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 …
Jennifer Danish named Vice Chair to the ABA TIPS Health & Disability Ins Law Committee
Jennifer Danish was named Vice Chair to the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Health & Disability Insurance Law Committee for 2014-2015. In this role, she serves as Newsletter Co-Editor.
CBA WC Committee Presentation 11/7/2014
David R. Bryant and Jennifer Danish will be presenting “UPDATE IN SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SET ASIDES” at the CBA Worker’s Compensation Committee Meeting scheduled for November 7, 2014, 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more information visit www.chicagobar.org.
Zaccone v. Standard: Court Rules that De Novo Standard of Review Applies
In Zaccone v. Standard Life Insurance Company, the court held that the US Supreme Court decision in Conkright v. Frommert does not nullify the Illinois statute prohibiting the inclusion of discretionary language in health and welfare insurance policies and that state statutes banning discretionary language are not violative of congressional intent. The court held that …