The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has advised that a non-group health plan (“NGHP”) technical teleconference relating to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension...
Over 200 insurance agents, brokers and health professionals attended the “Florida Health Care Summit” on January 11, 2010, during which various panel discussions on the Florida impact of federal health care reform...
On January 6, 2010, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”) held a Rule Hearing on proposed Rule Chapter 59A-35 regarding health care facility licensing procedures. This proposed Rule...
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will be a featured speaker at the 2010 Florida Health Care Summit on Monday, January 11, 2010 that will focus on federal health insurance legislation as it relates to Florida....
The following final Rules relating to Medicare Supplement Insurance recently were adopted by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and will become effective on January 4, 2010 (to view the full text of a Rule, click on a...
The Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (“FHIAB”) will meet today, Tuesday, December 15 from 1:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. in Room 401 of the Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee. The call-in...
A Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop was held on October 20, 2009 to discuss revisions to small group health insurance regulations, specifically the application process as specified by...
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Health Insurance Reform and Small Businesses by Gene Sperling, Counselor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is reprinted below. ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a proposed Rule that is expected to clarify program requirements for more than 4,000 Medicare Advantage programs (“Part C”) and...
During her recent testimony at a joint Congressional hearing, Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Mary Beth Senkewicz outlined the steps taken by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and...