On Halloween, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $100,000 settlement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with Doctors’...more
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to the interpretation of time periods for claims under life insurance and disability plans, a situation where three separate administrators handled a disability benefits claim...more
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to the exhaustion of administrative remedies set forth only in a denial of benefits letter, the scope of information required to be provided to medical reviewers, whether...more