unless an exception applies. This law is designed to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure that medical decisions are made based on patient need rather than financial gain. Healthcare employees and providers in Florida must comply with the Stark...
as well as the prevention of harassment and discrimination by health care providers against patients based on their ownership of firearms." (Defs.' Resp. to Mot. for Prelim. Inj. 1). The State maintained that the "primary constitutional right at issue in this litigation" is the right to "...
Increasing Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Doctors.As Medicaid programs and providers prepare to cover more patients in 2014, the Act requires states to pay primary care physicians no less than 100% of Medicare payment rates in 2013 and 2014 for primary care services. The increase is fully fu...