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BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Not Decide California Medicaid Rate Case
February 22, 2012 By Michelle Oxman Leave a Comment
The first case that the Supreme Court heard when the term began in October will not be decided on its merits. As we discussed last fall, in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of California, the court heard arguments that Medicaid rate reductions … [Read More...]
Should Agent Commissions Be Excluded from the Medical Loss Ratio Formula?
February 22, 2012 By Harold Bishop Leave a Comment
Two separate bipartisan bills have been introduced in the House and Senate that would specifically exclude independent insurance producer (agents and brokers) compensation from the medical loss ratio (MLR) formula required by Section 2718 of the … [Read More...]
User Fees Expected to Pay for 98 Percent of FDA Budget Increase Request
February 22, 2012 By Anthony Nguyen Leave a Comment
The Food and Drug Administration requested a budget of $4.5 billion under the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget – a 17 percent increase from the enacted budge of FY 2012. In general, while the FDA's budget request of money provided … [Read More...]
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