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Social Security Act 1935
Title of Program :Social Security Act 1935 Who was it created by FDR (originally Fancis Townsend) What years was it established:August 1935 What was the purpose of the program: help american over 65 yrs old The kind of people it helped : American seniors (over 65) The amount of money the government spent on it :A reserve fund Financed through the imposition of payroll taxes on employers and employees. The original levy was 1%, but the rate has increased over the years. How did the program work: Back then when a person reached the age of 65 yrs. He or she will recive a money from the govn’t if there are not working. Now , if someone was working under 40hrs a week . He or she can go to social security and apply for unemployment to recive money for the missing hrs. Was the program constitutional: yes Was the program successful: yes and no, because the baby boomer are turning 65-75 yrs old and the gov’t spent all the money. Now the baby boomer are fighting for their money.
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The New Healthcare Reform Bill Passed by The Congress Prompted The New Claim Specialist Certification Class from ERISAclaim.com
The New Healthcare Reform Bill Passed by The Congress Prompted The New Claim Specialist Certification Class from ERISAclaim.com
Hanover Park, IL (PRWEB) November 9, 2009
ERISAclaim.com announced the first Claim Specialist Certification class under new healthcare reform legislation, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, after the House of Representatives passed a sweeping health care bill, H.R. 3962, Saturday night (November 7, 2009) with a tight vote of 220-215, making it the biggest expansion of health care coverage since Medicare was created more than 40 years ago for 96% of Americans.
President Obama said he was “absolutely confident” the Senate will follow suit in passing its version of the bill. “I look forward to signing comprehensive health insurance reform into law by the end of the year,” he said.
Although turning the bill into law remains uncertain for many provisions from different Senate Partisan Bills, it is absolutely certain that claims regulation for reimbursement under this new federal law is clear and well settled from the bipartisan Bills and as many as 14 provisions of this new federal legislation will go immediately into effect when signed by the President Obama at the end of the year. It is critically important and urgent for healthcare providers to be educated and trained to be the first certified claim specialists under this most comprehensive and new federal healthcare reimbursement law. We are also offering free webinar to explain the new legislative impact for healthcare providers and everyone under the Act.
Although it is uncertain what will be signed into law as to the antitrust provision of H. R. 3962 and whether the government or insurance companies will collect and manage the mandatory insurance premiums, it is absolutely clear that a new federal claim regulation will be signed into law, as passed by the House of Representatives. ERISA claim regulation, 29 CFR 2560.503-1, will be statutorily incorporated in its entirety into the new law for all qualified health benefit plans (QHBP), as the most important provisions from H. R. 3962 for healthcare providers for reimbursement purposes. The Affordable Health Care for America Act will create a new federal agency, Health Choices Administration, regulating qualified health benefit plans (QHBP), consisting of employment-based health plans, the traditional voluntary ERISA plans, and health insurance exchange plan, the new mandatory ERISA plans. The new legislation, H.R. 3962, is significant with following provisions:
1. Sec. 232 (b) of the Act, Requiring Fair Grievance and Appeals Mechanisms of the Act provides: “(b) INTERNAL CLAIMS AND APPEALS PROCESS.–Under a qualified health benefits plan the QHBP offering entity shall provide an internal claims and appeals process that initially incorporates the claims and appeals procedures (including urgent claims) set forth at section 2560.503-1 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as published on November 21, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 70246) and shall update such process in accordance with any standards that the Commissioner may establish”.
2. Sec. 232 (c) of the Act also creates a new federal external review process based on ERISA claim regulation to provide for an impartial, independent, and de novo review of denied claims, and the Health Choices Commissioner’s decision shall be binding on the plan and the entity, as the final claim decision in absence of judicial reviews, which is available now for punitive damages for exchange participating health plans.
3. Sec. 233 of the Act, Requiring Information Transparency and Plan Disclosure, enhanced the existing ERISA disclosure obligations for the plan and insurance company, and requires “Accurate and Timely Disclosure”, for both exchange participating health benefit plans and employment-based health plans, to both Health Choices Commissioner and the public, doctors, hospitals and the patients, of plan documents, plan terms and conditions, claims payment policies, and practices, periodic financial disclosure, data on the number of claims denials, data on rating practices, information on cost-sharing and payments with respect to any out-of-network coverage, and other information.
4. Sec. 233 (5) of the Act, Cost-Sharing Transparency, requires the plan to disclose to the healthcare provider the real fee schedule, plan UCR limit for individual service and supplies at CPT & HCPCS code level.
5. Sec. 235 of the Act, Timely Payment of Claims, provides new federal “Prompt Pay” laws, based on Medicare Part C timeframe, Managed-Care Medicare, to comply with the requirements of section 1857(f) of the Social Security Act.
6. Sec. 238 of the Act, State Prohibitions on Discrimination against Health Care Providers, has adopted “Any Willing Provider Laws” from existing state laws.
7. Sec. 251 of the Act provides new consumer protections, or Obama Patient Bill Of Rights, with state law compensatory and punitive damages as remedies for exchange-participating health plan members, although the new law does not change ERISA preemption of state punitive damage remedies (License to Kill, as some referred to) for employment-based health plans (traditional ERISA plans).
8. Sec. 257 of the Act allows state attorney general to sue for the compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of the private citizen of the state for any violations by the exchange-participating health plans, although traditional ERISA plan is still immune from state government actions from insurance Commissioner or attorney general.
9. Sec. 262 of the Act, Restoring Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Sector Insurers, if signed into law, this will officially provide statutory death penalty for managed care practice model in USA, in conjunction with vigorous enforcement of new federal ERISA claim regulation, complete disclosure of plan information and fee schedules.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act is 1990 page long. For more information and relevant documents, please visit the Website of House Of Representatives:
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ERISAclaim.com, located in northwestern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, is an online publisher, consultant and educator for ERISA claim education, training and consulting as well as claims recovery for ERISA healthcare claims. It also provides ERISA litigation support, research assistance and fraud and abuse prevention as well as PPO auditing defense consulting. In addition to ERISA, ERISAclaim.com also provides consulting and education for Medicare Claim Appeals Specialist, for Medicare RAC overpayment appeals, fraud and abuse prevention.
Dr. Jin Zhou, the president of ERISAclaim.com, developed the nation’s first ERISA education and practical appeal system for healthcare providers 10 years ago, He has gained most comprehensive and unique practical experience in training and consulting in ERISA claims for healthcare providers for more than 10 years. Dr. Jin Zhou was sometimes referred to as the “Godfather of ERISA Claims” for healthcare providers by some industry experts.
For more information or to arrange an interview, please visit http://www.erisaclaim.com/certification.htm, or contact Dr. Jin Zhou, president of ERISAclaim.com, at 630-808-7237.
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Health Providers Watch for Passage of Bill that May Change Their World: “Preferred Provider” Contracts May Be Eliminated
Health Providers Watch for Passage of Bill that May Change Their World: “Preferred Provider” Contracts May Be Eliminated
Rockford, IL (PRWEB) March 18, 2010
Claims Recovery Company (CRC) is preparing for an influx of requests to assist hospitals facing the potential elimination of their contracts with insurers. It may now be urgent for healthcare providers to take full advantage of ERISA regulation provisions as the Senate contemplates changes that could eliminate current managed care contracting models for hospitals.
“We’ve utilized the Federal ERISA law since our inception to resolve payment disputes between hospitals and insurers, and are closely watching the Senate’s actions,” said F. Scott Winslow, CEO of the three-year-old firm. “Our expertise is focused on the 35-year-old ERISA law and its claim regulations and stipulations. This has enabled us to help hospital clients coast to coast receive the full payment provided under federal law.”
Although still uncertain what final provisions will be signed into law, several that are considered the “base” of the bill are not likely to change. These stipulations have not received much attention in the press. However, they are critical to hospital operations because of the impact that they will have on existing discount contracts with payors and the new mandatory process that will have to be followed to be paid.
Among the most important are the antitrust provisions of H. R. 3962. These represent a first-time opportunity for health providers to level the playing field with the insurance industry through the use of ERISA 29 CFR 2560.503-1. ERISA will be statutorily incorporated in its entirety into the new law for all qualified health benefit plans (QHBP), of great importance to healthcare providers for reimbursement purposes.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act will create a new federal agency, Health Choices Administration, regulating qualified health benefit plans (QHBP), consisting of employment-based health plans, the traditional voluntary ERISA plans, and health insurance exchange plan, the new mandatory ERISA plans. CRC, the recognized expert on ERISA claims, anticipates hospitals and healthcare providers will seek technical assistance with the following provisions of the new law:
APPEALS
Sec. 232 (b) of the Act, Requiring Fair Grievance and Appeals Mechanisms of the Act provides: “(b) INTERNAL CLAIMS AND APPEALS PROCESS.–Under a qualified health benefits plan the QHBP offering entity shall provide an internal claims and appeals process that initially incorporates the claims and appeals procedures (including urgent claims) set forth at section 2560.503-1 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as published on November 21, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 70246) and shall update such process in accordance with any standards that the Commissioner may establish”. CRC is expert in this area and currently offers this service to existing clients.
Sec. 232 (c) of the Act also creates a new federal external review process based on ERISA claim regulation to provide for an impartial, independent, and de novo review of denied claims, and the Health Choices Commissioner’s decision shall be binding on the plan and the entity, as the final claim decision in absence of judicial review, which will now be available for punitive damages for exchange participating health plans. CRC foresees an extended ability to assist clients as it has prepared files for this process since its inception under the existing regulation process.
INFORMATION DISCLOSURES
Sec. 233 of the Act, Requiring Information Transparency and Plan Disclosure, enhanced the existing ERISA disclosure obligations for the plan and insurance company, and requires “Accurate and Timely Disclosure”, for both exchange participating health benefit plans and employment-based health plans, to both the Health Choices Commissioner and the public, doctors, hospitals and the patients, of plan documents, plan terms and conditions, claims payment policies, and practices, periodic financial disclosure, data on the number of claims denials, data on rating practices, information on cost-sharing and payments with respect to any out-of-network coverage, and other information. CRC expects a more timely compliance with its ERISA based appeals and document reviews under this section of the new law.
Sec. 233 (5) of the Act, Cost-Sharing Transparency, requires the plan to disclose to the healthcare provider the real fee schedule, plan usual and customary limit for individual service and supplies at Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) & Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code level. CRC foresees a distinct advantage in resolving appeals on behalf of its clients. The usual and customary provisions have been the most tightly held secrets of the insurance industry and subject to actions by attorneys’ general.
PAYMENTS
Sec. 235 of the Act, Timely Payment of Claims, provides new federal “Prompt Pay” laws, based on Medicare Part C timeframe, Managed-Care Medicare, to comply with the requirements of section 1857(f) of the Social Security Act.
ANY WILLING PROVIDER (NO MORE PPO CONTRACTS?)
Sec. 238 of the Act, State Prohibitions on Discrimination against Health Care Providers, has adopted “Any Willing Provider Laws” from existing state laws. CRC sees a great advantage to its out of network clients and predicts a new era of contracting with insurance companies for its hospital clients if this provision is written into the final version of the law.
Sec. 251 of the Act provides new consumer protections, with state law compensatory and punitive damages as remedies for exchange-participating health plan members. Although the new law does not change the status of ERISA preemption as desired by the insurance industry, state punitive damage remedies for employment-based health plans (traditional ERISA plans) will remain in effect.
ANTITRUST AND DAMAGES
Sec. 257 of the Act allows state attorneys general to sue for the compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of the private citizens of the state for any violations by the exchange-participating health plans, although traditional ERISA plans are still immune from state government actions from insurance commissioners or attorneys general.
Sec. 262 of the Act, Restoring Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Sector Insurers. If signed into law, this will cripple the existing managed care practice model and in conjunction with vigorous enforcement of the new provision for federal ERISA claim regulations, complete disclosure of plan information and fee schedules will now be mandatory under a proper ERISA appeal.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act is 1990 pages long. For more information and relevant documents, please visit the Website of House Of Representatives:
CRC, based in Rockford, Illinois, offers, as an outside service, a process to appeal insurance claims under federal ERISA law as a patient advocate. This has the potential to deliver substantial portions of the contractuals for any claim where the commercial insurance coverage was issued by an employer (government, church and a few other minor categories are excepted). CRC performs this “administrative appeal” process with no upfront fees and is paid a percentage of new payments delivered directly to the hospital. CRC’s staff performs all work and answers all correspondence. CRC’s approach has been utilized by hospitals and other providers coast to coast for over ten years.
More Information: Linda
815.397.8002
Or SWinslow(at)crcclaim(dot)com
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program.
To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program.
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Social Security Act, ch. 531, 49 Stat
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Google to discuss OpenSocial at the Miami Social Networking Conference on January 31
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 12, 2007
Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that Patrick Chanezon, an API Evangelist at Google, will provide the keynote presentation at the Social Networking Conference taking place January 31-February 1, 2008 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
In November 2007, Google launched OpenSocial™, a set of common application programming interfaces (APIs) for building social applications on the web to allow multiple websites to host a third-party social application. The announcement was met with much excitement, curiosity and keen interest within the social networking industry. Many popular sites have committed to supporting OpenSocial, including: Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut™, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING.
To help educate about this rapidly growing segment of the social networking market, Google will provide the keynote presentation at the Social Networking Conference and discuss the OpenSocial initiative within the Social Networking industry.
In addition, speakers at the upcoming conference will include senior executives from high-profile Social Media companies such as: AOL, Digg, Technorati, Pringo Networks, Leverage Software, Visible Path, Intel Capital, Userplane and others.
Ticonderoga Ventures expects the 2008 Social Networking Conference in Miami to be the largest event of the year.
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Google, OpenSocial, and orkut are trademarks of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
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Fireside Chat On Works Relief Program and Social Security Act (April 28th 1935)
Fireside Chat On Works Relief Program and Social Security Act (April 28th 1935)
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Social Security Act 1986: Elizabeth II. Chapter 50
Social Security Act 1986: Elizabeth II. Chapter 50
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