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Medical Malpractice Arbitration Cap Upheld

Dec 19, 2019 at 04:02 pm by pj

  On Wednesday, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal upheld the constitutionality of a damage cap in medical malpractice cases tied to an arbitration system..... Read More

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of Obamacare

Dec 19, 2019 at 03:12 pm by pj

    Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans dealt another blow to the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, agreeing with a lowe.... Read More

What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away?

Dec 17, 2019 at 04:56 pm by pj

  Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News Any day now, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans could rule the entire Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. At least it.... Read More

Surprising Swings In Momentum For Legislation On Surprise Medical Bills

Dec 17, 2019 at 04:50 pm by pj

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News After months of hearings and negotiations, millions of dollars in attack ads, full-court press lobbying efforts and countless rounds.... Read More

Price Transparency, Not 'Medicare for All,' is the Answer to Reducing Health Care Costs

Dec 16, 2019 at 04:53 pm by pj

  By Cynthia Fisher,      Reposted with permission from the Association of Independent Doctors     The cost of health care is the number on.... Read More

Florida’s Medical Marijuana Patients Double in 2019

Dec 09, 2019 at 09:19 pm by pj

How is your healthcare practice affected?   By MICHAEL C. PATTERSON   The Florida Medical Marijuana (MMJ) industry has doubled in less than one year.  As of.... Read More

SB 732: The New Office Surgery Statute

Dec 09, 2019 at 04:30 pm by pj

 Can You Afford Not to Comply?   By CHAIRES, BROODERSON & GUERRERO As discussed in last month’s issue, a doctor’s office can be many things these.... Read More

CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2018 National Health Expenditures

Dec 05, 2019 at 04:57 pm by pj

Total national healthcare spending in 2018 grew 4.6 percent, which was slower than the 5.4 percent overall economic growth as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accordi.... Read More

Medical Device Failures Brought To Light Now Bolster Lawsuits And Research

Dec 03, 2019 at 10:51 am by pj

Class Action Lawsuit in Florida  Christina Jewett  Photos by Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News Lorraine Bonner felt as though she was the only one. The surgical.... Read More

One Step Closer: Price Transparency in Healthcare

Nov 23, 2019 at 02:55 am by pj

By Dr. Jonathan Kaplan  It's official: Price transparency in healthcare is closer to reality. On Nov. 15, the Trump administration released new rules requiring hospitals.... Read More

Trump Administration Announces Price Transparency Requirements to Increase Competition and Lower Healthcare Costs for All Americans

Nov 15, 2019 at 08:36 am by pj

Two regulations advance the Trump Administration’s commitment to increasing price transparency As directed by President Trump’s Executive Order on Improving Pric.... Read More

Warren Says Out-Of-Pocket Health Spending Will Total $11 Trillion In The Next Decade. We Checked Her Math.

Nov 12, 2019 at 08:15 pm by pj

Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News  “If we make no changes over the next 10 years, Americans will reach into their pockets and pay out about $11 trillion on insura.... Read More

Recent Advances in Florida's Telehealth Law

Sep 26, 2019 at 02:49 pm by Staff

. By BRIAN C. EVANDER, Esq. As we close in on the last quarter of 2019, the telehealth industry has never been larger, and Florida is no exception. On April 29, 2019, Flori.... Read More

Legislation To End Surprise Medical Bills Has High Public Support -- In Both Parties

Sep 12, 2019 at 10:49 pm by Staff

. Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News Nearly 8 in 10 Americans support legislation to protect people from surprise medical bills, a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundatio.... Read More

CMS Announces New Enforcement Authorities to Reduce Criminal Behavior in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP

Sep 06, 2019 at 08:49 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule that strengthens the agency's ability to stop fraud before it happens by keeping unscrupulou.... Read More

How And When Immigrants' Use Of Government Benefits Might Affect Their Legal Status

Aug 29, 2019 at 01:01 pm by Staff

. Ana B. Ibarra, Kaiser Health News A new rule to restrict legal immigration, published by the Trump administration this month, is sowing confusion and anxiety even among im.... Read More

What The Trump Home Dialysis Plan Would Really Look Like

Aug 22, 2019 at 03:28 pm by Staff

.. Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the "high, shrill" sound of her dialysis machine's alarm. Something was wrong. It was 1 a.m. and Ep.... Read More

Trump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs

Aug 15, 2019 at 01:31 pm by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Five years after Congress passed a law to reduce unnecessary MRIs, CT scans and other expensive diagnostic imaging tests that could harm.... Read More

CBD Regulatory Update

Aug 12, 2019 at 12:54 am by Staff

By MICHAEL PATTERSON With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, Hemp and all by-products from hemp including CBD are now 100 percent legal...sort of. Congress passed the 201.... Read More

Trump Administration 'Open For Business' On Drug Imports From Canada

Aug 01, 2019 at 09:27 pm by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News A year after calling proposals allowing Americans to import cheaper drugs from Canada a "gimmick," Health and Human Services Secretary Al.... Read More