In a news release issued on May 22, 2013, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi announced a regulatory settlement with the CIGNA Group over claims handling practices for long-term disability...
In advance of a report to be issued later in 2013, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) noted in a May 8, 2013 interim update that the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”)...
Policyholders, claimants, creditors, and other persons in Florida having claims against the assets of Universal Health Care, Inc. and Universal Health Care Insurance Company, Inc. were advised on April 29, 2013 by the...
A Webinar will be held at 2:00 pm on February 27, 2013, to provide interested potential network providers with a general overview and introduction to the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Long-term Care Managed Care program and...
The Florida Senate Select Committee on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) met yesterday, January 14, 2013 to review employer impacts and trends relating to the Patient Protection and...
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) advised today, December 26, 2012, that changes previously proposed to Rule 69O-149.003, entitled “Rate Filing Procedures,” have been deleted...
Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”) held a hearing on December 19, 2012 for the purpose of discussing changes to the “Crossover-Only” policy in an amendment to Rule...
On December 19, 2012, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a Rule Development Workshop on proposed changes to Rule 69O-137.004, entitled “Reports of Information by Health Insurers...
At its December 14, 2012 teleconference meeting, the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board adopted its Annual Report and appointed Acting Executive Director Michelle Newell to the Executive Director position...
New Developments in Medicaid Expansion By JC Hendrickson | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 3:35 pm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday offered a present to states, just in time for the holidays. The...