IRS Premium Tax Credit Final Rule Upheld
On March 23, 2010, Congress enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Pub. L. No. 111 – 148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010). One provision in the voluminous ACA addresses premium tax...
View ArticleCorporations Cannot Practice Medicine in New Jersey
In New Jersey, physicians and other practitioners licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners are limited by regulation in how they may structure their professional practices. N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.16....
View ArticleDown With the Two-Midnight Rule
On April 14, 2014, the American Hospital Association, New Jersey Hospital Association, and other hospital associations and systems (“Plaintiffs”) filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District...
View ArticleCesarean Section Rates: Standard of Care or Standard of Fear and the...
A recent New York Times article reported the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of a Staten Island woman alleging a forced cesarean section. This may provide an impetus to look – once again – at the high...
View ArticleAmarin Sues FDA Because It Cannot Promote Off-Label Use of Vascepa
A small pharmaceutical company called Amarin — based out of Dublin, Ireland –recently filed a Complaint for declaratory relief against the FDA in the United States District Court for the Southern...
View ArticleA Light at the End of the Telemedicine Tunnel Appears (on the New Jersey Side)
Upon recently reviewing the healthcare coverage benefits under a particular health plan, I was almost giddy to note that telemedicine services (both medical and mental health) were covered and...
View ArticleValue-Based Reimbursement for Care through a Clinical Integration Network
The current environment in health care reimbursement is causing providers to reassess the way in which they are reimbursed for services. For many years now, reimbursement has been moving away from...
View ArticleCorporations Cannot Practice Medicine in New Jersey, Part II – Is It A Sham...
Given the recent Supreme Court opinion in Allstate Insurance Company v. Northfield Medical Center, P.C., an update to our prior post on why “Corporations Cannot Practice Medicine in New Jersey” was...
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