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Last month, we published an article summarizing new surprise billing laws that prohibit nonparticipating providers from balance billing patients when the patient’s insurance company pays less than the provider’s usual and customary charge. The Michigan law, known as the Surprise Medical Billing Law, has been in effect since last year. The Federal law, known as …
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What are non-compete agreements? In the broadest sense, non-compete agreements prohibit an employee from accepting employment by a competitor of an employer for a certain time. They are treated differently than non-solicitation agreements and confidentiality agreements. While non-compete agreements may not solely prevent competition – the agreement cannot prohibit an employee from using general knowledge …
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Erica Erman and Gregory Moore discussed some of the top developments in behavioral health during Dickinson Wright’s Health Law Summit. Below is a summary of what was discussed. Click here to view the full webinar. Table of Contents Development #1: New Trends in Parity Enforcement Recent Litigation, Including Wit v. United Behavioral Health Development #2: …