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MedLawBlog was recently recognized in the ‘Best of Law Blogs’ for Mike Cassidy’s ‘New Year’s Predictions for Health Care’ posting.  Kevin OKeefe named the MedLawBlog, for the health care industry, among a list of law blogs containing predictions for 2010. 

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 Contributed by Paul Welk, Esquire

412.594.5536, pwelk@tuckerlaw.com

In Liss & Marion PC v. Recordex Acquisition Corp., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court examined whether a class of law firms who requested medical records could recover alleged overcharges from a copying services company hired by medical care providers to fulfill their record requests. The Supreme Court’s …

December is always a timely month for making New Year’s predictions, but especially so for health care, given the national debate on health care reform. A recent article by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) contained five health care predictions, which not surprisingly form the core of the various health care reform proposals:

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Contributed by Piyush Seth, Esquire

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Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act of 2009 (H.R. 4321) has been introduced by Rep. Gutierrez (D-IL) on December 15, 2009 along with 87 other members of the House of Representatives.  The proposed legislation covers comprehensive immigration issues that include, enforcement, legalization …

The Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform ("GOHCR") has announced a proposed strategic plan for the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange ("PHIX"). The plan proposes a strategy for transitioning to electronic health records to promote efficiency, cut costs, and provide better quality of care. The deadline for submitting comments to GOHCR is December 20, 2009.

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Contributed by: Piyush Seth, Esquire

412.594.5640, pseth@tuckerlaw.com

As of November 6, 2009, approximately 54,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed.  As per American Immigration Lawyers Association, see  AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 09042065 (posted Nov. 17, 2009).   USCIS has approved sufficient H1-B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from…

 The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for job protected unpaid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child, an employee’s serious health condition, or to care for a parent, spouse or child with a serious health condition. The FMLA generally applies to employers with 50 or more employees, and to …

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