California Physicians May Be Asked to Help with Assisted Suicide

California was the most recent state to adopt the End of Life Option Act, codified at Health & Safety Code section 443. It basically allows a competent patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness to seek and obtain... Read more

INSURANCE COMPANIES SEEK TO DEFEAT THE SURGERY CENTERS

Various news organizations (for example, Law360) reported on Aetna’s jury verdict against Northern California surgery centers for over-billing the insurer for out-of-network procedures. The jury determined that the surgery center should pay $37.4 million in damages.  The complaint by Aetna... Read more