Health Care Law Blog
- Posts by Alexander S. Rusek
ShareholderAlexander S. Rusek is a rare trial lawyer under 40 who has tried numerous complex cases in the business world and the criminal law arena. His trial experience shapes how he advises and strategizes with clients in litigation and those ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a significant shift in how nursing homes across the country are surveyed for compliance with federal health and safety standards. The nationwide Risk-Based Survey (RBS) process was announced in a July 16, 2026 Quality, Safety & Oversight memorandum, and the new process will begin September 8, 2026.
There will be a slew of changes that will affect how nursing homes are inspected, how oversight resources are allocated, how quickly serious problems may be identified, and how families evaluate facilities. As a result of ...
Foster Swift attorneys (left to right) Thomas Huyck, Alex Rusek, Jennifer Van Regenmorter, and Badri Yono attended the Institute of Continuing Legal Education's (ICLE) 31st Annual Health Law Institute Seminar in Livonia at Schoolcraft College on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
Co-sponsored by the Health Care Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, this one-day event covered the latest key updates and critical issues for professionals in the ever-changing landscape of health care law.
Topics included: Current state and federal regulations, investment trends influencing health ...
In recent years, Michigan has been home to two of the largest sexual abuse scandals involving doctors in history: the sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar while employed by Michigan State University and the sexual abuse committed by Robert Anderson while employed by the University of Michigan. In both circumstances, the former doctors carried out their sexual abuse under the guise of medical procedures and without the informed consent of their targets. Michigan is not alone in being home to these types of sexual abuse scandals as similar acts have been alleged to have been committed by many other health care providers, such as Richard Strauss (Ohio State University), George Tyndall (University of Southern California), Derrick Todd (Bringham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (Boston, MA)), Major Michael Stockin (United States Army), amongst others.
