Health Law Attorneys

Many Texas residents will face a need for Medicaid eligibility at some point in their life when they need specific medical services that their insurance does not cover. Chief among these needs is residency in a skilled nursing facility. Medicaid is an asset-based...

A judge in Texas struck down part of a law designed to protect Americans from surprise medical bills, and the Biden administration plans to appeal that ruling. The court case has major potential implications for how billing works for medical care. Surprise bills One...

Star ratings for nursing homes in Texas and around the country may change due to a new method of calculating staffing instituted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This could reduce the number of nursing homes with five-star ratings due to the...

Texas residents who are terminally ill or who have a loved one who is may wonder what hospice care involves. The goal of hospice care is to make the patient as comfortable as possible. Comparison to palliative care Some people assume that hospice care and palliative...

State and federal governments, politicians and health care leaders work to prevent legal problems in the health care industry. In Texas, there are six legal cases that commonly appear in courts. 1. Lack of HIPAA compliance Every type of health care law protects the...

Many people see palliative and hospice care as a last resort for terminally ill patients. However, this type of care can be incredibly beneficial for patients and their families if available when needed. Unfortunately, there are many significant problems facing...

One study shows that a value-based purchasing program, or VBP, isn't offering sufficient incentives for nursing homes to improve care. The data shows that most nursing homes in underserved populations perform worse. Only 0.7% of facilities could improve enough to...

The hospice laws of Texas make sure that negligence is never acceptable in health and human services. Patient safety is the first task that any care provider has. You don't have to be the person who suffered to make a complaint; family members, the police and present...

The U.S. Department of Labor has introduced initiatives to make sure that hospice workers and home-based caregivers are given fair wages and are protected by legal regulations. These workers, who are disproportionately women of color, are among the lowest-paid health...

Backed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), medical industry pay cuts are scheduled to go into effect in 2023. The current health care law in Texas is also set to allow changes in the cost of Medicare. Rising costs might become a challenge to some...