Health Law
Arguably no other area of interdisciplinary law affects the daily lives of the general public and, in turn, your clients, more than health law. Moreover, healthcare has become big business with the rising cost of quality medical care, prescription drug coverage, and the need for long-term health care solutions for an aging population. Legal matters frequently arise from the denial of Social Security benefits to the maze of options available for small businesses that are required to provide healthcare insurance coverage to their employees. Click on the links below to also learn about how to better represent your clients seeking Medicare coverage or how to make your company’s health benefits work for its employees.
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Health Law Articles
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How Durable is Your Supply Business? New HCFA Rules Put it to the Test
Business already is plenty complicated for durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers; the federal government has just made it more so. Already a target of government agencies investigating false claims against Medicare and Medicaid, DME suppliers ...
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How the Department of Homeland Security Will Change Your Business
Not a day goes by that some issue of "homeland security" isn't on the front page of your local newspaper or featured on the 6 o'clock news. People want to know that their children's college dormitories are safe from a terrorist act, that the food ...
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How to Report Adverse Reactions and Other Problems with Products Regulated by the Food and Drug Administration
Consumers can play an important public health role by reporting to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration any adverse reactions or other problems with products the agency regulates. FDA is responsible for ensuring that foods are safe, wholesome, and ...
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How to Report Medicare Fraud and Abuse
If you believe Medicare is being ripped-off, call or write the Medicare company that paid the claim. The name, address, and telephone number are on the Medicare explanation of benefits which shows what Medicare paid. Before contacting the Medicare ...
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How Will Prescription and Over The Counter Drugs Affect My Pregnancy?
You don't need to make this decision on your own. Always consult your physician, particularly your obstetrician, before you become pregnant. Yes, before you get pregnant. Most birth injuries occur during the first three months of pregnancy when a ...
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Important Notice: New Regulations Require Testing of Private Wells if Property Sold
The Connecticut Department of Public Health recently adopted new regulations effective December 30, 1996 concerning the testing of water quality in private residential wells. The regulations require that the water quality of all new private ...
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Improperly Treated at a Nursing Home? Find Out What You Can Do About It.
September 1999If you are a patient of a nursing home you have protections for safe and proper care under federal and state law. If you are receiving poor care or abuse, ask for a care conference with through the nursing home administrative office ...
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In Focus
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT NURSING HOME COSTS? IT IS POSSIBLE TO SAVE AT LEAST ONE HALF OF YOUR ASSETS EVEN IF YOU ARE ALREADY IN THE NURSING HOME. Are you, your mother, your father, or some other family member worried about losing everything if it ...
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In the Wake of the Tenet Investigation, CMS Issues Program Memorandum on DRG Outliers
Last month, federal regulators launched a review of Medicare "outlier" payments to Tenet hospitals. An outlier is an inpatient case that is so expensive it exceeds the anticipated cost thresholds established by the Medicare Program. As a ...
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Increased Federal Matching Rates for Extra Administrative Costs of Eligibility Determination Under Welfare Reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193) has substantial implications for Medicaid eligibility systems and responsibilities. Section 114 of the law (Section 1931(h) of the Social Security Act ...
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