By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 29, 2017
Aetna Insurance Co. is facing a class action over claims that it failed to protect the privacy of HIV patients by mailing sensitive information in see-through envelopes.
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | August 8, 2017
On June 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would alter the Quality Payment Program (the new Medicare value-based reimbursement system) as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). CMS hopes the proposed rule will simplify the Quality Payment Program, especially for small, independent, rural practices, while also ensuring fiscal sustainability and high-quality care within Medicare.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 4, 2017
Nonreligious anti-abortion organizations are not exempt from the Affordable Care Act's mandate that their health insurers cover birth control in employees' insurance plans, a federal appeals court has ruled.
By Charles Toutant | August 2, 2017
The failure of nurse Kaci Hickox to collect any money after being held by state officials for 80 hours in a tent outside a hospital, even after twice testing negative for Ebola, illustrates the difficulties of getting compensated for allegations of excessive quarantine measures.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 28, 2017
Where a medical patient could not be relied upon to pay her expenses or authorize medical decisions for herself due to her condition, it would have been impossible for that patient to read, understand and execute an arbitration agreement knowingly. The court recommended affirmance of its order overruling defendants' preliminary objection and request for binding arbitration.
By Kristen Rasmussen | July 14, 2017
The settlements are the latest example of the DOJ going after fraud in hospice facilities and nursing homes.
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | July 10, 2017
This article addresses common questions that new physicians, current physicians, and other medical professions (and those advising them) may have regarding medical licenses in the state of Pennsylvania.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | July 7, 2017
The owners of a now-defunct Philadelphia hospice have agreed to pay $8.8 million to settle claims that they received taxpayer money for services that were either unnecessary or never provided, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
By Ross Todd | June 16, 2017
Officials at the Department of Justice announced the settlement with the Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based nursing home and rehabilitation therapy company Friday morning.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
The amount of noneconomic damages the jury awarded to the plaintiff, who underwent an unnecessary laparotomy surgery, fell within the uncertain limits of fair and reasonable. The court denied the moving defendants' motion for remittitur or a new trial on damages.
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