Can an HMO Be Billed for the Balance?

Maryland's Attorney General has issued advice to the State Insurance Commissioner concerning "balance billing" of HMO enrollees.

Physician Unions: An Antitrust Panacea?

Can physicians increase their bargaining power in negotiations with managed care plans (MCPs)? One way is for physicians collectively to negotiate their contracts with MCPs.

New Maryland Health Care Legislation - Summer 1999

The following is a sampling of some of the more significant health care measures enacted by the Maryland General Assembly during its 1999 Session.

Medical Care and the Millennium Bug

We all know the first joke of the new millennium: "Don't be on a life-support system at midnight on December 31, 1999."

Maryland Regulatory News - Summer 1999

1. In March, the Health Care Access and Cost Commission (HCACC) released its annual report on health care expenditures and utilization based on 1997 data.

Inspector General Reports to Congress on Medicare Fraud

June Gibbs Brown, the Inspector General of the U.S.

Did You Know? - Summer 1999

Health Lawyers Acquitted: Did you know that two health care attorneys were acquitted of criminal charges that they allegedly participated in an anti-kickback violation involving a

Angry Doctors

Gordon Feinblatt's recent physician seminar attracted the press, and the following is a reprint of the resulting article that ran in several local newspapers.

Supreme Court Leaves Hospitals Exposed for Medical Training Costs

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of federal regulators with respect to graduate medical expenses. The Court's 6-3 decision in Regions Hospital v.

Recent Physician Billing Developments

Recent Medicare developments in the area of physician billing include:
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