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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New Insurance Requirements for Networks
In the recently ended 1997 legislative session, the Florida Legislature passed a bill which could seriously affect businesses which are operated for the purpose of arranging and administrating "provider networks" for HMOs. Newly enacted Section ...
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New Jersey Gets Serious About the Cleanup and Reuse of Polluted Industrial Sites
In accordance with so-called "smart growth" principles, James E. McGreevey, since becoming Governor of the State of New Jersey, has taken a number of definitive steps to provide municipalities and the private sector with assistance in redeveloping ...
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New Liability Concern for Providers
Hospitals and physicians now face yet another concern when entering into contracts for supplies and services indirectly covered by Medicare. By failing to check whether the other party has ever been sanctioned or excluded from Medicare, they could ...
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New Outpatient PPS Regulations and Provider-Based Status
On April 7, 2000, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) issued final regulations regarding the Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services. The final rule becomes effective July 1, 2000, except in few instances including ...
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New Provisions and Modifications of Existing Regulations
The regulations narrow the scope of the Stark law's exception for an ownership or investment interest in a hospital by providing that the exception applies only "in the case of designated health services furnished by such a hospital." The preamble ...
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New Stark II Regulations Aim to Clarify Physicians Self-Referral Rules
On Jan. 9, 1998, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) proposed the long-awaited Stark II regulations governing physician self-referrals. These regulations, when finalized, will supersede the earlier "Stark I" regulations that applied only ...
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Non FDA Approved RX Medication
Recently, medical evidence concerning popularly prescribed diet pills has raised the possibility that thousands of patients may have suffered silent heart valve damage and other cardiovascular damage as a result of having taken the prescribed weight ...
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Notification of a Health Claim or Nutrient Content Claim Based on an Authoritative Statement of a Scientific Body
Prior to the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA), companies could not use a health claim or nutrient content claim in food labeling unless the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a regulation authorizing such a ...
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Nuisance or True Emergency? Disruptive, Abusive ER Patients
like clockwork every Friday or Saturday night. He never has an emergency medical condition. He comes in complaining about vague symptoms. He usually demands to see a physician immediately and insists his pain is so great that he absolutely has to ...
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Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect, How To Recognize And Deal With Poor Treatment
We have seen a major increase in the need for nursing homes as many more of us live longer. As we age we may require constant medical attention and help to accomplish routine chores and to maintain the quality of life. In protecting ourselves and ...
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