Insurance – May 24, 2012

by Reed Smith on 5/22/2012

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Health Care & Life Sciences News • NDRC: Chinese government to review carefully drug pricing differences between ex-factory and bid prices (NBD News 2012-04-05) – April 5, 2012...more

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/14/2012

When you enter into a contract with a vendor, you generally impose insurance requirements on the vendor and an indemnification obligation. But consider whether your current contracts have insurance requirements that would...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/8/2012

Most state and federal health care investigations are prompted by audits or claims brought by whistleblowers. But a recent newspaper article about a debt collection company’s tactics has prompted Congressional ire and...more

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 4/30/2012

HHS reached a settlement on March 12, 2012 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (“BCBST”) for $1.5 million stemming from a 2009 data breach. This settlement represents the first under the HITECH Act....more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 4/16/2012

Two weeks after announcing that he would use an Executive Order to set up an exchange, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) acted on his promise and issued Executive Order No. 42 on Thursday to create the New York Health Benefit...more

by Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 4/10/2012

As you read this sentence, someone is accepting — without thought — online terms and conditions to purchase the latest version of Angry Birds. Online terms and conditions are not limited to $1.99 application purchases,...more

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/30/2012

Businesses today have complex, carefully-designed insurance plans to protect against physical property loss, environmental damage, defective products and other risks. Much of a company's value, though, is now tied up in its...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/20/2012

The clinical laboratory community is dismayed by a last minute, $2.7 billion cut to the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS)  to help finance the payroll tax and SGR deal.  The deal...more