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Michigan’s Health Insurance Claims Assessment Act is Upheld Once Again

health insurance claims assessmentMichigan’s tax on paid health care claims is not preempted by ERISA, according to a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. On remand from the United States Supreme Court, the federal appellate court held that the Health Insurance Claims Assessment Act does not impermissibly interfere with the uniform administration of group health plans or impose additional burdens on self-insured plans and third-party administrators. Read More ›

Categories: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Insurance, News & Events, Tax

Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Whistleblower Lawsuit Based on Health Data Breach

fca whistleblower lawsuitThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit alleging violations of the False Claims Act based on an individual security breach. The case, United States ex rel. Sheldon v. Kettering Health Network, arose after the relator (or whistleblower) received letters from Kettering Health Network (KHN) informing her that KHN employees, including her now ex-husband, impermissibly accessed her medical records. Read More ›

Categories: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Compliance, HITECH Act, Providers

Michigan's Tax on Paid Health Care Claims is Upheld

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld Michigan’s tax on paid health care claims in an opinion published on August 4.  The decision has very significant implications for the State of Michigan, which uses the revenues to partially fund the Medicaid program, and for employers, group health plans, and third-party administrators, which are subject to the tax. Read More ›

Categories: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Tax

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Best Lawyers® 2021

Congratulations to the attorneys of the Health Care practice group at Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC for their inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2021 edition. Firm-wide, 44 lawyers were listed. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation and as lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Health Care practice group members listed in Best Lawyers are as follows:

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