IRS, DOL, & HHS Issue Patient's Bill of Rights
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IRS, DOL, & HHS Issue Interim Final
Regulations on Annual and Lifetime Coverage Limits, Preexisting Condition
Exclusions, Coverage Rescission, Emergency Coverage, and Provider Selection
On June 22, 2010, President Obama announced the release of the
New Patient's Bill of Rights, which is actually the interim final regulations
interpreting the health care reform law's (known as the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act or "PPACA") limitations on annual and lifetime coverage
limits, preexisting condition exclusions, coverage rescission, health care
provider selection rules, and emergency coverage.
The new regulations were released to
clarify open points regarding the interpretation of gaps in the text of PPACA
and in response to specific requirements imposed by PPACA on the Department of
Health and Human Services ("HHS"), the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), and
the Department of Labor ("DOL").
The McCart Group will continue to update you
on the regulations as they are released. |
