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FDA Says Tanning Beds Should Have Cancer Warnings
On Monday, the FDA issued a proposed order that, if finalized, would reclassify sunlamp products and require labeling to include a recommendation designed to warn …
The Health Reform Decision: The Answer Begs the Questions
By Lauren A. DeWitt, Esq. and Catherine J. Flynn, Esq.
The recent Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has left health care providers …
Legal Implications of Physician Relationships with Medical Supply and Distribution Companies
By John W. Jones, Jr., Esq.
Increased federal investigation into alleged inappropriate arrangements between the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and physicians has led to significant …
What to Expect from the Supreme Court Ruling on the Health Care Reform Law
By Ron Howrigon
The United States Supreme Court recently heard three days of oral arguments regarding several legal challenges to the two-year-old health care reform bill. …
Pay-for-Performance Incentives in Healthcare: Purpose, Politics and Pitfalls
By Lucia Francesca Bruno, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A.
Long before the contentious passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and the Supreme Court hearings …
Advertising “Board Eligible” Creates Trouble for Texas Physicians
By Joyce McLaughlin
Hospitals frequently recruit physicians who are either Board Certified or “board eligible.” “Board Certified” in medicine means a physician has taken and passed …
