Health Law

Berg on the Community Benefit Standard for Tax Exempt Hospitals
Jessica Wilen Berg (Case Western Reserve University - School of Law) has posted Population Health and Tax-Exempt Hospitals: Putting the Community Back into the 'Community Benefit' Standard on SSRN...

Marcello on Community Benefit Agreements
David Marcello (Tulane) has posted Community Benefit Agreements: New Vehicle for Investment in America's Neighborhoods on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) are a relatively new feature of the land use planning process for major public-private developments...

Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court: This Thursday, June 26th: 9:00 AM - John C. Roberts, M.D. v. Community Hospitals of IN, Inc. - After Community Hospitals terminated Roberts' medical residency, Roberts filed a complaint alleging breach of...

EMR Adoption Concerns
Concerns continue to mount regarding the recent IRS memorandum declaring that nonprofit hospitals can share their e-health record software and support with physicians without losing their tax-exempt status...

MRSA Infections in Hospitals and the Community Continue to Rise
MRSA is a staph becteria which has been in the news in recent years as serious problems have been reported in hospitals and other health care facilities. Staph bacteria, even those that aren't resistant to antibiotics, have long caused...

Health of U.S. Hospitals
Firedoglake posts an interesting piece on the state of our nation's hospitals and it isn't pretty. hospitals. Isaiah Poole writes, What I don't get is how all of McCain's free-market fundamentalism on health care is supposed to help make sure...

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 4
Where to get help

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 3
Other Benefits

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

VA Sets New Benefit Rules for Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses
Agent Orange-Related Ilnesses VA Sets New Benefit Rules

California Hospitals
Fined for Shoddy Care

Lipitor
Review of Studies Show No Significant Benefit in Women

Unclaimed $14 Million Settlement
Ohio Charities to Benefit

Serial Killer
Hospitals agree to confidential wrongful death settlement for employing former registered nurse Charles Cullen.

Health Insurance
alleging health insurance companies have forced patients to pay more than they should when using doctors and hospitals outside their insurer's networks.