04.24.19
The nation’s opioid epidemic started off being fueled by prescription opioids but has shifted into being driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogues.
Inpatient psychiatric facilities offer critical support to Americans with severe mental health needs.
More than 93 million Americans—80% of Internet users—have searched online for a health-related topic, such as a particular medical treatment, doctor, hospital or health insurance.
The Program started in 2014 and required QHP issuers to spend a certain portion of premium funds (target amount) on healthcare and quality improvements each benefit year.
Healthcare organizations are prime targets for class action lawsuits.
During the nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 15, then-U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr backpedaled on earlier statements he had made about the False Claims Act being “an abomination.”
Since its inception more than 50 years ago, Medicaid has evolved from a small health program, adjunct to welfare, to an integral part of the nation’s health insurance system.
04.17.19
In perhaps the first decision of its kind, Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero of the Northern District of California issued on February 28, 2019 his 106-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Order) in the ERISA class action Wit v. United Behavioral Health.
03.26.19
On March 18, 2019, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Manatt client Blue Shield of California.
03.25.19
Telehealth is part of a larger digital transformation in healthcare. Care that used to take place only in brick-and-mortar settings can now occur digitally.