FY 2012 BUDGET NEWS:
Once Congress and the White House came to an agreement on current Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 spending and averted a looming government shutdown, attention turned to the FY 2012 budget and the issue of deficit reduction. …
Read More Healthcare Update: FY 2012 Budget Details; New HHS Initiative Launches; President Signs 1099 Repeal; Providers Express Tepid Reactions to ACO Rule
On April 5, 2011, the U.S. Senate approved legislation that would repeal the expanded IRS Form 1099 information-reporting requirements imposed by Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). Having also been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 3, 2011, the bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama. …
Read More 1099 Repeal Requirement: On Its Way to the White House
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) on March 31. …
Read More CMS Releases Proposed ACO Rule
Earlier this week, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) decided that it needed more time to examine the medical loss ratio (MLR) issue before making a decision on whether it would endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 (H.R. 1206) (the “Act”). …
Read More NAIC Postpones Decision To Endorse Bill Advocating the Exclusion of Producer Commissions From the MLR Calculation
Earlier this month, Representatives Charles Boustany (R-La.) and John Larson (D-CT) introduced the Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2011 (the “Act”) in the House of Representatives. The Act aims at increasing participation in medical flexible spending accounts (“FSAs”). …
Read More House Representatives Aim at Abolishing “Use It or Lose It” Rule for Flexible Spending Accounts
Georgia has become the sixth state to apply for a waiver of the medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). …
Read More Georgia Seeks Waiver of Medical Loss Ratio Requirements
As a bill to reform the nation’s medical liability system advances in the House, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined that enacting such legislation would reduce national healthcare spending by an estimated 0.4 percent. …
Read More Healthcare Update: Medical Liability Reform Legislation; Community Health Center Cuts; Hhs Hospice Cap Rulings
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury have proposed new rules to guide states in pursuing “State Innovation Waivers” under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). …
Read More New Federal Regulations Set Forth PPACA “Innovation Waiver” Process
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has approved more than 1,000 one-year waivers of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provision that restricts annual limits for essential benefits. Through February 28, 1,040 waivers had been approved for plans that cover more than 2.6 million insureds. Most of the affected plans are limited medical benefit (“mini-med”) plans, which are generally offered to low-wage, part-time or seasonal employees. …
Read More More Than 1,000 Waivers of PPACA Provision Granted
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has granted the State of Maine’s request for a waiver of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirement that individual health insurance plan issuers spend at least 80% of premiums on medical care or quality improvements. …
Read More Maine Obtains Waiver of Medical Loss Ratio Requirement; Florida Requests Waiver
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