Legislative days are better with dogs, even if they are the oversized mascot variety. Tuesday’s tail-wagger was CALi, the “spokespuppy” for Bright from the Start: Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning, who scampered...more
The Kansas Insurance Department (“Department”) recently issued a Data Call to all Third Party Administrators (“TPAs”) licensed in the state of Kansas. Pursuant to the Data Call, the Department has requested information...more
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the Colorado Division of Insurance (“Division”) held its second Unfair Discrimination in Insurance Practices – Health Insurance Stakeholder meeting where the Division discussed efforts to develop...more
Both the federal government and the Pennsylvania state government are taking steps to reform the prior authorization process. Attached is the Pennsylvania Insurance Department Press Release, issued November 3, 2022, touting...more
In conjunction with the Locke Lord COVID-19 task force, we are reviewing, analyzing, and compiling regulatory updates to provide clients easy access to information during this unprecedented time. If you have any questions on...more
As previously discussed, the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) issued guidance pursuant to Governor Mike DeWine’s emergency declaration and order from March 9, 2020. Under Bulletin 2020-03, the ODI lifted certain...more
In 2018, a new Idaho law created an expedited path for out-of-state insurers to be authorized to issue health insurance in Idaho. Dubbed “Interstate Insurance Sale,” the law is codified as Idaho Code Section 41 306A and...more
On Friday, June 14, 2019 the Department of Managed Health Care (the “Department”) issued All Plan Letter 19-014 (OLS) (“APL”) containing its formal guidance regarding implementation of the General Licensure Requirements (for...more
Arizona has joined the national trend of trying to solve the “problem” of “surprise medical out-of-network bills.” The prevalence of this concern was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine which stated that 22% of...more
After a series of compliance failures leading to the resignation of company’s CEO, the privately-held health care brokerage company Zenefits was just hit with a $7 million dollar settlement by the California Department of...more
I. Executive Summary - On September 23, 2016, the California Legislature passed, and Governor Jerry Brown signed, Assembly Bill 72 (“the Law”), creating a new regime for the regulation of “surprise bills.” Surprise bills...more
Since the summer of 2015, a great deal of attention has focused on whether the proposed Anthem/Cigna and Aetna/Humana mergers will be approved by federal and state antitrust regulators. These transactions have been the...more
Within an environment of increased federal and state regulatory emphasis on health insurance related issues arising due to the passage by the U.S. Congress of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, the Texas...more
In an effort to reduce the number of different prior authorization forms with which providers must contend, the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has adopted a single, standard form for requesting prior authorization of...more
The New York Legislature recently enacted legislation that will require all health insurance plans that issue policies that provide for the use of a provider network to obtain network adequacy certification. The new...more