New IRS Guidance on Health Reimbursement Accounts

Over the last several years, "defined contribution health plans" have been in the news as a way for employers to reduce health plan costs.

Health Benefits for Domestic Partners

Employers are increasingly considering offering health benefits to their employees' domestic partners. Employers who offer such benefits must make plan design decisions.

Court of Appeals Extends Wrongful Discharge Tort

In an unusual plurality decision, the Court of Appeals extended the wrongful discharge exception to the at-will doctrine to protect witnesses who report suspected crimes to law enforcement authorit

Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Maryland Bankers Association

Abba Poliakoff presented at the Maryland Bankers Association.http://mdbankers.com/

Nursing Shortage Hindered By Immigration Snafus

Tired of paying exorbitant fees to temporary nursing agencies to fill the nursing shortage, many health care employers are recruiting and hiring foreign nurses.

Hidden "Fair Market" Gem in Stark II Regulations

The federal law generally known as "Stark" prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients to receive certain services from entities with which the physician has a financial relationship.

Did You Know? Fall 2002

Resident Matching: Did you know that a class-action lawsuit has been filed challenging the National Resident Matching Program on antitrust grounds?

Clinically Integrated Physicians May Jointly Negotiate Payor Contracts

In February of 2002, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided not to challenge a physician group's plan to operate as a clinically integrated joint venture and jointly to negotiate contracts with

"Professional" Medical Witnesses

Two recent Maryland appellate decisions, Witte v. Azarian and Wrobleski v. de Lara, affect doctors who testify in medical malpractice and personal injury cases.
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