by admin | Oct 1, 2026 | Healthcare Law Updates, Malpractice Insurance, Professional Insurance Premiums
October 2026 TO: ALL INTERESTED PHYSICIANS The Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), Act took effect August of this year. The new law legalizes the prescribing of a lethal dose of medication by New York state physicians for the purpose of “hastening death at the request...
by admin | Sep 1, 2026 | Credentialing & Licensing, Healthcare Law Updates, Professional Insurance Premiums
September 2026 TO: ALL INTERSTED PHYSICIANS As reported in the NY Health Law Journal, in the matter, Hudson Neurosurgery, PLLC v. Archdiocese of New York, the Southern District of New York addressed whether an out-of-network medical provider could pursue an unjust...
by admin | Apr 1, 2026 | Healthcare Law Updates, Professional Insurance Premiums
April 2026 TO: ALL INTERESTED PHYSICIANS The “Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act,” (EKRA), was enacted in 2018. The purpose was to expand the prohibition against remunerations for patient referrals, (“kickbacks”). The previously passed Anti-Kickback Statute,...
by admin | Jan 1, 2025 | Healthcare Law Updates, Professional Insurance Premiums
To: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES On December 21, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the ‘Grieving Families Act.’ This is the third time the Governor has rejected this piece of legislation. The bill would have, among other things allowed family members who lost loved ones...
by admin | Sep 1, 2024 | Professional Insurance Premiums
September, 2024 To: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Insurance companies have long sought to claw back deemed overpayments to beneficiaries. To this end, an interesting case, reported in the Law Journal, was recently ruled upon in the Southern District of New York. The...
by admin | Jul 1, 2024 | Healthcare Law Updates, Professional Insurance Premiums
July, 2024 To: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES The issue was recently presented to our office, – may an “in-network,” (INN), physician establish a new and separate practice in order to bill a carrier as an “out-of-network,” (ONN), entity? A physician presented the...
