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New York Law Journal

Large Premium Increases Cause Predicament For Long-Term Care Insurance Policyholders

Decades ago, seniors purchased private long-term care insurance rather than rely upon their own savings or Medicaid. Many of them are now receiving letters raising their premiums to levels that they can no longer afford. They are offered a bewildering series of options including maintaining their coverage or reducing their benefits. The analysis is so complicated that many seniors are seeking advice from elder law attorneys.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Combating Physician Shortages With Immigration Legislation

For years, the United States has faced a physician shortage. Population growth, aging, the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent medical legislative changes have highlighted that these shortages are not evenly distributed across all areas of the country.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Five Strategies for Health-Care Liability Case Mediations

Mediation is not a trial and should not be approached as trial. Prepare for mediation by candidly assessing strengths and weaknesses of your case.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judgment Vacated: Hospital's Certificate of Need Conveyed Private Right

"[A] right under a [Certificate of Need] to operate a particular kind of hospital is a private right because the right to use one's property in a particular way is a traditional property right," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Unemployable? Substance Abuse and Negligent Hiring Central in Ga. Med-Mal Appeal

The plaintiff-appellants also alleged that the nurse responsible been involved in a prior incident where she tested positive for a narcotic substance and ended up breaking the jaw of an unrelated patient while administering anesthesia.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Enforcement Trend Shows HIPAA Concurrent Jurisdiction Risks

A recent enforcement trend shows risks of concurrent jurisdiction under HIPAA and beyond.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

SC Woman Seeks Clarity on Abortion Ban in Lawsuit Backed by Planned Parenthood

The complaint marks another attempt by abortion providers to relax the state's so-called fetal heartbeat law. The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed course last summer when it upheld the ban after striking down a similar version.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Justices Peppered These Attorneys Arguing Before the High Court

"If this was a criminal prosecution, which it to him feels like [that] I'm sure, what's your evidence of motive?" Justice Jeff Boyd asked.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Assisted Living Should Not Be Scary and Depressing

There is indeed a palpable need for reform and law and public policy to address several assisted living issues, especially as the population continues to age.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Generative AI in Health Care: Diagnosing the Legal Landscape for Dr. GenAI

This article evaluates the regulatory trends that address issues of algorithmic data bias and data privacy and security that are inherent to the deployment of GenAI systems in health care.
8 minute read

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