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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

UVA health system will curb decades of hounding patients over medical bills

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 4/28/2021

The University of Virginia health system has decided to end decades of draconian bill collection, giving a reprieve to tens of thousands of patients and their families who faced harsh legal actions to recover crushing medical...more

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R.... on 1/23/2017

Healthcare Options Following the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act and the Eventual Repeal of Obamacare - Overview - The presidential inauguration has come and gone. The House and Senate are already clearing the...more

Changing Financial Landscape for Medical Debts of the Uninsured

BakerHostetler on 6/17/2014

The implementation of the ACA has afforded many with the opportunity to obtain insurance coverage. Despite the opportunity, a large number of individuals have either chosen not to enroll in a health plan or have been unable...more

Cost Caps on Medical Procedures Approved

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 5/21/2014

Federal officials recently approved “reference pricing,” a new cost-control mechanism that allows insurers to put a dollar limit on the amount that health plans pay for some expensive medical procedures, such as knee and hip...more

State of the Union - Part 4: Medical Expense Account

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R.... on 8/8/2013

Overview - Over the course of this series, I have been pontificating on a number of points. First, ERISA and tax regulation have in my view had the unintended effect of reducing benefits for workers and business owners...more

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