Insurance – May 21, 2012

by Dickinson Wright on 5/3/2012

In this issue: - McCarran Repeal Legislation Passes in the House In late March, legislation that would repeal the health insurance industry’s antitrust exemption, contained in the McCarran Ferguson Act (15 USC...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/25/2012

In today’s health care reform environment, “efficient health care delivery,” “stemming soaring health care costs,” and “improving outcomes” are just a few of the many often-stated goals. The proper role of antitrust...more

by White & Case LLP on 4/13/2012

In a decision that may reverberate beyond the antitrust context, New York’s highest court — the Court of Appeals — held that the state’s antitrust statute lacks the extraterritorial scope to reach a purely foreign alleged...more

by Dickinson Wright on 2/15/2012

In this issue: Fiduciary Duties to Employer Can Prevent Competition by Physicians; Impact of Illegality of Payment Arrangement Under Stark Law on Payment for Services Provided by Referring Physician; and As Consolidation...more

by Sedgwick LLP on 12/29/2011

U.S. District Court – Northern District of California In Perez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2011 WL 5833636 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 15, 2011), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed an...more

by Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 11/17/2011

Published in Competition Law360 - November 2011. Within the past two months, the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits have addressed whether antitrust claims against an insured gave rise to a duty to defend by insurers under...more

by King & Spalding on 5/16/2011

In This Issue: - FTC Bars Texas Physician Group From Joint Price Negotiations - Blue Cross Announces Intention To Participate In Florida Medicaid Program - Court Issues Significant Guidance Concerning When...more

by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/12/2011

Key Health Law Issues for 2011 Throughout 2010 and continuing through the first quarter of 2011, we have seen the introduction of substantial, new developments in health care laws, policies and initiatives that will impact...more