On November 17, 2022, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a decision in Encompass Healthcare, PLLC, v. Citizens Insurance Company, which clarified the tolling provision of the no-fault act and the timelines that medical providers have to file a lawsuit to recover their unpaid charges. For nearly two decades it has been the law, under […]
According to the Michigan State Police, 282,640 traffic crashes happened in Michigan in 2021 – 1068 of those accidents resulted in a fatality. Accidents involving a motorcycle accounted for 1.1% (3,271). But motorcycles were involved in 16% (171) of the traffic crashes that resulted in a fatality. From a potential for injury standpoint – motorcycle […]
In the new world of “PIP choice,” consumers can now choose how much PIP (primarily medical coverage) to carry on their no-fault insurance policies. Depending upon eligibility, some are choosing only $50,000; others are selecting $250,000 or $500,000; and many have wisely continued with unlimited lifetime coverage. Still others have decided to exclude medical coverage […]
Last week, VDA OD LLC, a Nevada healthcare staffing agency providing nurses to a public school district, pleaded guilty to violating the criminal antitrust laws by entering into a “no-poach” agreement with a competitor. The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged VDA in 2021 with agreeing with a competitor agency not hire each other’s nurses—in other […]
The IRS recently released inflation-adjusted limitations that apply to various employee benefits in 2023. Medical FSA Limitation and Maximum Carryover Amount for 2023 The IRS recently announced the revised dollar limitation on employee salary reduction contributions to a medical FSA, and the revised maximum medical FSA carryover amount. For 2022, the employee salary reduction contribution […]
On September 29, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives approved passage of the Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act, a bill that if enacted into law has significant implications for providers seeking payment of health plan claims governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, commonly known as ERISA. Currently, ERISA authorizes benefit plan […]
As expected, the Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to review the court of appeals’ decision in Ellen M. Andary et al v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company et al. In Andary, the court of appeals ruled that the new No-Fault Fee Schedule, which was a part of the 2019 changes to Michigan’s No-Fault Act, did not […]
On August 10, 2022 the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that private parties have four years to file suit to recover double damages under the Medicare Secondary Payor Act (“MSPA”). MSPA Claims 1, LLC v Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co, 11th Circuit Case No. 21-1135. This is the first time […]
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law a large piece of legislation titled the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”). The IRA contains several provisions that indirectly impact plan sponsors of group health plans. Notably, the IRA provides a safe harbor that allows high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) to cover insulin before the participant meets […]
On September 15, 2022, OFCCP announced that the deadline for submitting objections to the FOIA request for all federal contractors’ 2016-2020 EEO-1 Type 2 reports has been extended until October 19. The previous deadline had been September 19. Our previous alert on the OFCCP FOIA request is here. If you have any questions, or would […]
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