In last week’s decision in Doe v. Guthrie Clinic, Ltd., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals certified to the New York Court of Appeals the issue of whether a medical corporation may be liable for the unauthorized disclosure of medical information, when the employee responsible for the breach was not a physician and was
Obama Care Employer Mandates: Who Must Comply?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPACA” or “Obama Care”) requires, beginning in 2014, that employers with 50 or more full-time employees (“large employers”) offer “affordable” health insurance to its employees. Failure to do so will subject the employer to penalties.
Future blog postings will address the coverage requirements and penalties under
Medicare Issues in Bankruptcies
In its August 2012 issue, the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal published Medicare Issues in Bankruptcies by Ted Berkowitz and Veronique Urban of Farrell Fritz.
The takeaways:
-Health care entities contemplating a bankruptcy filing should carefully consider the effects that the filing will have on their Medicare arrangements;
-Health care debtors should be aware that any
Mixed Decision in Anesthesiology Practice Shareholder Dispute
Peter A. Mahler, author of our sister blog New York Business Divorce, posted an excellent analysis of a recent case involving a shareholder dispute among members of an anesthesia group.
Key pieces of advice from Mahler:
- Draft clear termination and exit provisions in shareholder and employment agreements;
- Arbitration clauses can produce quicker results