By James M. Burns In late February, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in Mueller v. Wellmark, ending a seven year battle over whether the health insurer’s agreement with employers operating “self-funded”...
Read MoreBy James M. Burns On January 6, two Michigan Congressmen – Representative John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Representative Dan Benishek (R-Mich.) – introduced the “Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2015.” The bill (H.R. 105) would...
Read MoreDickinson Wright Member James Burns recently spoke to Bloomberg BNA’s Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report for the article, “Biosimilars Policy, Accelerating Medical Breakthroughs Among Year’s Key Topics” (1/16/2015). In the...
Read MoreBy James M. Burns and Jessica Russell On October 1, a first-of-its-kind law became effective in Connecticut that requires group medical practices and hospitals in that state to provide the Attorney General with 30 days’ notice...
Read MoreBy James M. BurnsLegislation was recently introduced by Representative John Conyers (D-Michigan) that would permit healthcare providers to negotiate jointly with health insurers concerning contract terms without running afoul of...
Read MoreBy James M. Burns In a February 26 speech before the Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Trade Commissioner Maureen Olhausen expressed strong opposition to proposed legislation that would create an antitrust exemption for...
Read MoreBy James M. Burns On December 18, 2013, the Pennsylvania House Health Committee held a hearing on Pennsylvania House Bills 1621 and 1622, two bills that would require that any health provider in the state that operates as part...
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