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SIIA State Legislative/Regulatory Update Report
March 16, 2015 — This is your weekly update of state legislative/regulatory developments affecting companies involved in the self-insurance/alternative risk transfer marketplace. Should you have any questions on information provided in these reports and/or would like to alert SIIA to…
Anthem Data Breach Implications for Employers
By Chris Rylands & Carrie Byrnes As has now been widely reported, Anthem, Inc. was the unfortunate target of a cyber-attack potentially impacting 80 million current and former customers. Some reports have indicated that the HIPAA breach notification rules will not…
Federal Court Keeps TPA As Third-Party Defendant in Suit Between Stop Loss Carrier and Group
MyHealthGuide Source: Thomas A. Croft, Esq., 1/10/2015, StopLossLaw.com Article Case: Unimerica Insurance Company v. GA Food Services, Inc., et al., No. 8:14-cv-2419-T-33TBM, In the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, December 10, 2014) Court…
4th Quarter 2015 Newsletter – Phia News
New Faces at Phia • Joseph Huddleston – Claims Support • Alex Theberge – Office Management Assistant Movers & Shakers!!!! • Christopher M. Aguiar – Now licensed to practice law • Sean N. Donnelly – Now licensed to practice law…
FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation (Part XXII)
United States Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration November 6, 2014 Set out below are additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of the Affordable Care Act. These FAQs have been prepared jointly by the Departments of Labor (DOL),…
Supreme Court of California Case Notification for Children’s Hospital Central California v. Blue Cross of California
In an important legal development in the healthcare cost debate, the California Supreme Court has denied a petition for review of the recent decision in Children’s Hospital of Central California v. Blue Cross of California, 226 Cal. App.4th 1260 (2014)….
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