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Marshall Dennehey

Pharmacy Staffed by Pharmacist Provided by an Employee Leasing Agency is a Provider as Defined by Section 109 of the Act. When a...

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700 Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office & SWIF; No. 660 C.D. 2020; No. 617 C.D. 2020; filed May 16, 2024; President Judge Cohn-Jubelirer - In this case, 700 Pharmacy filed five Fee Review...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

California Supreme Court Expands Ability of Public Interest and Non-Profit Trade Groups to Sue for Alleged Unfair Business...

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Can an organization sue you simply because it chose to divert resources to respond to your allegedly unfair business practices by claiming your practices are a perceived threat to its mission? The California Supreme Court...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Top Takeaways | Specialty Spotlight: Women’s Health and Fertility

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In this session, Brian Hall, a partner in McDermott’s Healthcare practice group, moderated a panel to discuss the opportunities for growth and investment in the women’s health and fertility space....more

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Top Takeaways | Employer Market Perspective

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In this session, McDermott Will & Emery Partner Patrick Healy moderated a panel that examined the expansion of value-based care in the employer market. We summarize the panel’s insights on how stakeholders can successfully...more

Kennedys

New trends in fragment billing: Non-facility companies billing for facility-bundled services

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When one receives surgery, it is common to receive a separate invoice from the physician and the facility. The physician bills for performing the surgery, and the facility bills for providing the products and services...more

Kerr Russell

Understanding Your Professional Liability Insurance Policy

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Professional liability insurance is important to physicians for various reasons. Its primary purpose is to fund the costs to defend claims alleging professional negligence and to fund the payment of any loss determined by...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Top Takeaways - Cybersecurity & Insurance Coverage in the Age of Telehealth: Understanding and Mitigating Your Risk

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With more frequent and more severe ransomware attacks against health care platforms and vendors and the increasing use of telemedicine, it is critical to understand how to proactively defend your organization using robust...more

Cozen O'Connor

Recent Bad Faith Cases Regarding Reasonableness of Medical Treatment

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In two recent cases, the courts showed substantial deference to patients’ treating physicians in determining the reasonableness of medical treatment. This deference appears to reflect a reluctance of courts to decide what...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Cybersecurity & Insurance Coverage in the Age of Telehealth: Understanding and Mitigating Your Risk - April 8th, 12:00...

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Amid the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine became a vital resource for physicians and patients alike. Even with a potential “new normal” on the horizon, telemedicine is here to stay. But with the expansion of...more

Roetzel & Andress

Malpractice Insurance: What Providers Need to Know

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Roetzel health law attorneys and HealthLaw HotSpot co-hosts Ericka Adler and David Hochman are joined this week by Mike Madey, the vice president of business insurance at The Horton Group, in a discussion of malpractice...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Ten Health Care Imperatives for the Decade Ahead: Ensuring Access to Coverage and Care - March 31st, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm...

Join Manatt and Innovators From Callen-Lorde and NY State of Health for a Dynamic Roundtable Exploring New Policy Opportunities and Strategies for Advancing Coverage and Care. Access to coverage and care is the linchpin of...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] National Roadmap on State-Level Efforts to End the Drug Overdose Epidemic - February 9th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

How Can Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Parity Laws Help Battle the Overdose Epidemic? Learn the Answers—and Catch Up on the Most Recent State and Federal Developments—at a New Webinar from the AMA and Manatt. ...more

White and Williams LLP

Congress Bans Surprise Medical Bills

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On December 21, 2020, as part of the nearly 5,600-page coronavirus economic relief package, a measure entitled the “No Surprises Act” was included to ban surprise medical bills. Once the “No Surprises Act” goes into effect...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Around The Corner: Digital Health at Scale: The Payor's Perspective - July 29th, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EDT

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The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed efforts by health insurers to expand reimbursement for telehealth services and digital health tools, and develop and invest in their own digital health tools. Health insurers, who...more

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[Webinar] Telemedicine Update: Professional Insurance - April 22nd, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

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Telemedicine guidance continues at a rapid pace at both the federal and state levels. To keep you in the know, our Digital Health team has joined forces with Larry W. Hansard of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] What Will Super Tuesday Mean for Healthcare? - March 2nd, 1:00 pm ET

With healthcare playing such a central role in the election, what could the Super Tuesday results mean for healthcare stakeholders? On March 2—the day before Super Tuesday—Manatt Health will explore these questions in a new...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Surprise Billing Initiatives Face Not-So-Surprising Resistance

“Surprise billing,” also known as “balance billing,” is one of few areas that garners bipartisan support. Surprise billing occurs when a patient inadvertently goes out of his or her insurer’s network, resulting in a “surprise...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Laws Expand Telehealth in California

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law two bills that expand the delivery of telehealth services in the state. In particular, the legislation: • Permits providers to prescribe medications without a...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

Will Rx drug costs fall if U.S. puts squeeze on middlemen and curbs rebates?

The Trump Administration has put out its latest prescription to try to slash out-of-control prescription drug prices: Officials want to call medication “rebates” what they say they’ve really become — “kickbacks” — and crack...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Massachusetts Law Increases Patient Privacy for Dependents

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On March 30, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a bill intended to provide individuals with more privacy protection from their health insurance companies. The “Protecting Access to Confidential...more

Robinson+Cole Massachusetts Appellate Blog

Appeals Court: No Bad Faith For An Insurer’s Legitimate Exercise Of A Contractual Right Or Its Settlement Within The Policy Limit...

In a Rule 1:28 decision applying New Hampshire law, the Appeals Court affirmed the entry of summary judgment dismissing a doctor’s suit accusing her professional liability insurer of improper settlement of a claim without her...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Insurer Liable Though Physician Skips Med Mal Trial

Lancet Indemnity’s $1 M med mal policy had a standard clause requiring the insured, Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, to cooperate and assist Lancet and appointed counsel in investigating and defending claims. But when the family of...more

BakerHostetler

Structuring Clinical Practices to Prevent Pitfalls – Deeply Rooted Corporate Practice Doctrine Remains Strong

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With growing patient demands, advanced technology and payer restraints, healthcare providers are increasingly exploring management agreements with experienced companies to handle the daily operations of their clinical...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Medical Marijuana 104: Responsibilities of Health Insurers

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It will come as no surprise that patients who are thinking about getting certified for medical marijuana use have a number of questions relating to the cost of obtaining medical marijuana products....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

$4 Million Liability for Bad Legal Advice to a Chiropractor

Allstate Insurance has won a judgment of nearly $4 million against a NY lawyer and Calif. consultant who guided a NJ chiropractor in structuring a medical practice designed to appear to meet the requirements of the state...more

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