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Daily Business Review

Florida Lawmakers Give Boost to Health Care 'Ministries'

A bill that could increase enrollment in health care sharing ministries was passed by the Florida House and is headed to Gov. Rick Scott.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Fed. Appeals Court Deals Setback in Settlement of ACA Payments Case

The D.C. Circuit declined to grant the parties' joint motion to dismiss a case between the Trump administration, House Republicans and a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general over the legality of insurer subsidies under the Affordable Care Act—jeopardizing the agreement the parties reached in the litigation late last year.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Senate, House Lawmakers Look for Agreement in Opioid Battle

Lawmakers continued to negotiate the terms of opioid legislation, with the Senate standing firm in its position that insurance companies should not put obstacles in the way of medication-assisted therapy.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Status and Future of Medical Marijuana in Florida

Over 70 percent of the voters agreed that Amendment Two, which called for the expansion of medical marijuana should become law, and that patients who qualify should have legal access to medical marijuana.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Senate Legislation Could End Florida's Trauma System Battles

The legal dramas that have swirled around Florida's trauma system in recent years would be settled under a bill that revamps rules and regulations and recognizes trauma centers at some HCA Healthcare facilities across the state.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cigna-Express Scripts Deal: Health Care M&A Scrutiny May Continue in 2018

Health insurer Cigna has announced plans to buy pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co. for $52 billion, the latest tie-up in the health care industry that could be challenged by both the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, the two agencies charged with antitrust enforcement.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

HHS Agency Recommends Savannah Hospital Repay $1.3M to Medicare

Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah did not comply with Medicare billing requirements for 39 out of 131 inpatient and outpatient claims reviewed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, according to an OIG report.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Advice to Doctors: Don't Make Your Email Subject Line 'Smoking Gun'

We have seen collegial text communications actually drag doctors into lawsuits. I have literally seen email chains with the subject line “smoking gun.”
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Citing Supreme Court, Bio-Rad Wants Verdict Reduced in Fired General Counsel Case

The memo referred to a recent Supreme Court ruling in "Digital Realty Trust v. Somers."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

State Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Execs Highlights Risks to Avoid, Lawyers Say

Pending felony drug smuggling charges against two former executives at Vireo Health, a medical marijuana dispensary with offices in a few states, highlight the difficulty of operating in an industry where state and federal law are at odds.
5 minute read

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