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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The Administration’s Response to Questions about the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, I

Below are a series of answers that respond to some of the questions about the State Children's Health Insurance Program that have been raised by states, providers, consumers, and others. The list is not all-encompassing and there are many other ...
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The Antitrust “Dos” and “Don`ts” for Physician Networks

As the health care industry continues to move from traditional fee-for-service arrangements to managed-care concepts and organizations, health care providers have formed various types of networks. Like any combination of competitors, physician ...
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The Changing Landscape of Advertising & Marketing Law

The landscape of laws, regulations and codes governing advertising and marketing is complex and multijurisdictional. This past year has brought about significant change for advertisers and marketers in the following areas: On January 1, 2004, the ...
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The Court-Appointed, Surrogate Decision Makers, Guardians and Conservators

NOVEMBER 6, 2002 Advances in health care and in treatment of diseases in our society have resulted in longer life expectancy. Unfortunately, the gains we have made in improving our physical well-being have not been matched with longevity in our ...
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The Duty to Use Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics to Reduce the Risk of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury

First published in Drug Recall Litigation Reporter, March 2004. Reprinted by permission. Drug manufacturers do not have a legal duty to use pharmacogenetics or pharmacogenomics to reduce the risk of idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury, according ...
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The Environmental Audit As A Compliance Management Tool

The environmental compliance audit has become more widespread in the last few years. Many environmental laws have criminal sanctions when you know you are violating the law, and sometimes when you don't. The U.S. Department of Justice says we will ...
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The FDA Alert: October 1999

On August 6, 1999, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed to amend its current regulations governing the 180-day market exclusivity that is granted to certain generic drug products.1 This proposed rule represents a significant change to ...
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The Feds Cast Doubt on Perventage-Based Management Contract

The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (the "OIG") issued Advisory Opinion 98-4 (the "Opinion") on April 15, 1998, addressing a physician practice management ("PPM") contract (the "Agreement"). The Opinion ...
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The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997

The FDA Modernization Act of 1997 is a major legislation focused on reforming the regulation of food, medical products, and cosmetics. The following are the most important provisions of the act: The act reauthorizes, for five more years, the ...
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The Interaction of Workers’ Compensation Benefits on Medicare

Reprinted with permission of California Workers' Compensation Enquirer, June, 1992 There exists two separate and distinct government programs providing medical benefits and coverage to eligible individuals. The first is Medicaid, a program which is ...
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