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Bringing sunlight to healthcare pricing: the CMS release of hospital charge data

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 16 2013

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis once said that "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." The release of charges billed by some 3,337

Courts are liberally construing litigation insurance coverage for class action defenses and so should defendants

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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May 8 2013

Although the Supreme Court continues to set the bar for class certification higher and higher, plaintiffs' attorneys continue to file class action

20 million reasons why class action defendants need to read their insurance policies closely

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 29 2013

As previously noted in a recent blog post, defendants should immediately evaluate their insurance coverage upon receipt of a class action complaint

Insurance coverage for class action lawsuits

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 17 2013

Upon learning that his obituary had been published in the New York Times, Mark Twain famously quipped, "Reports of my death have been greatly

New Affordable Care Act fess impact group health plans in 2013 and 2014

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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April 15 2013

On July 31, 2013, the first of various fees will be due that are imposed by the Affordable Care Act on self-insured group health plans andor issuers

Do not pass go, do not collect $200: Michigan statute and regulatory order banning MFN provisions in provider contracts ends government antitrust lawsuit against Michigan Blue

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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March 26 2013

In the wake of the passage of a Michigan statute and regulatory order banning the use of most favored nation ("MFN") clauses by insurers, health

Sixth Circuit affirms defense verdict in FLSA case involving insurance investigators

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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March 22 2013

There is a very funny set of books under the title “Unuseless Japanese Inventions” by Kenji Kawakami. The books depict, in a matter-of-fact fashion, a

Ninth Circuit: SLUSA does not bar state law breach of contract claims

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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January 15 2013

The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 ("SLUSA") is a federal law that bars state law securities class actions alleging

Second in time, first in right? The Third Circuit reminds us that the first-filed case doesn't always get to go first

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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November 6 2012

It’s difficult to capture lightning in a bottle, an idiom that is especially true in the world of television production

Medicaid: issues continue to arise following the Supreme Court decision

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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October 12 2012

In the wake of June's Supreme Court opinion on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), government officials at the federal and state level and budget analysts have been thinking about implementation and analyzing the impact of the curve ball thrown by Chief Justice John Roberts and the majority of the Court as to implementation of Medicaid expansion

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