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The Office of Legal Affairs provides information to member physicians about Board of Medical Examiner activities, third-party payors, HIPAA, EMTALA and other issues that impact the practice of medicine. This information is not intended to serve as legal advice. 
An AMA-led lawsuit was filed in federal court on May 21 seeking to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from extending identity theft regulations to physicians. The AMA was joined in this suit by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the...
The AMA Practice Management Center has launched a new online resource that will help physicians file claims in the record-breaking settlement reached in the AMA legal victory against UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer. More than...
Gov. Chet Culver has announced four appointments to the Iowa Board of Medicine (IBM). Joyce Vista-Wayne, MD, of Ottumwa, was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Yasyn Lee, MD, of Dubuque. Dr. Vista-Wayne is board certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. She practices...
The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) has begun an examination of Iowa's law and regulations allowing patients and their physicians to file for an external review of a health plan's final decision to deny payment for a medical service deemed to be medically...
Appeals in the Love multidistrict class action litigation by physicians against over 90% of the nation’s Blues plans (including Wellmark) have been finalized, clearing the way for the issuance of settlement checks to doctors who filed proof of claim...
Iowa Code section 514F.6, passed by the 2008 General Assembly and effective on July 1, 2008, requires health plans to retroactively pay for covered medical services provided...
The American Medical Association (AMA), along with the Medical Society of the
State of New York and the Missouri State Medical Association, claims victory with the
settlement...
Several provisions in the national Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement have taken effect after a final order by the federal court in Miami. The settlements are designed to curb contentious business...