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By Brad Broker “If the government can do that, what else can it” do? That question – asked by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in ...

By David W Hilgers, Esq. and Sidney S. Welch, Esq. The passage of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (“PPACA”)[1] has already had a ...

By David Green Last June, Andemarian T. Beyene, 36-year-old man with tracheal cancer received a special gift:  a brand new trachea, made from a synthetic ...

By Rebecca Roberts, Ph.D. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen that can affect development and health by disrupting normal hormonal signaling.  Estrogen, working at ...

By Franklin J Rooks J. PT, MBA, Esq. Introduction The insurer’s denial of previously authorized benefits is one of the most frustrating experiences for a ...

By Martha Swartz, M.S.S., J.D.   With economic pressures on physicians mounting and regulatory incentives to affiliate with larger entities expanding, an increasing number of ...

By Martha Swartz, M.S.S., J.D. What is a PPO? As a health care institution or individual provider, it is difficult to provide services in Pennsylvania ...

By Lucia F. Bruno, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A. Urgent care medicine has emerged as one of the fastest growing specialties in the United States.  Many family ...

By Michael G. Calahan, PA, MBA No longer just a rumor, the switch-over from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM is now a sure deal and the established ...

By Ron Wince Although Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been discussed for years, health care reform has put them in the spotlight. Now, health care ...