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• PAYERID: More Than A Number ( March 1999 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Publication from the Department of Health and Human Services which outlines the development of PAYERID in order to simplify, standardize, and otherwise improve the process of exchanging electronic health care information.

• Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Questions and Answers ( January 1999 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Brochure from the Department of Health and Human services providing answers to questions regarding the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.

• Questions and Answers for Medicare Beneficiaries Who Lose Managed Care Coverage ( November 1998 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Brochure from the Department of Health and Human Services which provides answers to questions about non-renewals of Medicare contracts by certain managed care programs and the choices available to beneficiaries and Medicare for supplemental insurance.

• Unique Health Identifier for Individuals: A White Paper ( July 1998 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  White paper from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the proposed rule on requirements for a unique health identifier for individuals in connection with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

• The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998: General Questions and Answers ( February 1999 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Brochure from the Department of Health and Human Services answering questions regarding the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998.

• Questions and Answers Regarding Notice Requirements Under The Women?s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 ( February 1999 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Publication from the Department of Health and Human Services answering questions regarding the notice requirements in the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998.

• Provider-Based Status: Proposed Rules Require Advance Determination ( January 1999 )
  Patricia Owen Powers of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

  The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) proposed rules on Sept. 8 for the payment of hospital outpatient se.

• When Physicians Try to Unionize Against HMOs ( November 1998 )
  Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

  ”I'm sorry, the doctors can't see you today. They are on strike.” Is this a possible scenario? Given the dissatisfaction felt by many doctors over the increasing power of managed care plans, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations and other networks it is not hard to imagine.

• Fact Sheet: Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries After HMOs Withdraw ( October 1998 )
  Dept. of Health and Human Services

  Fact sheet prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services which describes how Medicare beneficiaries benefits are protected when an HMO withdraws its existing Medicare contract.

• New Florida Legislation Insulates Health Care Entities from Liability and Reduces Costs for Credentialing Certification ( October 1998 )
  Michael P. DeVoe of Broad and Cassel Attorneys at Law

  Credentialing is the process of assessing and validating the qualifications of a licensed health care professional..