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Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor program: RAC reviews and appeals

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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June 3 2009

In order to ensure accurate payments under the Medicare fee-for-service program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") has implemented the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program

Implementing HITECH

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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May 27 2009

Plans and guidance are moving quickly for implementation of the privacy, security, and health information technology provisions and the electronic health records incentives program for hospitals and eligible professionals, set forth by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH

New health plan privacy notice requirements under HITECH Act

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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September 18 2009

The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") recently issued an interim final rule (the "Rule") under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ("HITECH") Act explaining the notification requirements for breaches of protected health information that has not been encrypted or destroyed ("Unsecured PHI"

Deadline for complying with Medicare Secondary Payer reporting rules approaching

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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May 20 2009

Effective July 1, 2009, all liability insurance plans (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance plans, and workers’ compensation plans, including non-subscribers to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act ("Insurance Plans"), must comply with the mandatory electronic reporting requirements of the Medicare Secondary Payer rules, as mandated by the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ("MMSEA"

Texas Legislature 81st Regular Session

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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July 6 2009

The 81st Regular Session of the Texas Legislature passed several laws affecting hospitals, physicians, other health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device companies

COBRA subsidy extension déjà vu, but much more

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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March 12 2010

Once again, Congress has extended the period during which an individual must be involuntarily terminated (as defined for purposes of the COBRA subsidy, an "Invol Term") to be eligible for the COBRA subsidy

New model notices reflect latest extension of COBRA subsidy

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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March 19 2010

The Department of Labor issued new model notices that reflect the most recent extension of the COBRA subsidy, which covers involuntary terminations that occur through March 31, 2010

Healthcare reform: what you need to do now and in the future

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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April 8 2010

This alert summarizes the major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (together with the PPACA, the "Act") that will impact employers and their group health plans ("GHPs"

Employers beware: how the recent health care reform legislation affects employers

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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April 22 2010

On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), which President Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010

Model notices and additional guidance issued on COBRA subsidy extension

Haynes and Boone LLP
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USA
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January 19 2010

The Department of Labor recently issued model notices for employers to use under the COBRA subsidy extension, and the Internal Revenue Service issued additional guidance for an employer claiming on its federal employment tax return (Form 941) the credit for 2009 retroactive coverage arising from the subsidy extension for those individuals who had otherwise exhausted the subsidy period

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