Articles by Ron King, CEO, Vanguard Communications
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Anti-kickback crackdown turn up the heat on hospitals, health systems & doctors The year 2024 is on track to see ever increasing penalties and stress on providers in a stepped-up enforcement of the Stark Law, formally known as the Physician Self-Referral Law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn). The 1989 federal act prohibits physicians from referring patients to … Continued
Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-compete clauses shifts power to healthcare workers.
As officials move to further wall off healthcare data, the eye in the sky is getting some blinders.
A mélange of developments suggests that psychological assessments and treatments are getting the support that many professionals say is woefully overdue.
The highly popular Medicare Advantage (MA) insurance program takes center stage as class action lawsuits over use of artificial intelligence combines with uproars over reform plans and sales commissions.
Opposing sides in the abortion controversy are girding for a likely momentous constitutional confrontation despite SCOTUS’s wish for the contrary.
Recent developments have accelerated a free-speech controversy taking center stage ever since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Taking Care of May” is a heartbreaking examination of failures by the medical establishment and the judiciary to avoid making a difficult situation worse.