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News, events, and recent developments in health care law.

Author: David L. Haron practices at Frank, Haron, Weiner and Navarro in Detroit.

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Recent Posts from Health Care Lawyer Blog

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…
Vote Expected Today on Finance Committee Bill
A previous Health Care Lawyer Blog post trumpeted the arrival of the “America’s Health Future Act of 2009”, a.k.a. the Senate Finance Committee’s stab at health care reform legislation. The “bill” which was released in…
Hundreds of Health Care Fraud Cases in Limbo, According to USDOJ
Stopping health care fraud is by no means an easy task. New figures released by the U.S. Department of Justice, however, reveal hundreds of instances where whistleblowers have reported health care fraud, but the U.S.…
Drugmaker Claims Off-Label Marketing Restrictions Violate Free Speech
As a follow-up to last week's post about GlaxoSmithKline's new CME standards, it appears that some pharmaceuticals companies are not so keen on self-regulation. Allergan Inc., the company that produces the Botox wrinkle treatment, has…