Did You Fail to File a Form 5500?

Most private-sector employee benefit plans are required to file an annual Form 5500. The Department of Labor (DOL) may impose a penalty of $1,100 for each day a Form 5500 was not timely filed.

Maryland Regulatory News - Summer 2000

1. In April, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) released its annual hospital disclosure report.

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Orders HMO to Pay Providers Twice

In an order dated December 27, 1999, Maryland Insurance Commissioner, Steven B.

HIPAA Privacy Standards for Electronic Health Information

The use of, and reliance on, the electronic exchange of health care information has increased dramatically during the last decade.

Maryland's High Court Rules on Hospital Rates

The Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) sets hospital rates in Maryland.

Maryland Regulatory News - Spring 2000

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Long-Anticipated New Safe Harbors Arrive

The federal anti-kickback law has long prevented health care providers from entering into certain business arrangements.

HSCRC Redesign

On February 2, 2000, the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) accepted and adopted the report of the HSCRC's Hospital Rate Redesign Work Group.

Did You Know? - Spring 2000

Utilization Review as the Practice of Medicine: Did you know that Ohio's Attorney General recently opined that physicians making utilization review decisions for third-party payors

Clinical Trials - Follow The Rules

More and more doctors are supplementing their income by soliciting their patients to participate in clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies.