Does the Medicare Secondary Payer Act Preempt State Law?

• 09/06/18
• Jean Goldstein

Recently the Maryland Court of Special Appeals addressed this question, in Netro v. Greater Balt. Med. Ctr., Inc., No. 1990, 2018 Md. App. LEXIS 679 (App. July 5, 2018). You may be aware ...
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Rousmaniere on the Grand Bargain: Not So Rock Solid

• 09/05/18
• Peter Rousmaniere

The Kansas Court of Appeals in Pardo v. UPS this past June unanimously struck down a provision in the state’s workers’ compensation law as unconstitutional. The court said that the law deprived ...
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Kentuckiana Formulary

• 09/04/18
• Mark Pew

Two weeks ... Two meetings about drug formularies in the adjacent states of Indiana and Kentucky. Similar timeframes, similar choices, different approaches. But come January 1 this "flyover" area of the ...
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A Disciplined Attorney and Repercussions

• 09/04/18
• David Langham

The case of The Florida Bar v. Douglas is perhaps an intriguing commentary on the self-regulating bar in Florida. The Florida Supreme Court recently granted Mr. Douglas' Petition for Disciplinary ...
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The Perverse Upshot of the Internet

• 08/31/18
• David Langham

The world evolves around us. Technology is driving some of that change, but so too are likely generational, cultural, and individual factors. Recently, Fortune reported that the CEO of Twitter will ...
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Humana Alleges Retailer’s Reliance and Lack of Follow-up to Ensure Medicare Beneficiary Plaintiff Reimburses Medicare Part C for Conditional Payments is Actionable for Double Damages under the MSP

• 08/29/18
• Heather Schwartz Sanderson

Humana is continuing on its mission to establish precedent across the country regarding Medicare Advantage Plans’ (MAPs) ability to pursue a Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) double damages private cause ...
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FUI or FWI? Impaired Professionals

• 08/29/18
• David Langham

I was ruminating on the challenges presented by marijuana recently. Since writing But its Legal, the plight of the Colorado family involved has made it to the fore of news coverage. As I have been ...
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Workplace Violence Assessment and Response

• 08/27/18
• Kimberly George and Mark Walls

Workplace violence is a daily threat to workers in many industries. Aside from mass shootings, which grab headlines, more than 2-million workers are victims of violence every year. The issue is a challenge ...
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Gluttony in America

• 08/27/18
• David Langham

There are many things about which Americans can worry. Gluttony is unfortunately one of them. We are getting fatter. The State of Health reports that 15% of high school students are obese and ...
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