Maryland Regulatory News - Summer 1998

1. In March, the Health Care Access and Cost Commission released its Annual Report on Expenditures and Utilization based on 1996 health care costs.

Did You Know? - Summer 1998

Disclosure of Insurance Payments to Providers. Did you know that pursuant to Maryland legislation passed in 1997, the Insurance Commissioner and the Health Care Access and Cost Commission

1998 Maryland Legislative Session

The Maryland General Assembly appears to have adopted a "do no harm" strategy in 1998. Although many health care measures were proposed, few were enacted.

Maryland Regulatory News - Spring 1998

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Home Health Update

Throughout 1997 and into 1998, the home health industry has been bombarded with new legislative and regulatory initiatives.

Going Public - What's in it for You?

Physicians, in increasing numbers, are selling their practices to for-profit companies in return for stock in these companies.

Did You Know? - Spring 1998

Ambulance Restocking.

Antitrust Analysis of Physician Mergers

In the past few years, the antitrust aspects of loosely affiliated physician "networks" have received significant attention.

More Fraud and Abuse Legislation

Consistent with the Clinton Administration's promise to fight fraud and abuse in the health care industry, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the Act), which was signed into law on August 5, 1997, in

Maryland Regulatory News - Winter 1997

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