Insurance – May 21, 2012

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/17/2012

In This Spring 2012 Issue: Surgical Resident's Suit Fails; Healthcare Reform Impact Noted; New Hospital Affiliation Announced; Impact of Financial Incentives; and, Why Hospital-Owned Medical Groups Lose Money....more

by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 5/17/2012

In a recent health reform alert, “New Rules Issued on Medical Loss Ratio Requirements,” we described the rules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 5/16/2012

Executive Summary: The IRS recently issued revised guidelines for field agents who are conducting reviews of employers' COBRA compliance. Under the new guidelines, the IRS requires that any COBRA audit should at least...more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 5/16/2012

This is part of our series of alerts intended to help guide employers and plan sponsors through their new obligations under the health care reform laws and related guidance. You may have heard that you can establish a...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/15/2012

On May 7th and 8th, the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) held a public meeting on risk adjustment, the process through which, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), funds are transferred from...more

by Miller Canfield on 5/15/2012

Does Your Company’s Wellness Program Violate GINA? The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) expressly prohibits covered employers and health plan sponsors from asking an employee to provide genetic...more

by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/14/2012

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a more than 1,300-page proposed rule that would update Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System for fiscal year 2013. Parties affected by the proposed...more

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/14/2012

Summary of Benefits and Coverage. Health care reform expands ERISA's disclosure requirements by requiring that group health plans provide a summary of benefits and coverage (“SBC”) to plan participants and beneficiaries...more