On January 31, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the “Patient Safety Work Product” privilege cannot shield Florida health care providers from Amendment 7 requests. The court’s decision in Charles v. Southern Baptist...more
Significant changes to the Medicare payment system are underway. The Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is set to take effect January 1, 2017.
MACRA represents a deliberate departure by the...more
10/11/2016
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Incentives ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Medicare Part B ,
MIPS ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Nurses ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Penalties ,
Physician Assistants ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
PQRS ,
Quality Payment Program (QPP) ,
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) ,
Value-Based Payments
IN THE SPOTLIGHT -
The CFPB Takes First Enforcement Action Related to Data Security Practices.
LIFE INSURANCE -
Class Certified in Unique Fixed Indexed Annuity Case.
Alleged Misrepresentations to DFS Warrant...more
5/6/2016
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Automotive Loans ,
Bad Faith ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Derivatives ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FCC ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Junk Bonds ,
Life Insurance ,
RESPA ,
Retirement Plan ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SLUSA ,
Stark Law ,
TCPA ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
Uninsured and Under-Insured Motorists ,
Waivers
The U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Michigan recently initiated a civil antitrust action to enjoin certain marketing agreements between four south-central Michigan hospital systems alleging that the agreements...more
10/7/2015
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Final Judgment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Marketing ,
Operating Agreements ,
Settlement Offer ,
Sherman Act ,
Unfair Competition