Physicians in the Bulls-eye

By Robert M. Wolin on October 25, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

Several recently reported cases highlight the growing risk physicians face if they succumb to competitive pressures, especially offers of remuneration from labs, pharmacies, home health agencies and other providers to whom they refer. In many cases, the effort to recoup fees may come years after the physician received and spent the fees, with no insurance … Continue Reading

Volunteer Directors and Officers Liable to Facility Creditors

By Robert M. Wolin and Kameron Brackins on April 5, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a trial court’s jury verdict finding the individual board members and officers of a non-profit healthcare facility personally liable to the facility’s creditors. The board members had a false sense of security based upon the incorrect notion that board members of non-profit organizations, most of whom serve … Continue Reading

Healthcare Providers Face Increasing Financial Pressure and Bankruptcy Risk

By Marc E. Hirschfield and Marc Skapof on June 18, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized

The health of the healthcare industry can be summarized as follows: as go federal reimbursement rates, so goes the financial viability of healthcare providers, whether hospitals, nursing homes or medical practices. These declining reimbursement rates, combined with the uncertainty surrounding implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have put especially severe strains on middle-market healthcare … Continue Reading