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• Senate Unveils Consolidated Health Care Reform Bill

  The U.S. Senate has consolidated two versions of health care reform bills into one piece of legislation, dubbed the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” Released late Wednesday night, the bill is expected to cost…

• Legislators Ramp Up Efforts to Stop Health Care Fraud

  Increasing access to health care may be a hot health care reform issue, but some legislators are focused on a different angle – making sure that health care funds are not squandered on fraud and…

• House Health Care Reform Bill Passes; Fate of Senate Bill Unclear

  As anticipated last week, on Saturday night the U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-215 to approve H.R. 3922, the oft-discussed health care reform bill that would establish a national public-option plan. Dubbed the “Affordable Health…

• FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule (Again)

  While the issue of whether physicians and health care practices are “creditors” under the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed Red Flags Rule is subject to some debate, a definitive answer will not be needed for awhile.…

• House Vote on Health Care Bill Could Be This Week

  A vote on proposed health care legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last Thursday could come as early as this week, according to the Detroit Free Press. The House plan includes a public…

• Michigan Physician Tax Fails in Senate

  A proposal which would have imposed a 3 percent tax on physicians' gross revenues was defeated Wednesday in the Michigan State Senate. HB 5386, which was intended to raise state Medicaid funds and in turn…

• Health Care Lobbyists Break Records In Spending Spree

  When it comes to health care reform, health care lobbyists have put their money where their mouth is – literally. According to a USA Today report, health care lobbyists are on track to set new…

• Medical Marijuana In the Workplace: What Michigan Workers and Employers Need to Know

  Today's post was authored by FHWN attorney Michelle D. Bayer Effective December 4, 2008, Michigan joined 12 other states who have legalized medical marijuana. The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (“MMA”), MCLA 333.26421 et seq., legalizes…

• Editorial: Wellness Incentives May Not Be "Fair" - But Is That OK?

  A previous Health Care Lawyer Blog post highlighted the “wellness” amendments to the Senate Finance Committee’s health overhaul bill (a.k.a. the Make American Health Act), which was voted through the Committee last week. The provision,…

• Health Care Providers Should Prepare to Make “Meaningful Use” of EHR

  It’s not just a new techo-fad – the federal government is serious about Electronic Health Records. How serious? Enough so that one of the many health care-related provisions tucked into this year’s American Recovery and…