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Key Points: Evidence of past medical bill charges that have been paid, adjusted, or written off are not relevant. Florida case law establishes that Medicare/Medicaid recipients are precluded from showing evidence of medical...more
Tens of millions of us endured the annual paper chase of tracking down and sorting through receipts and forms so we could file income tax returns. Here’s another paper exercise that promises more personal benefits than just...more
What amount of past medical expenses can a plaintiff present to the jury when he or she is a Medicare recipient? The short answer: only the amount of past medical expenses the plaintiff is obligated to pay, not the gross...more
Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 837 into law this morning after the Florida Legislature passed sweeping tort reform intended to bring long-overdue balance and transparency to tort litigation....more
The 2023 Session of the Florida Legislature will involve a number of significant proposed bills, including House Bill 837 which, among other issues, seeks to bring balance and transparency to tort litigation. On February...more
This past week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that private causes of action brought under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP Act) are not preempted by contractual and state procedural...more
The Florida Supreme Court recently confirmed that claimants may only submit evidence of past medical bills actually paid by Medicare as opposed to the unadjusted amount. See Elaine Dial vs. Calusa Palms Master Association,...more
On April 28, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court issued its decision in Dial v. Calusa Palms Master Association, Inc., which addressed the question: DOES THE HOLDING IN JOERG V. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., 176...more
President Biden has signed the latest COVID-19 relief bill, which in addition to authorizing stimulus checks, funding vaccine distribution, and extending unemployment benefits, also provides assistance to seniors in a number...more
Barron’s recently reported in an article called The Real Cost of Healthcare in Retirement. The article suggests that seniors with adequate Medicare coverage will spend on average $260,000 per couple on healthcare from age 65...more
The first two parts of this series on mass tort tips discussed the best practices for intake and how to develop an inventory of mass tort cases. Now that all that hard work has paid off, and it’s time for settlement. In any...more
Over the last few weeks, President Trump and lawmakers in both the House and Senate have taken several steps to protect patients from surprise medical bills, the latest signs of bipartisan momentum to address the issue this...more
Stokes v. Muschinske, No. B280116, 2019 WL 1513208 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 14, 2019) (awaiting official publication) begs the question, does reference to a plaintiff’s membership in a health care plan, like Kaiser Permanente, or...more
Good news for defendants. The Court of Special Appeals recently decided that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act does not preempt the Maryland statute that allows post-trial motions to reduce judgments for past medical expenses....more
Medicare is the federal health insurance program that covers people who are 65 or older and certain younger individuals with disabilities. If you are a Medicare recipient and you are injured, Medicare may cover the cost of...more
Tax-exempt bond financing, an anticipated impact to philanthropic donations, repeal of the individual mandate, and taxation of highly compensated executives are among the changes for 2018....more
Following a final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, 2017, Congress sent the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) to President Donald Trump's desk. In addition to extensive revisions to the tax...more
Providers, including charitable hospitals, nonprofit organizations, and academic medical centers, should watch for possible policy changes in the tax reform bill reconciliation process....more
The culmination of the year’s legislative activity all comes down to the month of December – so buckle up. Congress will need to pass a government spending bill by December 8th, and this bill is expected to carry a...more
What happens if you are a high-income Medicare beneficiary who is paying a surcharge on your premiums and then your income changes? If your circumstances change, you can reverse those surcharges....more
The chart below compares key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). This chart is current as of July 13, 2017, and as of that date,...more
Florida has been plagued with insurance fraud for decades. All insurance coverages are susceptible to fraud, but scams are especially prevalent in the context of automobile accidents. Staged crashes, patient brokering,...more
DELAWARE MOVES TO MAKE TELEMEDICINE MORE ACCESSIBLE - On July 7, 2015, Governor Jack Markell signed into law House Bill No. 69 (DE LEGIS 80 (2015), 2015 Delaware Laws Ch. 80 (H.B. 69)), which amends various provisions of...more
On August 1, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced H.R. 2914, the Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act. The legislation would provide that the Stark Law's in-office ancillary services (IOAS) exception is not available for...more
In the fiscal year 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2013, CMS took two steps of note regarding the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH)...more