Publication
Health Care Alert: Navigating Health Care Reform (September 17, 2010)
Section 2719 of the Public Health Service Act ("PHS Act"), which was added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the "Act"), sets forth standards for both internal claims and appeals and external review processes. The standards apply to group health plans and issuers offering individual and group policies, but do not apply to grandfathered plans or policies or excepted benefits under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (e.g., stand-alone dental and vision plans and certain health flexible spending accounts), and retiree-only plans.
About Snell & Wilmer
Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 17 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto and San Diego, California; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit swlaw.com.
