Health Law Talk

Can you add (or revoke) a provider's credentials based on how many cases he or she performs? Or how profitable they are? In this episode, we discuss!

Jamie Kuo, M.D. is an Emergency Medicine Physician and the Founder of Louisiana Physicians For Patients , a Non-Profit founded to advocate for patients in Louisiana.

In today's episode, Conrad Meyer, George Mueller, and Rory Bellina discuss closing a practice & patient issues

In this episode, Conrad Meyer and Rory Bellina discuss legal issues regarding Reproductive Rights and Fertility.

On this episode, Conrad and Rory dive into the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute basics and recent changes!

What are the issues involving mental health and healthcare providers when their respective licensing boards investigate?  As a provider, what do you disclose to your board investigator? What do you disclose to the mandatory evaluation recommended by the board to their mental health professional?  In this episode of health law talk, we sit down with Normand Pizza and Conrad Meyer to discuss best pr...

On the latest episode of "Health Law Talk," Conrad Meyer, George Mueller, and Rory Bellina, delve into details of healthcare business transactions in a new series we are putting out on the anatomy and best practices of a healthcare business deal.  In part 1 of the series, we focus on the initial gathering of information by all parties to the transaction along with establishing the intent of all pa...

Under the Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act, during a state of public health emergency, such as COVID-19, any healthcare provider shall not be civilly liable for causing the death or, or injury to, any person or damage to any property except in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Is this statute creating unintended consequences for patients who are injured through negligence a...

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization On May 2, 2022, a news organization, Politico, released an unpublished draft opinion of the courts potential ruling on Dobbs versus Jackson women's health organization. In essence, the draft opinion calls for the overruling of Roe v. Wade along with the Casey case.  According to the draft opinion, the basis for overruling Roe v. Wade is to return to the...

On this episode of Health Law Talk, Conrad Meyer and Rory Bellina discuss the current and hot topics of health law in 2022. Be on the lookout for exciting episodes dealing with emerging issues in health law including additional mandates related to covid, potential waivers for fraud and abuse, increased autonomy for APPs, more movement to value-based reimbursement and much more. As always, health l...

Dr. Alice Hoyt is a board-certified internal medicine, pediatric, and allergy & immunology physician in the Greater New Orleans area.  Her practice, Hoyt Institute of Food Allergy, is located in Metairie, Louisiana, and focuses on an evidence-based family approach to addressing the needs of children and adults dealing with food allergies.   Previously practicing at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Ho...

Recently, the United States Supreme Court issued rulings on two different cases involving vaccine mandates: the first case involved the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which mandated that all healthcare workers be vaccinated as a condition of participation for Medicare enrolled providers. The CMS regulation affects all Medicare providers who render healthcare services to Medicare...

Rounding out the series on vaccine mandates, this episode discusses the vaccine mandate for Federal Employees. Conrad Meyer, Rory Bellina, and Chris Martin discuss how this mandate is similar (and different) to the OSHA and CMS mandate.

Two of the most prevalent issues in healthcare are transparency and access to care. The direct primary care model attempts to solve these issues by making primary care affordable, transparent, and accessible by allowing patients to contract directly with the primary care physician for a low monthly fee, who in turn does not bill or invoice the patient's insurance company. Therefore, patients can t...

In this episode of health law talk, Roy Bellina and Conrad Meyer discuss everything that thankful for with respect to the past year relative to health law. To quote Eckhart Tolle, “acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance." Rory and Conrad share their personal gratitude for the positive changes in health law over the year as well as their person...

In the fast-changing world of vaccine mandates, CMS has recently issued its vaccine mandate with respect to the covid vaccine. Interestingly, the CMS vaccine mandate applies to virtually every healthcare provider who participates in Medicare including contractors, employees, independent contractors, volunteers, and other personnel that provide services to those Medicare providers that come into co...

OSHA's "Private Employer" Mandate for 100 or more employees has some serious legal, personal, and medical implications. In this episode, we dive into the mandate, what it means, who it applies to, and what employers need to do to get ready.

The legal issues surrounding Covid vaccine mandates change by the minute. Health Law Talk brings experts to the table to unpack how mandates might affect you, your family and your business. This week, Conrad Meyer and Rory Bellina welcome Dr. Joseph Kanter, the Louisiana State Health Officer, and Greg Waddell, Esq., the Louisiana Hospital Association VP of Legal Governmental, and Regulatory Affair...

This episode of health law talk discusses the implications of social media in healthcare. In today's business world, it is imperative that providers and healthcare systems connect with people via social media. Having a digital presence definitely has positive impacts on many areas of a providers business. However, even though there are many positive aspects of a digital presence, there are also ma...

The COVID-19 pandemic has cost individuals and businesses millions of dollars, but what are some of those "hidden costs?" In this episode, we explore what they were and will continue to be!

In this week’s episode, Adam M. Stumpf (small business attorney with CSW) provides the listeners with information on the SBA’s COVID specific Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL).  The COVID pandemic has created financial hardship for many businesses.  A variety of programs have been rolled out by the Local, State and Federal government. One of the most popular loans is the EIDL.  Adam explains th...

On the latest episode of Health Law Talk, we get into the details of how to start a nonprofit organization. Hosts Conrad Meyer and George Mueller sit down with Dr. Alice Hoyt to discuss the details of her nonprofit the Teal Schoolhouse.  Teal Schoolhouse is responsible for a national program targeting schools, universities, and businesses called Code Ana that helps these entities put together emer...

In Part 3 of 3 on our series of Mental Health and COVID, we talk with Gina Rossi, LCSW-BACS, DCSW, MHSA, about the challenges she has seen and faced in treating the older population during the COVID-19 pandemic, including isolation, mask and vaccine mandates, and technology challenges faced using teletherapy.

There is no question that COVID-19 restrictions, mandates, and directives have impacted the mental health of adults and families across the world. In Part 2 of our series on Mental Health & COVID, Rory Bellina and Conrad Meyer sit down with experts Felicia Kleinpeter, Chief Executive Officer and cofounder of Imagine Recovery, and Christopher O'Shea, cofounder of Imagine Recovery, to discuss th...

Last week, President Biden announced that under an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) soon will require all private employers with more than 100 employees to require workers to become vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID-19 tests. In this episode we discuss where OSHA came from, what it typically regulates, and how this mandate is currently...