for comparative clinical effectiveness research.
June 10, 2011
Dodd-Frank: SEC Posts Swaps Clearing Exemption ProposalThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a rule that could affect how insurers use securities-based swaps to manage investment risk.
June 09, 2011
IRS Adds Advisory Panel MembersAn actuary and a pension lawyer are among a group of 10 new members of the federal Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities.
June 09, 2011
PPACA: IRS Starts to Design Health Plan Quality Research FeeThe Internal Revenue Service is asking for comments about how it should go about using fees from health insurers and sponsors of self-insured health plans to pay for comparative clinical effectiveness research.
June 09, 2011
IRS Adds Advisory Panel MembersAn actuary and a pension lawyer are among a group of 10 new members of the federal Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities.