Laura J. Bond
Spencer Fane LLP
Articles
Now is the Time to Prepare for the No Surprises Act
USA - November 29 2021 The Federal No Surprises Act (“the Act”) will go into effect for healthcare providers and health plans beginning January 1, 2022. With an eye toward…
No Surprises Act: Good Faith Estimate for Self-Pay Patients
USA - November 5 2021 In addition to protecting insured patients from out-of-network costs, the No Surprises Act implements protections for uninsured or self-pay patients…
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Payments
USA - April 13 2020 Many healthcare providers received an unanticipated cash infusion on or around April 10, 2020 (“Emergency Fund Payment”). Accompanying the payments…
State Disaster Management Plans Impact Hospital Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
USA - April 10 2020 One of the most heavily-debated legal and ethical issues to arise during the current COVID-19 outbreak is what methodology a hospital should use to…
Shannon M. Bond, Donn Herring, Ayesha Mehdi, Michael (Mike) Murphy, Karen D. Olson, Kristen Petry, Troy Rackham
Prohibition on Beneficiary Inducements Hinders Rural Hospital Efforts to Aid Communities During COVID-19 Outbreak
USA - April 2 2020 During times of national or local crisis, people often look to the pillars of their communities, local employers, charities and other…
