A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) triggers a question as to whether the standard of care to evaluate claims for medical malpractice should be changed. For decades, the New Jersey Model Civil Jury Charge
The January 30, 2025 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article entitled “Providing Interstate Telehealth Abortion Services to Patients in Restrictive States.” In the second sentence, the authors write: “The complexities of telehealth regulation
Born in Elsinborough Township in Salem County, New Jersey on October 13, 1825, John S. Rock was a person with amazing talents. After years of working as a physician, for health reasons he turned to the practice of law and
In another in the seemingly endless series of decisions parsing the interpretation of the statutory requirements for an affidavit of merit in medical liability claims, on January 22, 2025 the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in Wiggins
Greenbaum healthcare attorneys Neil M. Sullivan and Jennifer A. Belardo analyze the CMS’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care final rule – and its impact on states, healthcare providers, and health plans navigating the Medicaid landscape –
On September 26, 2024, the Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill would amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The Attorney General of New Jersey and the Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights jointly commenced a lawsuit against the Virtua Health System and its constituent hospitals alleging that its policy and practices concerning universal drug testing
A recent post on this blog previewed the issues raised in the case of Govatos v. Murphy related to the residency requirement in the New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act.
On September 18, 2024,
The federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires many business entities to disclose information about their business ownership to FinCEN. Healthcare entities should note that the CTA does not have an exemption for healthcare practitioners, and so small to mid-size healthcare
The NJ Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has scheduled a stakeholder meeting for Tuesday, September 17, 2024, for the purpose of receiving comments and input regarding the Competitive Solicitation Incentive (CSI) component of the New Jersey solar energy renewable energy
