Category: Life & Health

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has advised that a non-group health plan (“NGHP”) technical teleconference relating to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“MMSEA”) was incorrectly scheduled for April 14, 2010 …

Over 200 insurance agents, brokers and health professionals attended the “Florida Health Care Summit” on January 11, 2010, during which various panel discussions on the Florida impact of federal health care reform legislation carried the common theme of necessity for …

On January 6, 2010, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”) held a Rule Hearing on proposed Rule Chapter 59A-35 regarding health care facility licensing procedures.  This proposed Rule Chapter would establish licensure requirements, application procedures and administrative proceedings for …

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will be a featured speaker at the 2010 Florida Health Care Summit on Monday, January 11, 2010 that will focus on federal health insurance legislation as it relates to Florida. Participants in the four scheduled …

The following final Rules relating to Medicare Supplement Insurance recently were adopted by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and will become effective on January 4, 2010 (to view the full text of a Rule, click on a Rule number …

The Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (“FHIAB”) will meet today, Tuesday, December 15 from 1:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. in Room 401 of the Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee.  The call-in number for this meeting is: 866.200.9760; conference code:  …

  A Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop was held on October 20, 2009 to discuss revisions to small group health insurance regulations, specifically the application process as specified by Rule 69O-149.041: Marketing Communication Material and Marketing Guidelines.  …

Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Health Insurance Reform and Small Businesses by Gene Sperling, Counselor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, is reprinted below.    Gene Sperling before the Senate Committee on Small Business …

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a proposed Rule that is expected to clarify program requirements for more than 4,000 Medicare Advantage programs (“Part C”) and Prescription Drug benefit programs (“Part D”).  The Rule amendments would …

During her recent testimony at a joint Congressional hearing, Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Mary Beth Senkewicz outlined the steps taken by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and the State of Florida to ensure rate stability and consumer protection …