On December 27, 2020, Congress enacted, and the President signed, H.R. 3630, the Surprise Act (“Act”), which will take effect on January 1, 2022. This Act expands restrictions on charging health care plan holders out-of-network rates for certain... Read More
Frier Levitt Podiatrist-Attorney Lawrence Kobak, DPM, JD shares a must read Medical-Legal Checklist for 2021 in the latest issue of Podiatry Management. He encourages practitioners to start the year off right by reviewing things such as office... Read More
On December 9th, a four-judge panel in the Appellate Court in New York's Second Department unanimously ruled that the MLMIC Buyout Proceeds from the sale and demutualization of the State's largest medical malpractice insurer, the Medical Liability... Read More
In today’s New York Law Journal, Frier Levitt attorney Joel M. Greenberg, Esq. discusses two recent appellate decisions that determined that the proceeds from the sale and demutualization of New York’s largest medical malpractice carrier, the... Read More
COVID-19 is producing mixed results for health insurance companies and their bottom line. Amongst the worst performers in 2020 is Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (“Horizon”). According to a recent report by Modern Healthcare,... Read More
In recent months, unanimous decisions rendered by 5-judge Appellate Division panels in both the Third and Fourth Departments have shifted the momentum in the battle over who is entitled to the proceeds from the sale and demutualization of New York's... Read More
The Appellate Division, Third Department, of the New York State Supreme Court, is now the third judicial department to issue a decision on the question of who is entitled to receive the proceeds from the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company... Read More
On May 27, 2020, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in Alabama, Florida, Minnesota, North Dakota, North Carolina and Kansas filed suit against CVS Pharmacy alleging an insurance fraud scheme involving overcharging for generic drugs for over a decade. ... Read More
COVID-19 has caused significant financial impact on Providers, including the suspension or complete shutdown of some types of medical practices and surgery centers. Many states and municipal authorities have issued Executive Orders mandating... Read More
