The Insurance Brokers’ Association of the State of New York (IBANY) has announced that Elizabeth Heck, President and CEO of Greater New York Insurance Companies, is the 2018 Insurance Person of the Year. Each year, insurance professionals are asked to submit nominations for the Insurance Person of the Year. Nominees are individuals known for their […]
Pavlova a/a/o Cosby Reavis v Allstate Ins. Co. In this no-fault suit, plaintiff medical provider billed for services under CPT code 20999, which is a “by report” code. The insurer denied the claim on the grounds that the provider did not supply documentation backing up the need for the services. The Appellate Term held that […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. This is the one hundredth anniversary of the great influenza pandemic of 1918. In his book The Great Influenza, John M. Barry described it as the deadliest plague in history. It killed more people in a year than the Black Death of the Middle Ages killed in a century. The […]
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