REMINDER – HIPAA Complimentary Seminar – June 26, 2013
The HIPAA Final Rule: Impact on Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement
June 26, 2013
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
750 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
by David Szabo | Jun 18, 2013 | Healthcare | United States
The HIPAA Final Rule: Impact on Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement
June 26, 2013
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
750 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
by David Szabo | Jun 6, 2013 | Healthcare | United States
The HIPAA Final Rule: Impact on Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement
Read MoreJun 5, 2013 | Healthcare | United States
CMS Releases SHOP Program Rule
On May 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on the Small Business Health Options Program, part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as simplified application forms for the program. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on June 4.
May 24, 2013 | Coverage & Claims, Healthcare, Privacy/Data Security/Cyber Risk, Regulatory, Reinsurance
Program:
Insurance Linked Securities: The Convergence of Insurance and the Capital Markets
Discussion of the legal and regulatory issues for various ILS structures including CAT Bonds, ILW’s and Side Cars.
May 21, 2013 | Healthcare
Healthcare News from Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services
In an open letter to the “health care provider community,” Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, have asked for suggestions on reforming the Medicare physician payment system. The letter notes that the current Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula is broken and must be repealed.
May 7, 2013 | Healthcare | United States
CCIIO ISSUES BROKER GUIDELINES FOR EXCHANGES
On May 1, the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), a part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), issued guidance on the “Role of Agents, Brokers, and Web-brokers in Health Insurance Marketplaces.” The marketplaces, commonly known as health insurance exchanges, are scheduled to be in operation for open enrollment on October 1, 2013, with coverage to take effect on January 1, 2014.
May 6, 2013 | Healthcare, Regulatory | United States
Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives met on May 1, 2013 to discuss H.B. 5459, the Stop-Loss Insurance Act (the “Act”), which was introduced on February 14, 2013. The Act proposes to place further restrictions on the use of stop-loss insurance by employers who self-insure their employee benefit health plans.
Read MoreApr 5, 2013 | Healthcare, Regulatory | United States
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, has proposed new rules to create conflict-of-interest standards applicable to navigators. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), navigators will assist consumers in obtaining coverage from health insurance exchanges to be established under the Act.
Read MoreApr 2, 2013 | Healthcare | United States
HHS UPS MEDICAID EXPANSION PAYMENTS FUNDING
On March 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule under which the federal government will pay the entire cost of covering newly eligible enrollees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for the first three years of the program.