Health Insurance Premiums
An issue which confronts providers, employers and beneficiaries alike, and was a major driver in the federal health care legislation, is the affordability of small business and individual health care policies. It is clear that a family making $50,000 to $75,000 a year finds it difficult, and in some instances impossible, to afford family coverage […]
October 18, 2010 Regulatory Developments
Here are the most recent healthcare related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register on October 18, 2010: On October 18, 2010 at 42 N.J.R. 2367, the Department of Banking and Insurance published notice of its proposed amendments to its rules governing individual health benefits plans and health maintenance organization plans under the […]
Medicare Trust Fund Solvent thru 2029 — Maybe
The Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Funds reported that the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund’s solvency has now been extended from 2017 to 2029. On the surface, this is good news for everyone. Medicare, as we are all aware, is the major payor […]
September 20, 2010 Regulatory Developments
Here are the most recent healthcare related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register on September 20, 2010: On September 20, 2010 at 42 N.J.R. 2179, the Department of Human Services published notice of its proposed readoption with amendments to its regulations governing payment for prosthetic and orthotic services under Medicaid. On September […]
Medicare/Medicaid Primary Care Payment Increase
While some physicians have expressed concern regarding the negative effect that health care reform will have on their level of reimbursement, others will soon see an increase in reimbursement from the Medicare program if they fit within the definition of a “primary care practitioner.” Effective January 1, 2011, payments to primary care practitioners will be […]