Revised NGHP user guide mandates technical reporting revisions but announces no policy changes *

USA - May 20 2013
On April 22, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first update in almost a year of its User Guide for non-group…

Co-authors: Laura A. Foggan, Richard L. McConnell, Kathryn Bucher.

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Medicare narrows required reporting by insurers; Town Hall reveals disconnect with insurers on key questions regarding pre-1980 exposures *

USA - April 15 2013
On April 9, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held its first Town Hall Teleconference of the year for Non-Group Health Plans…

Co-authors: Laura A. Foggan, Richard L. McConnell, Kathryn Bucher.

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First California, now Massachusetts: retailers face expanding liability for collection of ZIP codes at point of sale *

USA - April 10 2013
Following a recent opinion from the Massachusetts Supreme Court, consumers in Massachusetts will no longer be required to provide personal…

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California Supreme Court holds that online retailers may collect personal information *

USA - March 19 2013
In early February, the California Supreme Court ruled, by a very narrow majority (4-3), that online retailers may continue to collect addresses and…

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Congress passes long-awaited reforms to the Medicare secondary payer recovery process, including elimination of SSN reporting, but built-in regulatory delays could postpone insurer relief *

USA - January 4 2013
Both the Senate and the House have passed year-end legislation amending the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) statute and reforming the process by which…

Co-authors: Laura A. Foggan, Richard L. McConnell, Kathryn Bucher.

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