Heads, the Hospital Wins...Tails, the Physician Loses

A recent decision by Maryland's intermediate appellate court sheds some light on a physician's hearing rights when a hospital terminates the doctor's medical staff privileges as the result of a "bu

Did You Know? - Spring 1999

Third-Party Payments: Did you know that the Department of Justice has settled charges brought against an Ohio health care insurer's practice of requiring hospitals not to charge lo

Dentist Who Refused to Treat AIDS Patient Loses Again

Earlier in 1998, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in a case involving dental services, that an individual who is HIV positive, but who has no symptoms of AIDS, is disabled and protected again

The Duties of Corporate Directors

Everyday, another hospital merger is announced, but what are the duties of hospital directors in approving such a merger?

Physicians Selling Vitamins

Many physicians around the country are selling or considering selling vitamins to their patients.

OIG Releases Guidance Regarding Voluntary Fraud Disclosure

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued guidelines on October 21, 1998, relating to the voluntary disclosure of "health care fraud." These guidelin

Maryland Attorney General Ventures into the Muddy Waters of Fraud and Abuse

At the request of a member of Maryland's General Assembly, the Maryland Attorney General recently ventured into the various State and federal laws that comprise the murky waters of health care frau

Husband's IRA Defeats Wife's Medicaid Eligibility for Nursing Home

The New Jersey Supreme Court has recently held, contrary to popular belief, that a husband's individual retirement account (IRA) must be included as a resource for purposes of determining his wife'
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