From the 9 February issue of AHLA's Health Lawyers Weekly:Top Stories
- President Bush Issues FY 2008 Budget, Calls For Substantial Medicare, Medicaid Reductions
President Bush issued his fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget proposal this week, calling for roughly $101 billion in savings from Medicare and Medicaid over five years. Full Story - CMS Reports More Medicare Part D Beneficiaries Using Generic Drugs
New data indicates that many Americans are saving money by switching to generic drugs, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Full Story
Articles & Analyses
- Michigan Legislature Passes Provisional Nurse Licensure Statute, by Gregory W. Moore, Hall Render, Killian Heath and Lyman
Current Topics
- Arbitration/Mediation
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement Finding Procedural But Not Substantive Unconscionability - Business Transactions
Seventh Circuit Holds Management Company Breached Lease Agreement When Intermediary Care Facility Lost State CON - ERISA
U.S. Court In Michigan Finds Plan Member Has Standing To Sue Under ERISA Even Without Proof Of Personal Injury - Food and Drug Law
Drug Safety Legislation Introduced In Senate - Fraud and Abuse
1. Update
2. U.S. Court In Arkansas Dismisses FCA Qui Tam Action Against Hospital And Rehabilitation Services Provider On Finding Of Insufficient Evidence - Health Policy
Major Employers, Union Team Up To Improve Healthcare System - Healthcare Access
Workers' Decision To Participate In Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Plans Affected By Affordability Of Premiums, Study Finds - HIPAA
U.S. Court In Connecticut Says HIPAA Does Not Bar Ex Parte Interviews With Employees At Group Home Where Plaintiff Was Allegedly Neglected - Hospitals and Health Systems
1. Texas Appeals Court Finds Hospital District Waived Its Immunity By Filing Counterclaim To Physicians' Retaliatory Discharge Claims
2. Lawmakers Question CMS About Specialty Hospital Following Patient Death In Texas - Insurance
U.S. Court In Texas Dismisses Hospital's Claims Against Plan Administrator After Plan Refused To Pay Because Of Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion - Medicaid
Study Finds Six States Have Reported Enrollment Drop Since Implementing New Medicaid Documentation Requirements - Medicare
1. OIG Presents Baseline Data On Medicare Part B Services For Nursing Home Residents
2. U.S. Court In Tennessee Rejects MSP Action By Individual Claiming Standing As Qui Tam Relator - News in Brief
Low Health Literacy May Lead To Unsafe Care, Joint Commission Says - Physicians
Ninth Circuit Allows Physician To Proceed With Retaliatory Termination, Unfair Competition Claims Against IPA - Quality of Care
1. Most Patients Do Not Comparison Shop For Healthcare Services, Study Finds
2. Public Reporting Efforts Help Improve Quality Of Care But Implementation Obstacles Remain, Report Says - Tax
IRS Issues Governance Guidelines For Charitable Organizations
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