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Prescription Drug Training, Comprehensive Patient Safety Legislation Introduced

Written by Rob Kurtz and Stephanie Wasek
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Rhode Island lawmakers are pushing for a new ?near-miss? tracking system, and a bill in Massachusetts may require doctors to complete new drug training before they can become licensed.
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Washington Bill Could Reduce Payor Competition

Written by Rob Kurtz
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
A bill giving control of healthcare premium increases to the Washington state insurance commissioner could reduce insurance premium increases in the state, but it may also reduce new payor competition, say critics.
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Sens. Grassley and Specter Introduce Bill Requiring Medical Device Manufacturers to Publicly Report

Written by Scott Becker
Friday, 18 January 2008
Orthopedic and cardiovascular medical device manufacturers are increasingly subject to a great deal of federal scrutiny.
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The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill Amendments to the Stark Act: Strategic Options

Written by Scott Becker
Wednesday, 09 January 2008
This article describes certain strategic options that specialty hospitals can evaluate in light of the Drug Bill. The Drug Bill includes amendments to the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, 42 U.S.C. §1395nn, as amended (the “Stark Act”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, 42 C.F.R. §411.350 et seq. (the “Stark Rules”). The effect of these amendments would be to impact negatively physician investment in specialty hospitals, and further to eliminate the existing exception to the Stark Act for physician-owned hospitals in rural areas. The amendments are applicable under the Bill’s moratorium until May of 2005.
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Under-Arrangements Model Joint-Ventures

Written by Scott Becker
Friday, 31 August 2007
Under-arrangements joint-ventures received a direct blow that may spell their end. The structures may be abusive, and can be used to reward referrals and to game the reimbursement system ...
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