by Admin | Feb 13, 2013 | Blog, News
As part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2013, the nation’s hospitals are taking cuts and absorbing the costs of the Affordable Care Act. New Medicaid rates that took effect on January 1 will reduce the amount of federal money hospitals receive for treating...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2013 | Blog, Product Defects
In May 2012, former linebacker Junior Seau shot himself in his bedroom in Oceanside, California, and independent researchers later determined that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). According to Reuters, Seau’s family filed a lawsuit against the...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2013 | Blog, Hospital Malpractice
Federal authorities announced that Sergei Kusyakov, who acted as an agent for chiropractic clinics and a local injury hotline, paid hospital employees to illegally access patient information. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Kusyakov illegally obtained private...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2013 | Blog, Hospital Malpractice, Surgical Malpractice
The claim that medical malpractice payments are the culprit for rising health care costs has recently been discredited. According to a Public Citizen report, medical malpractice payments were at their lowest level on record in 2011. However, the report points out that...
by Admin | Jan 21, 2013 | Blog, Product Defects
For over three decades, doctors prescribed DES, or diethylstilbestrol, to pregnant women for the prevention of miscarriages, premature births, and other problems. It was taken off the market in the 1970s after being linked to cancer, and fifty-one women have filed...
