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

Legal Issues Relating to the Food and Drug Administration Rule on Children and Tobacco

Date: Friday, Aug. 23, 1996 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim O'Hara, (301) 443-1130 The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act provides that a product is a drug or device if it is an article (other than food) "intended to affect the structure or ...
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Legislative Developments Provide New Protections for Secured Creditors and Fiduciaries

INTRODUCTION Since the passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA," commonly referred to as "Superfund") in 1980, and as amended in 1986, lenders and fiduciaries have been justifiably concerned about ...
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Life Care Centers

Many clients have recently conferred with me as to the possible sale of their residences and entry into a life care center. This article shall deal with the various considerations that should be made prior to entering into a particular life care ...
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Living Will

A Living Will refers to a person's written or oral indication of the types of treatments he or she wants to receive if he or she becomes ill and cannot communicate his wishes at that time. A person who does not want to receive artificial life ...
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Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care

As all of you are aware, preparing Wills and estate plans are common methods employed to carry out an individual's intent as to the disposition of his or her property utilizing available planning tools so as to lessen the burden of taxation. Both ...
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Living Wills

Living wills, also called advance health care directives, are utilized in place of the informed consent process when the patient lacks the mental capacity to make decisions regarding health care treatment. In general, living wills can identify a ...
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Local Taxing Options For Financing Open Space Initiatives In Pennsylvania

Act 153 of 1996 (the "Act"), which amended the Pennsylvania Conservation and Land Development Act, provides certain types of local government units with a valuable financing tool as many municipalities seek the means to preserve open space in their ...
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Long Term Care

As our population ages, increasing numbers of individuals will require long term health care services. Services provided by home health agencies allow elderly individuals to receive medical and supportive assistance while remaining at home. Assisted ...
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Looking Closely at Nursing Home Care

How can a family pay for all the expenses associated with long term care? Nationwide, annual charges average over $40,000, while costs in some states have surpassed $70,000. Increasingly, private insurance is being used to cover such costs. For many ...
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Major California Legislation Enacted in 1997 Relating to California Environmental Quality Act

Assembly Bill 175 (Ch. 415) enlarges the exemption provided for affordable housing development projects. The California Environmental Quality Act previously exempted lower income housing development projects of up to 45 units covering up to two ...
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