18+ hour, 39+ min ago  (96+ words) Bloomberg Law News A key Medicare panel that advises Congress issued a report Monday analyzing the financial health of the federal insurance program, outlining steps policymakers can take to ensure its continued viability. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission focused much…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago  (109+ words) Bloomberg Law News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is soliciting comments on whether it should alter requirements for essential health benefits, which are one of the most recognizable pillars of the Affordable Care Act. The agency said Friday…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (121+ words) Bloomberg Law News Northwestern University can't immediately appeal a court ruling forcing it to defend allegations that its health plan wrongly offers a high-cost benefit tier that provides no extra benefits. The "novelty" of the allegations aren't enough to justify…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (123+ words) Bloomberg Law News Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) plans to unveil fresh incentives for long-term care next week that will have bipartisan appeal, adding Senate Democrats are well positioned to work on healthcare issues in the months ahead. Capitol Hill has…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (118+ words) Bloomberg Law News A W. R. Berkley Corp. unit won a ruling from New Jersey's high court affirming the insurer is off the hook for a pharmaceutical company's legal costs in a dispute where a director was accused of engaging in wrongful…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (181+ words) AI is changing the practice of tax law. This series examines the ethical, legal, and practical implications of AI across key areas of tax practice. AI's ubiquity ensures that its use will run up against, and potentially collide with, any…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (230+ words) AI is changing the practice of tax law. This series examines the ethical, legal, and practical implications of AI across key areas of tax practice. Part 1 explains the rapid emergence of generative AI following the public release of Chat GPT…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (100+ words) Bloomberg Law News Upcoding in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans has recently been targeted by both Congress and the executive branch, suggesting that the ongoing crackdown on the insurance practice is growing more varied and intense. In addition to a renewed…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (105+ words) Bloomberg Law News Dozens of leading insurance companies announced Friday that they will adopt consistent standards for doctors submitting requests for prior approvals of common medical procedures such as CT scans and MRIs. AHIP, the nation's largest insurance industry trade…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (114+ words) Bloomberg Law News House Budget Republicans met with "Shark Tank" mogul Mark Cuban Tuesday, where members say they discussed high health costs and possibilities for addressing them. "The focus was on the cost of care and how it's just unsustainable,…...