For many, the costs of prescription coverage are significant. As we anticipate post-election changes in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), a review of key principles surrounding prescription drug coverage is timely. Insurance assistance for costs of prescription… Read More
Doctor Ken Kizer, the former CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), coined the term "Never Event" in 2001 to categorize reference to particularly shocking medical errors that should never occur. The seminal example would be performing an unnecessary surgery on… Read More
In early August, former President Barack Obama signed a new law requiring the labeling of food that contains genetically modified organisms (“GMO”). It is estimated that 75-80% of food sold in the United States contains some type of GMO. We… Read More
Agricultural Lending Institutions are Consolidating Consolidation has been a trend in financial institutions for years, but no sector has experienced a greater amount of consolidation than banks in rural America. In the 1980’s there were approximately 15,000 community banks serving… Read More