AVENUE SOLUTIONS for AETNA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, issues relating to offset of repeal of 1099 reporting.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to HIPAA privacy; Implementation of healthcare reform, including medical loss ratio, preventive services, rate review, claims and appeals, and exchanges Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; transition for smaller states and plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations; Insurance Market Reform: individual market reform; small group market reform; guaranteed issue; community rating, health status rating, health savings accounts/medical savings accounts; individual mandate; MEWAs;

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Insurance INS

Implementation of healthcare reform, including issues related to medical loss ratio, preventive services, rate review, claims and appeals, exchanges, benefit packages, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, rescissions, essential benefits package, and part time worker provisions

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Advantage payment; Legislation to restore Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES