Apology laws don’t help physicians avoid malpractice suits, study finds
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) More than 30 states have adopted apology laws that prohibit a physician’s apology
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Plan Approved To Fix Misunderstandings On Medicare Therapy Coverage
(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) A federal judge has accepted Medicare’s plans to try once more to correct a commonly
Read MoreCalifornia Fines Kaiser Permanente $2.5 Million Over Missing Medicaid Data
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California officials have fined health care giant Kaiser Permanente
Read MoreAetna – Humana Merger
On Monday, a federal judge rejected a proposed merger between Aetna and Humana stating the deal would “be likely to
Read MoreDoctors’ Rights To Ask About Guns Not Affected By Health Law Provisions
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Should gun owners have to share information with health professionals about their firearms
Read MoreProPublica Files Lawsuit Seeking VA Correspondence Related to Agent Orange
(By Robin Fields for ProPublica on https://pixel.propublica.org/pixel.js) ProPublica and the Virginian-Pilot filed a lawsuit today in federal court against the
Read MoreAllina Health, Aetna to create joint health plan
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Allina Health in Minneapolis inked a partnership to establish a
Read MoreTaking it to the U.S. Supreme Court
On Friday, The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Novartis AG on a 2015 federal appeals court
Read MoreVeterans Exposed to Contaminated Drinking Water
In March, after years of waiting, veterans who had been exposed to contaminated drinking water while assigned to Camp Lejeune
Read MoreFinancial Assistance for Dialysis Patients
U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in Sherman, Texas stopped a new federal rule that was to take effect on Friday,
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