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An assignment is the transfer of a right or benefit from one party to another party. Assignments can occur in contract or real estate contexts.  A contract assignment refers to a situation where one party to... more +
An assignment is the transfer of a right or benefit from one party to another party. Assignments can occur in contract or real estate contexts.  A contract assignment refers to a situation where one party to a contract transfers his/her rights or benefits under the contract to a third party. In a real estate assignment, an interest holder transfers his/her interest in a particular parcel to another party. less -
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Importance of Negotiating Assignment and Subletting Provisions in Health Care Leases

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In our ongoing series of blog posts, we examine key negotiating points for tenants in triple net health care leases. We also offer suggestions for certain lease provisions that will protect tenants from overreaching and...more

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How Are Your Assignment of Benefits Clauses Drafted? Recent Third Circuit Decision Highlights the Importance of Review of Provider...

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Healthcare providers virtually always rely upon assignment of benefits agreements executed by patients as a basis for reimbursement from health insurers. When those insurers fail to reimburse the provider altogether, or fail...more

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Third Cir. Holds Hospitals May Sue Health Insurers Directly

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Before September 11 the Third Circuit Court of Appeals had been out of step with its sister federal circuits when it came to the right of hospitals, physicians and other health providers to sue health insurers that failed to...more

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Health Care Providers Lacked Standing to Sue as ERISA Beneficiaries: Rojas v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company

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The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a dismissal of claims by two physicians and their medical practice asserting standing under ERISA to enjoin an insurer from removing them from its coverage...more

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ACOs: The Next Generation of Coordination Care

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An Overview of the Medicare Shared Savings Program/Accountable Care Organization Final Rules - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule (Final Rule) that makes changes to the...more

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Beneficiary Assignment in the Proposed Revised Medicare Shared Savings Program Regulations

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This post addresses the changes that the rule would make to how CMS assigns beneficiaries to an ACO participating in the MSSP. The Proposed Rule places a renewed emphasis on primary care for beneficiary assignment. Section...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules Assignee Health Care Providers May Sue Health Plans Under ERISA for Payment of Benefits

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In an opinion with mixed implications for both insurers and health care providers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that when plan beneficiaries assign their claims for payment of benefits to...more

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Seventh Circuit Limits the Use of the Federal Assignment Law under the False Claims Act

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It’s common in the healthcare industry for large insurers to negotiate discounts from pharmacies for prescription drugs. The federal government, the granddaddy of all insurers, does this too, when it negotiates discounts on...more

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Tennessee Insurance Legal News - May 2014 • Volume 3, Number 2

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In This Issue: - COMMISSIONER OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE ISSUES POSITION ON FILING REQUIREMENTS OF NEW ENTERPRISE RISK FILING LEGISLATION: On May 28, 2014, Governor Haslam signed...more

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