10.22.19
Increased prescribing of opioid medications over the course of nearly two decades has led to widespread misuse of both prescription and nonprescription opioids.
09.24.19
On August 26, 2019, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, District Court Judge Thad Balkman issued a 42-page decision ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $570 million for harm it allegedly caused the state of Oklahoma by marketing its opioid products.
08.26.19
In July 2019, Judge Gilliam of the Northern District of California issued an order interpreting the different avenues a plaintiff may pursue in bringing a parity claim—a decision that may be consequential to health plans and health insurance companies that issue plans governed by the Employee ...
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires health plans to provide equal levels of treatment for mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUDs) as they do for physical illnesses.
07.22.19
On June 24, 2019, President Donald Trump issued an “Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First.”
04.24.19
The Program started in 2014 and required QHP issuers to spend a certain portion of premium funds (target amount) on healthcare and quality improvements each benefit year.
Healthcare organizations are prime targets for class action lawsuits.
04.17.19
In perhaps the first decision of its kind, Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero of the Northern District of California issued on February 28, 2019 his 106-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Order) in the ERISA class action Wit v. United Behavioral Health.
03.25.19
For the first time in 15 years, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 23, which governs class actions, has been amended.