The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, holding that the Medicare Secondary Player (MSP) permitted the insurance carrier, Medicare, as Medicare Advantage Organization (MAO), to bring a private cause of action against the tortfeasor’s liability insurer seeking reimbursement for secondary […]
Supreme Court of The United States Changes the Rules for DWI in Minnesota
The Supreme Court of the United States has now issued its decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, a case consolidated with Beylund v. Levi, and a Minnesota Supreme Court Case, Bernard v. Minnesota. (Available here) At issue in the claims was the constitutionality of obtaining breath and blood test incidental to arrest for drunk driving […]
Anticipating the Cost-Shift for Medical Marijuana
Dr. Tom Arneson, research manager at the MDH, was interviewed after recent survey results relating to the Minnesota medical marijuana program were released. He highlighted the fact that most users of medical marijuana that were surveyed (approximately 250 out of 1400) indicated substantial benefits from the drug. Despite such positive subjective reporting, the issue of […]
BREAKING – New Overtime Rules: Significant Increase in Overtime Eligible Employees
On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), raising what’s known as the overtime salary threshold for those employees designated as exempt employees under the “executive, administrative, and professional” exemption. The rule, set to take effect on December 1, 2016, makes […]
People Dying From Care They Receive Rather Than The Disease For Which They Are Treating
A study was recently released in the British Medical Journal addressing the role of medical errors in deaths occurring in the United States. Ultimately, the recent study concluded that medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. The study is available online and has been the subject of several news […]
