Health Law

Health Wonk Review: the biweekly smorgasbord of the best fare in the health care policy blogs
Welcome to Health Wonk Review, our bi-weekly smorgasbord of the best that the policy wonks have dished out on some of the most noteworthy healthcare blogs over the prior fortnight. We have an extensive sampling of tasty and nutritious treats, with lots of brain food among the fare - so without further ado, we offer this week's buffet...

Blogs Comment On Health Care Reform, Protests To Afghan 'Rape Law,' Obama Nominees, Other Topics (Medical News Today)
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "What's At Stake for Women in Health Care Reform," Marcia Greenberger, Huffington Post blogs: All women in the U...

Health Care Log Blog Named Among Top 50 Health Administration Blogs
We just recently received this notification from The Health Hut Blog: I?m writing to inform you of a feature story we recently published o n > our blog, The Health Hut, titled ?Top 50 Blogs to Learn About Health > Administration?...

influential blogs
Am I influential? Someone thinks this blog is one of the top 100 health care policy blogs. Who am I to disagree?

Upcoming Presentation on Health Law and Policy
Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy We invite you to attend an address by health law and policy faculty on: The Current State of Health Care Reform Friday, May 1, 2009 7:00 - 9:00 pm Ceremonial Courtroom at Loyola...

Practical Advice on the Death Spiral
The Death Spiral, courtesy of the WSJ Health Blog.Great graphic which highlights advice from my dad, a retired physician in West Virginia, who always warned us of such risks. He would say, "eat better, eat less, take small bites, drive defensively with two hands on the wheel, don't climb ladders and be careful with guns...

Health Wonk Review & news from the insurance fraud front
Awaiting your perusal, this week's edition of Health Wonk Review. David Williams of Health Business Blog has compiled the best health policy wonkery from the creme de la creme of the health policy blogs...

Isn't Health Care already rationed
Here's an article that I found interesting. Jay Bookman states that when a health insurance company denies a person for health insurance coverage, they are rationing health care, and they are doing the same when they cancel a policy or refuse to pay for a procedure...

England Changes Patient Consent Policy for Electronic Health Records
One of my previous blogs discussed some of the security issues with the National Health Service’s Connecting for Health IT Programme. A recent article in the Financial Times reports that the NHS has changed the way that patients can consent to having their Electronic Health Record (EHR) posted online...

Docs Tired of Paper Work I Have a Solution
Today in one of my favorite blogs, the Wall Street Journal Health Blog, Jacob Goldstein comments on the fact that doctors, drowning in paperwork, have less and less time to heal. The solution, of course, which health economists, health policy...

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Lawsuit Filed Against Legacy Health Care Facilities for Nursing Home Abuse
Legacy Health Care Facilities Face Class Action Over Allegations of Abuse

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Coventry Health Care, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations
Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations

Sun Mar Health Care Settles Class Action for $2 Million

Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Injection Recalled
Health Canada Warns of Health Risks