On October 13, 2021, the California Court of Appeal, 1st District in San Francisco issued its opinion in Gray v. Dignity Health, 2021 WL 4771982. In a published decision that will likely control the outcome in at least six...more
10/28/2021
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Emergency Rooms ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Goods or Services ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Hospitals ,
Liability ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Price Transparency ,
Transparency
On August 12, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Natarajan v. Dignity Health, No. S259364. The case addresses the potential bias of hearing officers appointed to preside over hospital administrative...more
On June 4, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Case No. 16-111. The case addresses the conflict between the right to be free from discrimination and...more
6/21/2018
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Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
LGBTQ ,
Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd v Colorado Civil Rights Commission ,
Private Sector ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Reversal ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS
HCQIA Preemption of State Physician Whistleblower Statutes -
Medical professionals who are subject to adverse actions following peer review often seek to sue the peer review participants (including the individual...more
Securing the Safety Net for America's Vulnerable Populations -
Editor's Note: America's population is aging rapidly. By 2029, 75 million baby boomers will have reached age 65 and older, and older adults will represent...more
2/22/2017
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Affordable Care Act ,
Anthem Insurance ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Caregivers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
CIGNA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FMAP ,
HCQIA ,
Health Insurance ,
Humana ,
Lead Poisoning ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mergers ,
Opioid ,
Private Sector ,
Substance Abuse ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In an opinion issued late last week, the California Supreme Court interpreted the Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq. (the “UCL”), to allow a UCL unlawfulness claim based on a “borrowed” federal...more