Valleywide Legal Blog

Change Is Coming to Health Care Billing

One of the driving forces of debate in Washington and in state capitols across the country is the seemingly out-of-control upward spiral of health care costs.  There are many reasons why health care costs are high and increasing.  Among them are … Read More

Posted in Doctors, Fee for Service, Health Care Costs, Hospitals, Medical Costs |

Should Doctors be Tattletales?

Medical mistakes kill over 400,000 people each year.  Ethically and morally, health care providers are obligated to tell patients when they make mistakes, but, of course, not all of them do.  For example, physicians detect medical errors all the time, but often there … Read More

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