Frier Levitt Healthcare Newsletter

Welcome to Frier Levitt's Healthcare Newsletter. Here are articles about recent topics in Healthcare law.

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By John E. Morrone, Esq.
During the last week of September 2018, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued their findings on their review of the appeals process for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The report found that a significant number of Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) overturned their own claim denials in 75% of filed appeals...
By John E. Morrone, Esq. & Arielle T. Miliambro, Esq.
Telemedicine can be a means of providing high quality care in a way that increases access for patients and reach for providers while lowering cost for all parties involved. Although this seems like a winning proposition, telehealth is still in its infancy...
By John E. Morrone, Esq.
In a recent decision by the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department the court upheld a lower court ruling striking down a restrictive covenant against a surgeon and refusing to modify the offending restriction...
By Jesse C. Dresser, Esq.
Earlier this week, the California Insurance Commissioner filed a wide-ranging lawsuit against AbbVie, the maker of Humira, seeking over $1.2 billion in damages. In addition to allegations of run-of-the-mill kickbacks to physicians, the lawsuit alleged an intricate network of “nurse ambassadors” designed to improperly boost prescriptions for Humira...
By Michelle L. Greenberg, Esq.
Hurricanes, like the recent Hurricane Florence that hit North Carolina and South Carolina, can cause massive economic harm and property damage to physician practices, hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare providers of all kinds. Business loss may include loss of patients, inventory, files, equipment, and the inability to continue operating the business...
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