Late last week, Governor Lamont announced that the Commissioner of the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), Deidre Gifford, plans to retire from state service in June. No successor was named. ...more
Our recent article in Physicians Practice outlines 10 Dos and Don’ts for physicians and other practitioners to take into account when deciding whether to establish a direct primary care (DPC) practice. ...more
Pullman & Comley’s annual survey of health law cases summarizes important decisions issued in 2024 affecting the practice of medicine and the payment for health care services....more
1/30/2025
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Connecticut ,
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Hospitals and health insurance companies will bear the brunt of several new legal requirements taking effect on January 1, 2025. These requirements stem from the 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly...more
12/5/2024
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Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
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Opioid ,
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used its emergency waiver authority to relax many aspects of health care delivery during the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE) to allow health care...more
5/3/2023
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Healthcare ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicare ,
Patient Access ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Waivers
Significant health care cases of 2022 included a surprise billing unfair trade practices case, a class action recognizing a patient’s constitutionally protected interest in their inpatient classification and a ruling...more
1/31/2023
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Health Insurance ,
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Hospitals ,
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Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
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Surprise Medical Bills
The Federal No Surprises Act (42 USC §300gg-111 et seq.), effective for plan years beginning January 1, 2022, restricts surprise bills for patients with job-based or individual health care coverage who receive...more
The 2021 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly was a particularly busy one with dozens of important new statutes being enacted that will impact the health care industry. We’ve highlighted below some of the...more
9/27/2021
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Bias ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Controlled Substances ,
Cybersecurity ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Employee Training ,
Essential Workers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Marijuana ,
Medicaid ,
Negligent Credentialing ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
Governor Lamont’s recent renewal of his declaration of the public health and civil preparedness emergencies through July 20, 2021 was followed by Executive Order 12B that repeals portions of previously-issued Executive...more
6/7/2021
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Executive Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Part D ,
Patient Access ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations
Plaintiff Cannot Cure Defective Malpractice Opinion Letter with an Affidavit Connecticut law requires that a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action demonstrate the existence of his or her good faith by obtaining a written...more
1/28/2021
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Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medicare Beneficiaries ,
Opinion Letter ,
Standard of Care ,
Telehealth
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
2/8/2018
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Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Class Action ,
Doctor-Patient Privilege ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patients
Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more
2/16/2017
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EMTALA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Informed Consent ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Mental Health ,
Negligence ,
Nurses ,
Peer Review ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
Psychiatric Hospitals ,
Public Policy ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Wage Index
Beginning January 28, 2017, Connecticut hospitals must start notifying patients who schedule certain non-emergency diagnoses or procedures of their right to request related cost and quality information. This new requirement...more