Tort Reformers Want YOU To Pay For Medical Mistakes
July 24, 2011
Those who advocate for so-called “tort reform” want to limit the amount of legitimate past, present, and future medical expenses that can be recovered from negligent medical providers. They do so by arguing that there needs to be “caps”(maximum amounts) that people can reco[...]
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Health Care Fraud And Abuse – 2010
July 19, 2011
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) that was established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) coordinates federal, state, and local health care fraud and abuse enforcement actions. How Big Of A Problem Is Health Care Fraud And Abuse In[...]
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Laws Limiting Physicians’ Self-Referral
May 15, 2011
Limitations on physician self-referrals were enacted into law in 1989 under the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, commonly referred to as the “Stark law.” The Stark law, as amended, and its implementing regulations, prohibit certain physician self-referrals for designated health services (̶[...]
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