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News and commentary on developments in healthcare law. Articles track legislative, regulatory, and enforcement changes affecting independent practices, along with the firm’s advocacy on issues important to healthcare providers.

3 Things to Remember About the Health Insurance Coverage Gap

September 12, 2016 No Comments

So, what happens to those people in the 19 states who make too much money to be eligible for Medicaid, but who make too little money to be eligible for a subsidy?  They fall into the dreaded “coverage gap” – and people in this group generally aren’t subject to the IRS penalties for their failure to purchase insurance.  (Although this doesn’t address the greater problem: they don’t have insurance.) 

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How Health Insurance Companies Discriminate Against Women

August 14, 2016 No Comments

Living in pain is horrific. Statistically, women are four times more likely to suffer from chronic pain than men.  Making an awful situation worse – many of these conditions are neglected or poorly understood, causing many women to suffer intractable pain for years before they find relief.  With insurance often denying coverage for these conditions, years of pain can also be financially devastating.

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Legal update: Insurance coverage for telehealth

July 23, 2016 No Comments

Where I live in Chicago, the population density is about 10,000 people per square mile.  Generally, if an area has less than 1,000 people per square mile, it’s considered to be a “rural area.”  Before this spring, private insurance plans in Arizona were only required to cover telehealth services rendered to those living in rural areas.  But as of May 17th, they’re required to cover telehealth services statewide.

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How to Avoid Being Surprised by a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

May 18, 2016 No Comments

The provider-patient dynamic has long been plagued by paternalistic decision-making, timid patients, and communication failures.  I believe that the system is the problem, not thepeople who comprise it.  And the system is inextricably linked to the insurance companies, the business of hospital management, and the exhausting balancing of practice profits against patient savings. 

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