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New York State Department of Financial Services Summarizes Changes Relating to Administrative Denials, Prior Authorizations, and...

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On March 10, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 4 (“Circular Letter”), which both explains modifications to the Insurance Law and the Public Health Law...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Michael P. V. BCBS Of Texas

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In this week’s episode, Gary Qualls discusses a recent case decided in the Western District of Louisiana, which highlights how the application of the arbitrary and capricious standard as applied to payor coverage...more

Troutman Pepper

Surprise Medical Bill Legislation: The Devil Is in the Details

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Congress has been working for months to pass legislation protecting patients from surprise medical bills that arise when insured patients unknowingly receive out-of-network (OON) care, usually when receiving emergency medical...more

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How Payers Are Improperly Underpaying Inpatient Services As Observation Services

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Health plans and their delegated IPAs are using a number of different tactics to deny payment for inpatient services by improperly classifying inpatient claims as observation or other types of outpatient status. Payers are...more

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Protecting Patients from “Surprise” Medical Bills

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Lawmakers in both the United States House and Senate are considering two proposals to address unexpected, patient medical bills from out-of-network providers. Often referred to as “surprise medical bills” or “balance...more

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Surprise Medical Bills Gain National Attention

No one wants to be faced with a large, unexpected medical bill after receiving health care services. Unfortunately, patients often find themselves in this situation after seeking emergency treatment or transportation,...more

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Bipartisan Senate Group Leads Charge to Protect Consumers From 'Surprise Medical Bills'

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In a departure from the otherwise stark division across party lines when it comes to health care, a new bipartisan effort has emerged to protect consumers from “surprise medical bills” for out-of-network charges. ...more

Buchalter

Are You Ready for AB 72?

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To protect patients from receiving an unexpected surprise bill when they seek care at in-network facilities from out-of-network providers, Governor Brown signed AB 72: California’s surprise out-of-network law. The new law...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

When your Hospital-of-Choice is In-Network but, SURPRISE, your Anesthesiologist is Not: California’s AB-72 and Other State...

Regardless of a patient’s diligence in selecting an in-network hospital, ambulatory surgery center, or other health facility for treatment, patients are still being saddled with surprisingly high medical bills that include...more

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OIG Advisory Opinion Approves Medigap Insurer’s Plan to Use Preferred Hospital Network

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On August 25, 2014, the OIG released an advisory opinion declining to impose civil monetary penalties on a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance – or Medigap – insurer that planned to discount inpatient hospital deductibles...more

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Does Medicare NOTICE Bill Miss the Point?

The bill would require hospitals to give meaningful notice to patients who have been assigned “observation” status for over 24 hours. Observation status is different from inpatient status under the rules of Medicare and other...more

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