Health Care Alert: Medical Billing
Earlier this year, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law House Bill 5085, which amends the Illinois Insurance Code.
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Health Care Alert:The Medical Studies Act—Vulnerabilities to Discovery
Recently the First District Appellate Court held that discovery is not limited to a plaintiff’s personal medical records before filing a section 2-622 Health Professional Report.
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Health Care Alert: Illinois Denies Punitive Damages Under Survival Act Against Nursing Home Facilities
On March 24, 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a claim for punitive damages does not survive the death of a nursing home resident under the Nursing Home Care Act (NHCA).
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Health Care Alert: Appellate Court Upholds Strict Compliance Of Section 2-622 Physician Report
Medical practitioners recently won a significant victory that may further reduce the number of frivolous medical malpractice suits. On April 7, 2011, the First District Appellate Court held that the author of a 2-622 report must be licensed to practice in
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Health Care Alert: Feds Raid Health Care Facilities, Arrest Over 100 Professionals in Nine Cities in Record Medicare Bust
On February 17, 2011, 700 federal agents swooped down on health care providers in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami and Tampa, Baton Rouge, Brooklyn, Dallas and Houston and arrested 111 doctors, nurses, health care company owners and executives for what
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