Articles in Headline
Pivotal Day 2 of the Supreme Court Healthcare Oral Arguments
By Alan Lyndon
“If the government can do that, what else can it” do? That question – asked by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in regard …
Physicians Post-PPACA: Not Going Bust At The Healthcare Buffet (Part 1 of 2)
By David W Hilgers, Esq. and Sidney S. Welch, Esq.
The passage of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (“PPACA”)[1] has already had a substantial …
Growing Organs In The Lab: A potential end to immune rejection
By David Green
Last June, Andemarian T. Beyene, 36-year-old man with tracheal cancer received a special gift: a brand new trachea, made from a synthetic scaffold …
What You and Your Patients Need to Know About Bisphenol A
By Rebecca Roberts, Ph.D.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen that can affect development and health by disrupting normal hormonal signaling. Estrogen, working at very …
Retroactive Adverse Benefit Denials Under ERISA
By Franklin J Rooks J. PT, MBA, Esq.
Introduction
The insurer’s denial of previously authorized benefits is one of the most frustrating experiences for a medical practice’s …
How To Negotiate The Restrictive Covenant In Your Employment Contract
By Martha Swartz, M.S.S., J.D.
With economic pressures on physicians mounting and regulatory incentives to affiliate with larger entities expanding, an increasing number of physicians are …
