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All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta, Ruth Kvistad, & Elizabeth LaRocca Health Care Law, March 2023 Summaries of recent Illinois health care cases.
Private Health Insurance—State and Federal Oversight of Provider Networks Varies Health Care Law, March 2023 A summary of a Government Accountability Office report from December 2022.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta & Ruth Kvistad Health Care Law, December 2022 Summaries of recent Illinois health care cases.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta, Sydney Ericson, Ruth Kvistad, & Elizabeth LaRocca Health Care Law, September 2022 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta, Ruth Kvistad, & Justine Newman Health Care Law, June 2022 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta & Justine Newman Health Care Law, March 2022 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.
Vaccine Development: Capabilities and Challenges for Addressing Infectious Diseases Health Care Law, March 2022 A summary of the Government Accountability Office's November 2021 report on vaccine development.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta & Justine Newman Health Care Law, December 2021 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta & Justine Newman Health Care Law, September 2021 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.
What Attorneys Need to Know About Illinois’s Preparation to Expand Access to Home Birth by Licensing Certified Professional Midwives By Patricia Pfeiffer Health Care Law, September 2021 An overview of what attorneys will need to know about H.B. 3401, the Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Act.
The Effect of Hospital Advertisements and Consent Forms on an Apparent Agency Claim in Medical Malpractice By Blair Keltner Young Lawyers Division, April 2021 Recently, the appellate court addressed whether hospital advertising campaigns that welcome a physician to the medical staff create the appearance of an employee-employer relationship, and, if so, whether a consent form is enough to overcome the appearance of such a relationship in Prutton v. Baumgart et al.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta, Elizabeth LaRocca, & Grace Miller Health Care Law, September 2020 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.
All the Latest Developments in Health Care Law By W. Eugene Basanta & Grace Miller Health Care Law, June 2020 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases.
Judge Rejects Agency Position Regarding Nursing Home Resident Appeals By Lawrence J. Stark & John A. Ziegler Trusts and Estates, September 2019 Windmill Nursing Pavilion v. Illinois Department of Human Services is an important decision because it directly overrules the DHS legal position that only a spouse or court appointed representative may pursue the appeal after the death of the resident.
Judge rejects agency position regarding nursing home resident appeals By Lawrence J. Stark & John A. Ziegler Elder Law, June 2019 Windmill Nursing Pavilion v. Illinois Department of Human Services is an important decision because it directly overrules the DHS legal position that only a spouse or court appointed representative may pursue the appeal after the death of the resident.
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All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta & Ashley Lindsley Health Care Law, June 2018 Summaries of recent federal and Illinois health care cases. 
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta, Elizabeth LaRocca, & Ashley Lindsley Health Care Law, March 2018 In addition to summaries of recent cases, this issue highlights several recent legislative and regulatory actions. Among these is a discussion of recent important changes in the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program that now require prescribers to access patient information available through the program when prescribing controlled substances such as opioids.
Judge rejects agency position regarding nursing home resident appeals By Lawrence J. Stark & John A. Ziegler Health Care Law, March 2018 Windmill Nursing Pavilion v. Illinois Department of Human Services is an important decision because it directly overrules the DHS legal position that only a spouse or court appointed representative may pursue the appeal after the death of the resident.
Lowering costs of healthcare by increasing access to midwives and nurse practitioners By Tracy Douglas Women and the Law, March 2018 Medical debts-- like those associated with childbirth-- are a leading cause of foreclosure and bankruptcy. One way to decrease the cost of healthcare is to expand access to freestanding birth centers, midwives, and nurse practitioners.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta, Elizabeth LaRocca, & Ashley Lindsley Health Care Law, December 2017 Recent cases, legislation and regulations of interest to health care law practitioners.
Prescription opioids—Medicare needs to expand oversight efforts to reduce the risk of harm Health Care Law, December 2017 The over-prescription and misuse of highly addictive opioid pain medications has become a matter of intense national concern. In 2016, Medicare spending for opioids was almost $4.1 billion. In November, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report examining Medicare’s oversight with respect to opioid use and prescription. A summary of this report is presented in this issue.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta, Elizabeth LaRocca, & Ashley Lindsley Health Care Law, September 2017 Recent cases, legislation and regulations of interest to health care law practitioners.
Attorney General Sessions Announces Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit Health Care Law, September 2017 A summary of a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the formation of an Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit
Hospital value-based purchasing—CMS should take steps to ensure lower quality hospitals do not qualify for bonuses Health Care Law, September 2017 As the health care system moves away from the traditional fee-for-service payment model, new payment schemes have emerged. One such Medicare payment method involves Hospital Value-based Purchasing (HVBP). This issue of the Health Care Lawyer includes a summary of a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of HVBP.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta, Ashley Lindsley, & Chelbie A. Mitchell Health Care Law, June 2017 Recent cases, legislation and regulations of interest to health care law practitioners.
2017 offers hope and change for Health Savings Accounts By Jessica Bejerea Health Care Law, March 2017 A look at the renewed interest in Health Savings Accounts as Congress begins to debate the future of the Affordable Care Act.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta, Elizabeth LaRocca, & Chelbie A. Mitchell Health Care Law, March 2017 Recent cases, legislation and regulations of interest to health care law practitioners.
Health care quality: HHS should set priorities and comprehensively plan its efforts to better align health quality measures Employee Benefits, March 2017 In addition to discussing recent health law court decisions, this issue of the Health Care Lawyer includes the summary of a recent Government Accountability Office report HHS Should Set Priorities and Comprehensively Plan Its Efforts to Better Align Health Quality Measures which looks at the problems caused to providers by the use of multiple, differing quality measures.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta & Chelbie A. Mitchell Health Care Law, December 2016 Recent cases of interest to health care law practitioners.
Health care quality: HHS should set priorities and comprehensively plan its efforts to better align health quality measures Health Care Law, December 2016 In addition to discussing recent health law court decisions, this issue of the Health Care Lawyer includes the summary of a recent Government Accountability Office report HHS Should Set Priorities and Comprehensively Plan Its Efforts to Better Align Health Quality Measures which looks at the problems caused to providers by the use of multiple, differing quality measures.

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