bhoffman | August 12, 2010
CCH® BENEFITS, www.hr.cch.com
California
The California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) has approved an average increase of more than 9% in health premiums next year for state and local government workers. CalPERS blamed the rate increase on rising costs for hospital care, doctor visits, and prescriptions. The increase will mean higher premiums for public agencies and their [...]
bhoffman | July 19, 2010
www.thompson.com
Health Net of Connecticut, Inc. agreed to pay $250,000 to resolve a HIPAA privacy lawsuit by the state of Connecticut that was the first to be filed under HIPAA’s recently added state enforcement powers. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal had sued Health Net in January over a major data breach that the insurer suffered in [...]
Adam V. Russo | May 6, 2010
Hi Adam & Ron,
Earlier this year Charlie sent you and email about a proposed Connecticut House Bill HB 5090 which was an Act to Regulate Third Party Administrators. We had several concerns with the bill. Two of the more major concerns was that attempted to block TPAs from getting paid for % savings work. It [...]
Adam V. Russo | February 23, 2010
Connecticut. Insurance regulators in the state have given three of the top five insurers approval to raise rates for 2010 by double-digit percentages. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Net of Connecticut, and ConnectiCare asked for group health plan rate increases of 15.78%, 19.09%, and 14.5%, respectively, for 2010. According to the health insurers [...]
Adam V. Russo | December 4, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut’s attorney general has sued CVS Caremark Corp, accusing the drugstore chain of selling food, beverages and over-the-counter medications
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said CVS sold expired items including antacids, baby formula, cough medicine, energy drinks and foods including eggs, milk and yogurt in 20 of 45 stores in the state that [...]
Adam V. Russo | November 13, 2009
Connecticut sought to reduce every worker’s compensation subrogation claim for the injured employee’s attorney’s fees and necessary expenses.
Adam V. Russo | June 12, 2009
NASP, www.subrogation.org
Connecticut has introduced a bill that would reduce every Workers’ Compensation subrogation claim for the injured employee’s attorney fees and necessary expenses. See Connecticut House Bill 6683 as amended. Connecticut’s law provides that the employer does get the first recovery dollar once a reduction for attorney fees is calculated when the employer joins as [...]
Adam V. Russo | October 16, 2008
A self-insured employer may seek reimbursement from a guaranty association for an insolvent insurer’s apportioned share of a worker’s compensation claim, according to a recent decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court. A worker sought comp benefits from his employer which was either self-insured for workers’ comp or was covered under policies issued by various carriers. [...]
Adam V. Russo | June 13, 2008
California
The California Assembly Health Committee recently passed a series of bills that will mandate expansion of specific benefits and health services for insurers. Benefits and services include mental health coverage (AB1877), screening and diagnostic test for gynecological cancer (AB1774), HIV testing (AB1894), maternity health care (AB1962), and breast cancer screening (AB 2234). Insurance plans [...]
