December 2016
Health Care Changes Near
- Providence Business News
- December 2, 2016
President-elect Donald J. Trump and congressional leaders have stated they will attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as "Obamacare." While the future of Obamacare is unclear, our health care system will continue to und…
August 2016
More Restrictions on Physician Noncompetes Ahead?
- Law360
- August 25, 2016
The nation’s health care system is in the midst of a structural shift that has been accelerating with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. A paradigm change in reimbursement from the traditional fee-for-service model to payment-based on quality…
June 2016
Tips for Navigating Hospital Affiliations
- Hartford Business Journal
- June 6, 2016
The pace of change in today's healthcare industry has caused consolidation to become the "new normal" for many community hospitals and smaller health systems. Value-based payment, more informed patient-consumers, increasing costs of clinical personnel, tec…
May 2016
Warrantless Access to Drug Database Weighed
- Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
- May 26, 2016
January 2016
A Look at Addiction, Buprenorphine, and the Legislation Trying to Make it Work
- Health & Biomedical Law 1
- January 1, 2016
December 2015
Congress Increases OSHA Fine Schedule 80%
- Hinckley Allen Labor & Employment Alert
- December 17, 2015
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), which includes an obscure provision that substantially increases the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSH Act”) penalty schedule. Specifically, Section 701 of the…