Buried Treasures in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the Act), enacted by Congress last August, contains numerous provocative provisions that significantly affect health care providers, including the following:

Avoid the Quick Fix of Descriptive Names

Many new health care businesses naturally choose a name for themselves that "describes" what they do or where they are located.

Those Trademark Licensing Blues

You would be singing a sad song, indeed, if your right to use a prominent name in the health care industry was taken away from you.

The Continued Demise of Gag Clauses

In recent years, HMOs have come under increasing fire for the practices used by some, but not all, HMOs.

Public to Private Hospital Conversions

Public to private hospital conversions have grabbed headlines in recent months.

Medical Center Punished for Kickbacks to Doctors

Various components of an Indiana health care system have been subject to serious sanctions in regard to the federal anti-kickback law.

Maryland Regulatory News - Fall 1997

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Maryland Health Insurance Regulation Struck Down

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in American Medical Security v.

HIV Status Remains Confidential to Sisters, Brothers, Nieces and Nephews

Recently, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that health care providers are not required to notify family members of a patient's HIV status. In Lemon V.

Fraud and Abuse Advice Now Available from the Feds - at a Price

Implementing changes to the Social Security Act, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) has issued regulations concerning the provision of adviso