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March 12, 2010 Vol. VIII Issue 10


 

Top Stories

Obama Continues To Rally Support For Healthcare Reform
  President Obama this week continued his push to rally support behind healthcare reform, calling on lawmakers to put politics aside and pass legislation by an “up or down vote.” In remarks March 8... Full Story
Senate Passes Tax Bill That Further Delays Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
The Senate passed March 10 a wide-ranging tax extenders bill that includes a provision to further delay a scheduled 21% in Medicare physician payments until October 1. The American Workers, State and... Full Story

Articles and Analyses

Revised Anesthesia Interpretive Guidelines For Hospitals By Adele Merenstein and Tim Lawson, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.

Antitrust

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Subsidiary Abandons Bid To Acquire Physicians Health Plan

ERISA

U.S. Court In Georgia Dismisses ERISA Claims For Failure To Exhaust Administrative Remedies Health Law Digest

Food and Drug Law

Eleventh Circuit Finds Failure To Warn Claims Against Drug Maker Barred By Learned Intermediary Doctrine Health Law Digest
FDA Discusses New Approaches To Ensuring Drug Safety In Global Economy

Fraud and Abuse

Florida Bill Aimed At Ramping Up Medicaid Antifraud Efforts
Medicare Strike Force Activities Helping To Deter Fraud, Witnesses Say
Obama Authorizes Expanded Use Of Payment Recapture Audits To Root Out Fraud And Abuse
OIG Says Unimplemented Recommendations Could Have Saved Government Billions
Update

Health Information Technology

AHA Submits Comments To CMS On Proposed EHR Meaningful Use Rule
U.S. Court In Minnesota Says Dispute Between Mayo Clinic, Physician Over Software Rights Must Go To Trial Health Law Digest

Hospitals and Health Systems

AHA Disputes WellPoint Claim That Hospital Consolidation Key Driver Of Premium Increases
Revised Anesthesia Interpretive Guidelines For Hospitals By Adele Merenstein and Tim Lawson, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.

Individual/Patient Rights

Tenth Circuit Allows Informed Consent Claim Where Physician Lied In Response To Patient Questions About Prior Lawsuits Health Law Digest

Insurance

Connecticut Attorney General Investigating Insurer’s Use Of MFN Clauses

Long Term Care

Baucus, Grassley Investigate Safety, Quality Of Long Term Care Facilities

Medical Malpractice

Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Malpractice Plaintiff's Claims For Failure To Prove Causation
D.C. High Court To Rehear Case Seeking Emotional Distress Damages For Negligent Misdiagnosis Of HIV Health Law Digest
Florida Appeals Court Holds Noneconomic Damages Cap Applies Retroactively To Medical Malpractice Award Health Law Digest

Medicare

CMS Terminates Medicare Contract With Fox Insurance Company
U.S. Court In Texas Invalidates HHS Regulation For Calculating Medicare Hospice Provider Cap Health Law Digest

Tax

AHA Urges IRS To Modify Hospital Community Benefit Reporting Form

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Articles & Analyses
New article discusses revised interpretive guidelines for the Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) governing anesthesia services recently issued by CMS.

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