The proposed settlement will effectively end more than 700 lawsuits filed after the 2021 recall of millions of the company’s widely used sleep apnea devices and ventilators.
During the coronavirus pandemic, sleep professionals decide what procedures occur now and which are postponed, using general guidance from government agencies and professional associations.
An Austin-based detective with narcolepsy who filed suit against the city and her employer, the Austin Police Department, was awarded $220,327 in back pay and $20,000 in pain and suffering.
Read MoreHealth and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the most recent in a series of management hires intended to ensure a successful 2015 Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace. Kevin Counihan will...
Read MoreNearly six in 10 Americans who bought insurance for this year through the health law’s online marketplaces were previously uninsured—most for at least two years, according to a new survey that looks at the experiences of those...
Read MoreThe Washington Post reports that most people are choosing to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate. The government left the door wide open for millions of Americans to be excused from the Affordable Care...
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Join Sleep Review editor Sree Roy in a roundtable discussion with experts in the sleep medicine field. A series of questions about how the ACA will affect sleep medicine will be asked of our expert panelists, who will provide their insights on such topics as how sleep doctors and sleep techs can prepare for the changes as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Preparing for upcoming new health care requirements.
Read MoreA survey of US primary care physicians shows that many believe that their own patients are receiving too much medical care and many feel that malpractice reform, realignment of financial incentives, and having more time with patients could reduc
Read MoreThe Obama administration urged courts to support mandates required by the new health care reform laws, because the costs of the uninsured are a burden on interstate commerce, according to AP reports. In a 62-page argument filed last week in a fe
Read MoreIn the most recent legal ruling about the sweeping changes made to America’s insurance industry as a result of last year’s health reform law, US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler summed up what many believe is the inevitable truth: "It is
Read MoreThe error rate for Medicare claims declined in 2010 and is on track for a 50% reduction by 2012, according to the latest US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency Financial Report. “Last year we changed how we calculate the e
Read More"There is no precedent for this power grab," Robert Muise stated, according to a Detroit News article. Muise, an attorney with an Ann Arbor-based legal advocacy group, represents four Michigan residents. US District Judge George C.
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Comprehend contracts and enter with confidence.
Read MoreNo matter what the intended message from voters, the fact is that the election of Scott Brown (R-Mass) to the Senate has put the brakes on efforts to sign sweeping changes to the existing US health care system into law. As Brown assumes his new rol
Read MoreThe much-debated “public option” is out of the Senate Finance Committee bill, succumbing to a 13-10 vote that included two Democrats on the “no” side, and all Republicans voting against. According to a September 30 Bloomberg
Read MoreU.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Wednesday that he "absolutely" will get healthcare reform completed in 2009 but declined to say what the final package would eventually look like. "Yes, absolutely," O
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