Health Care Law

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2010 Articles

All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta & Jennifer Wagner December 2010 A summary of recent cases relating to health care law.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta & Jennifer Wagner September 2010 A summary of recent cases relating to health care law.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta & Jennifer Wagner June 2010 A summary of several recent Illinois Supreme Court decisions on an array of topics including arbitration provisions in nursing homes, resident contracts, and federal preemption of state law.
All the latest developments in health care law By W. Eugene Basanta & Jennifer Wagner March 2010 Summaries of recent Illinois federal and state health law cases, including the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in the Lebron case rejecting medical malpractice caps.
Arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts: FAA preempts Illinois state law restrictions By Edward Clancy December 2010 This article examines the recent decision made by the Illinois Supreme Court involving nursing home arbitration agreements.
Consumer-directed health plans: Health status, spending, and utilization of enrollees in plans based on health reimbursement arrangements September 2010 A new GAO report examines the impact of consumer-driven health plans on enrollee health status and spending.
Oversight of clinical investigators: Action needed to improve timeliness and enhance scope of FDA’s debarment and disqualification processes for Medical Product Investigators March 2010 A summary of a recent Government Accountability Report regarding federal Food and Drug Administration debarment and disqualification proceedings for clinical investigators who engage in research misconduct.
Provena Covenant Medical Center v. The Department of Revenue: Hospital property tax exemptions and the charitable use requirement By Brian J. McKenna & Nancy K. McKenna June 2010 An examination of the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in the Provena case dealing with the tax-exempt status of not-for-profit hospitals.