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, Katherine R. McDonald, Kathryn Bucher.

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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, Katherine R. McDonald, Kathryn Bucher.

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Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. Environmental Protection Agency - Highly deferential judicial review of agency scientific determinations *

USA - July 9 2012
On June 26, 2012, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a series of United States Environmental Protection Agency rules relating to the regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, referred to in the Court's opinion as the Endangerment Finding, the Tailpipe Rule, and the Timing and Tailoring Rules.

Co-authors: Brendan J. Morrissey, Bert W. Rein.

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CMS releases revised NGHP user guide but fails to provide expected guidance on important unresolved Section 111 issues *

USA - July 6 2012
On July 3, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released version 3.4 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act Section 111 Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting Liability Insurance (Including Self- Insurance), No-Fault Insurance and Workers' Compensation User Guide.

Co-authors: Laura A. Foggan, Katherine R. McDonald, Kathryn Bucher.

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CMS delays issuance of revised NGHP user guide; new entities to replace COBC and MSPRC *

USA - June 21 2012
The last-minute cancellation of May's Town Hall Teleconference for Non-Group Health Plans (NGHPs) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) left many wondering about the status of the next version of the NGHP User Guide for insurer reporting under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Section 111), previously slated for release by Memorial Day with guidance anticipated in a number of long outstanding areas, such as mass torts settlements, foreign insurer reporting, the use of broad general releases, and possibly a reporting exception for specialty lines.

Co-authors: Laura A. Foggan, Katherine R. McDonald, Kathryn Bucher.

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