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In a surprise move, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an indefinite delay in enforcement of regulations pertaining to health plan enumeration and use of the Health Plan Identifier (HPID) in HIPAA transactions that would have otherwise required self-funded employer group health plans (among other covered entities) to take action as early as November 5, 2014.
The CMS statement reads as follows:
Bianchi is the practice group leader of the Mintz Levin's employee benefits & executive compensation practice, where he advises corporate, not-for-profit, governmental, and individual clients on … Read full bio
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