ERISA Preemption in Case of Liberty Mutual Health Insurance Plan
The Supreme Court ruled that ERISA pre-empts Vermont’s statute as applied to ERISA plans in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., decided on March 1, 2016. Liberty Mutual maintains a self-insured employee health plan and some of those employees reside in Vermont. Vermont maintains a health-claims database (an “all-payor claims database” or APCD) that requires …
Skilled Nursing Facilities Increase Therapy Minutes while Federal Fraud Enforcement Plays Catchup
The Medicare and Medicaid programs were established to ensure the health and medical needs of our nation’s aging and disabled populations. Unfortunately, a small number of doctors,hospitals,nursing homes,drug companies, and other health care providers have taken advantage of our tax dollars by making false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.Common fraudulent schemes include billing for unperformed …
Helpful Medicare Resources
Coordination of Benefits & Recovery: http://go.cms.gov/cobro Attorney Services: http://go.cms.gov/attorney Beneficiary Services: http://go.cms.gov/bene Insurer Services: http://go.cms.gov/insurer
Medical Search Engine
MedNexus is a medical search engine for patients – think “Google for Medicine”. “Through our search engine, you can find the most relevant content from a variety of sources: medical journals, patient forums, government health sites, etc. We want to empower patients to educate themselves and cut through the noise and pseudo-science of typical online health …
The Inside Insurance Track
Insurance contracts are not drafted with the goal of providing clarity to the insured/policyholder. The “accept” button you push when you update licensing agreements with Apple or other software providers do not give you the ability to negotiate the terms of the agreement. These are called contracts of adhesion or unilateral contracts. Insurance contracts …
Bryant Legal Group PC will be closed for Labor Day
Bryant Legal Group PC will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2015 for the Labor Day holiday. If you need to reach us, please go ahead and leave a message or send us an email and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.
2015 Justice Served Awards
The 2015 Justice Served Awards honor each of these nominees for their commitment to a safer, more just America. Tell us which story moves you the most (see our nominating criteria below), and we’ll enter you into a drawing for a free subscription to Consumer Reports. – See more at: http://letamericaknow.com/view_feature_ysk.php?memberid=22530&orderid=883&issueid=1508#sthash.sUkTDjJq.dpuf Justice Served Awards Nominating …
Bryant Legal Group PC Receives 2015 Best Businesses of Chicago Award
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bryant Legal Group PC Receives 2015 Best Businesses of Chicago Award Chicago Award Program Honors the Achievement Chicago, July 30, 2015 — Bryant Legal Group PC has been selected for the 2015 Best Businesses of Chicago Award in the Legal Services category by the Best Businesses of Chicago Award Program. …
Medicare Secondary Payer Act
REMINDER: Pursuant to 42 USC Section 1395y(b)(2), commonly known as the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, Medicare may not make payment for medical benefits where payment has been made or can reasonably be expected to be made under a workers’ compensation law or plan of the United States or a state, or under an automobile or …
Medicare 2015 Open Enrollment
Annual enrollment for Part D prescription drug plans and Part C Medicare Advantage plans is from October 15, 2014 through December 7, 2014. This means that Medicare beneficiaries have to analyze their options and make choices by December 7, 2014. During open enrollment, Medicare beneficiaries who do not have a Part D plan can enroll …