Legislature passed a bill requiring managed care organizations to remit direct payments to out-of-network providers
Legislature passed a bill requiring managed care organizations to remit direct payments to out-of-network providers
NIH Updates
Federal law in prohibiting insurers from adjusting premiums
Federal law in prohibiting insurers from adjusting premiums
Illinois health carriers can rescind a health policy
Illinois health carriers can rescind a health policy
$550 million budget deficit will not slow down the development of SustiNet
development of SustiNet
California’s Congressional delegation for supporting the U.S. Senate and House versions of health care reform legislation
In his annual State of the State message last week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger chastised California’s Congressional delegation for supporting the U.S. Senate and House versions of health care reform legislation. In his speech, Schwarzenegger said, “We are currently owed billions of dollars by the federal government for various programs. We need to work with the feds so that we can fix the flawed formula that demands that states spend money they do not have.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Congressional Democratic leaders met with the President last week while the rest of Congress remained back home, still on recess
Congressional Democratic leaders
The Original Medicare Plan
Medicare covers many of your health care needs.
Medicare Advantage Plans and Medigap Policies
Medigap policy to cover deductibles
Your Medicare Coverage Choices
Run by private insurance companies approved by Medicare.
Medigap (Supplemental Insurance) Policies
A Medigap policy is health insurance sold by private insurance companies to fill the “gaps” in Original Medicare Plan coverage. Medigap policies help pay some of the health care costs that the Original Medicare Plan doesn’t cover.
Medicare – Concurrent Retirement & Disability Payments (CRDP)
The Department of Defense (DoD) is, and has been, making extra payments to retirees to overcome some or all the offset from retired pay associated with receipt of disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Retirees cannot receive benefits simultaneously under both of these programs.
Medicare – National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The gene, PRPS1, appears to be crucial in inner ear development and maintenance.
Mental Disorders in Youth – Does Medicare Help
About half of American children and teenagers who have certain mental disorders don’t receive professional services, according to a new study.
Information and Instructions to Verify Social Security Numbers Online
There are two Internet verification options you can use to verify that your employee names and Social Security numbers match Social Security’s records. You can: Verify up to 10 names and SSNs (per screen) online and receive immediate results. This option is ideal to verify new hires.
Often employers ask to see an employee’s Social Security card
Often employers ask to see an employee’s Social Security card. But, do you really need to see the card? Since 1936, Social Security has issued over 30 different versions of the Social Security number (SSN) card which makes it difficult to recognize a valid card.
New Retirement Benefits – Medicare Does it Help?
The Department of Defense has two programs designed to reduce the reduction in retired pay due to receipt of Veteran Administration compensation, for certain disabled retirees. Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP) provides a 10-year phase-out of the offset to military retired pay due to receipt of VA disability compensation for members whose combined disability rating is 50% or greater . Members retired under disability provisions must have 20 years of service.