The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 12, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 18, 2016, Florida harvested it’s first legal marijuana crop. The new crop is being stored in multiple vacuum-packed, 441-gram bags in a freezer on the outskirts of Tallahassee. The harvest is the result of months of careful growing, monitoring, coaxing, and finally cultivating, scores of plants in a hidden farm overseen by horticulturalists and protected by armed guards.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 12, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 14, 2016, Columbia University agreed to pay $9.5 million to the US government in order to resolve a False Claims Act (FCA) suit. The suit alleges that the prominent New York university sought and received excessive cost repayments in connection with federal research grants, the Assistant US Attorney who is prosecuting the case stated.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 11, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On August 8, 2016, a Pennsylvania hospital accused of overbilling Medicare agreed to settle civil claims with the federal government for $325,000, the US Attorney’s office in Philadelphia announced. The case arose out of allegations that the hospital used inpatient diagnosis codes for routine outpatient procedures.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 11, 2016

Gunman Accused of Killing Two at Titusville Hospital Was Waiting For Mental Health Evaluation By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The gunman accused of shooting and killing two women at a Titusville hospital on July 17, 2016, was awaiting a court-ordered mental evaluation, according to authorities.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 10, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Copper producers have taken advantage of a new premise that the base metal is actually good for your health. Copper is used in a wide variety of tasks from construction to electrical wiring, but now it has also been found to have antimicrobial properties that kill 99.9% of germs.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 9, 2016

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On August 4, 2016, one of Illinois' largest hospital chains agreed to pay $5.5 million in settlement for lax data security and breaches of protected health information for millions of patients. This deal is a record payout under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), federal regulators said.

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