The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

Healthcare consolidation in the form of mergers and acquisitions has been taking place for a number of years. It is seen on both the provider and payer sides. In his testimony on healthcare market’s consolidation effects on quality, cost and access, Paul Ginsberg, Director of Public Policy at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics cites some key drivers of consolidation.

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The Health Law Firm

APRIL 28, 2017

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On March 21, 2017, accused dental suppliers in an antitrust suit told the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that a Texas federal judge was wrong to override an arbitration agreement. The antitrust suit involves a dental supply manufacturer as a plaintiff. It accused six others of unfairly pushing it out of the market.

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Matt Kinley

APRIL 23, 2017

How should physicians deal with contractually arranged pregnancies? Physicians, particularly obstetricians, dealing with surrogate pregnancies have unique legal and practical issues to face when dealing with the contractual obligations of the surrogate mother. Physicians are not lawyers and shouldn’t pretend to help the parties with the surrogate contract issues.

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The Health Law Firm

APRIL 24, 2017

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law We are often retained to provide legal representation to medical school students, residents and fellows who run into difficulties and have disputes with their medical schools or programs. This may be after they are required to repeat a year, terminated from the program, or have other adverse action taken against them.

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The Health Law Firm

APRIL 25, 2017

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law President Trump fired Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., as the US Surgeon General on April 21, 2017, and replaced the nation's top doctor with a nurse. Dr. Murthy was replaced with Sylvia Trent-Adams, a nurse who is a career Public Health Service officer. For more details on the education and credentials of each, see: [link] and [link] The Washington Post, in a story about this stated that the Surgeon General is

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