CMS has issued guidance for health insurance issuers looking to sell health plans through the federally facilitated marketplace or federally run small business health options program in 2015.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The revision process for ICD-11 is currently underway and the final version will be released in 2017, according to a fact sheet from the World Health Organization.
The United States District Court of the Eastern District of Wisconsin held that physicians who have a medical staff appointment and clinical privileges at a hospital are considered hospital employees and are protected under the Emergency Treatment and Active Labor…
Depending on which news outlet you read yesterday, the impact of the new Congressional Budget Office report on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could range from damning ("Devastating News for ObamaCare: Over 2 Million Will Lose Jobs," FOX…
Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health has spent $21 million in legal fees so far fighting a massive whistleblower lawsuit filed in 2009, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.
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Republican lawmakers are considering extending the U.S. debt limit by one year in exchange for the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's risk corridors for health insurers, according to a report from The Washington Post.
The House Ways and Means Committee will mark up two bills today that would alter Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions concerning employer-based health insurance.
The following investigations, lawsuits, settlements or other legal developments involving healthcare providers were reported within the past month, beginning with the most recent.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has sent a letter to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) asking for input on how to replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Two companion bills would substantially overhaul hospital governance in Georgia, according to a Florida Times-Union report.