Day PitneyAlthough the recently passed federal tax reform law included a provision repealing the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual mandate in 2019, a number of states…
EmblemHealth Agrees to Data Breach Settlement
New York insurer EmblemHealth has agreed to a $575,000 settlement with the New York Attorney General’s Office over the disclosure of more than 80,000 Social…
Consumer wearables manufacturer Fitbit announced on February 13 that it is acquiring Twine Health, a “health activation platform” used by employers to manage their workforces’…
A February 2 article in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Care Daily Report, “Patient Privacy Concerns May Complicate Amazon Health-Care Initiative,” discussed the new initiative announced by Amazon,…
Medical Device, Cadillac Taxes Further Delayed by Shutdown Bill
The stopgap funding bill that ended the brief federal government shutdown included a provision further delaying the 2.3% excise tax on medical device manufacturers that…
On December 21, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted amendments to the Life & Health Guaranty Association Model Act, previously discussed here. Among other…
On October 27, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Receivership Model Law Working Group (under the direction of the NAIC’s Receivership and Insolvency Task…
On October 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release announcing its Star Ratings for the 2018 Medicare health and…
Watchdog Faults Slack Oversight of State Obamacare Exchanges
A September 29 article in Bloomberg BNAs Health Care Daily Report and other publications, “Watchdog Faults Slack Oversight of State Obamacare Exchanges,” discussed a report by the…
Is the Federal Insurance Exchange Secure?
A September 20 article in Bloomberg BNAs Health Care Daily Report and other publications, entitled “Is the Federal Insurance Exchange Secure?,” discussed the September Work Plan update…