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The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute

Sharon L. Caffrey, Christopher L. Crosswhite & John M. Lyons

On Jan. 1, 2010, extensive new Medicare reporting obligations took effect. They apply to insurance companies and other businesses, including product liability and toxic tort defendants that make payments to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of verdicts or settlements resolving liability claims.

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Determining Whether Medical Causation Is Established

H. Thomas Watson

What does this standard of proof mean, and how can we gain a better understanding of statistical analysis help to determine when the standard for proving medical causation has, and has not, been met?

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In last month's issue we began a discussion of <i>Putman v. Wenatchee Valley Medical Center</i>, in which the Supreme Court of Washington struck down that state's law requiring the filing of a certificate of merit in medical malpractice lawsuits. Part Two herein concludes the discussion.

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Medspa Operations

Kevin Quinley

The medical spa industry has grown rapidly over the last several years. In 2004, there were only 471 in the United States, but by 2009 there were nearly 2,000. The law of averages suggests that with more spas, more treatments and more injuries, there are bound to be more mishaps and adverse reactions at these facilities.

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