CMS revises DMEPOS standards *

USA - September 14 2010
On August 27, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Final Rule imposing revised program standards for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS).

CMS issues guidance on reporting requirements for liability insurers *

USA - July 23 2010
On May 26 and 27, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issued four alerts containing new guidance for liability (including self-insurance), no-fault and worker's compensation plans (collectively referred to as non-group health plans or NGHPs) regarding their reporting obligations under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP) and Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA).

Insurance Commissioner rules Georgia’s any willing provider statute applies to Blue Cross Shield of Georgia's HMO and PPO networks *

USA - April 14 2010
On April 7, 2010, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine ruled that Georgia's Any Willing Provider (AWP) Statute codified at O.

Co-authors: Daniel M. Formby.

Georgia Supreme Court strikes down non-economic damage caps: tort reform limits held to infringe right to jury trial *

USA - March 24 2010
In the final installment of three recent decisions by the Georgia Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of tort reform measures passed by the General Assembly in 2005, the state’s high court struck down a cap on non-economic damages (e.g., pain and suffering) in medical malpractice cases, declaring the cap to be a violation of the right to jury trial provided for by the Georgia Constitution.

Co-authors: Jason E. Bring.