ACCP/ASHP/VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow Program’s Post

If you want to know how better information can help people in need, read this piece about BGR client and Findhelp founder and CEO Erine Gray, written by Marc Jordan at the The LBJ School of Public Affairs.

My latest commentary in West Virginia Watch.

This is the exact reason why I am dedicated to building a first party, bad faith, insurance practice as part of my law practice. Among the many issues that Americans face far too regularly: insurance companies deny claims with absolutely no basis to do so; the fact that vision and dental are somehow treated as separate from one’s health (this is an odd legal fantasy we should not put up with); and finally the fact that both federal and state mental health parity laws are never practically enforced. These and other practices are a result of the lack of regulation and accountability insurance companies are held to. In other words, they have no incentive to do what we pay them to do, since no one is forcing them to do it.

I watched the 60 Minutes episodes with Lina Khan last night. I appreciate the investigations into prices and unfair competition. Still, it appears that there has been an overwhelming focus on private equity and venture capital industries over the past few years. Meanwhile, one of the most significant costs for the average American is the cost of their health insurance, the deductibles, and the co-insurance. While the FTC has investigated pharmacy benefits managers, why have they ignored the actual health insurance companies that are buying up competitors and reaching monopoly status? Look how the healthcare system was upended this year when Change Healthcare (Purchased by United Healthcare) was hacked. Doctors could not get paid, claims could not be processed, payroll was missed in many practices, and paying rent was at risk. One has to wonder how cases are chosen and who decides what companies to investigate. Here is an interesting statistic - https://lnkd.in/eckwFgFg https://lnkd.in/eDMKMhAP

Check out 503c filings on ProPublica. While we can’t name names, some companies in our industry are seeing 10% year-over-year growth, whereas our DSO customers growth remain flat and in some their EBITDA have fallen 30-40% in last 4 years.

Stunning huh? Can we return to an enlightened civil society? No. Not return. Can we better approach one? Only Democrats are willing to act. What's needed? 1) Biden re-elected 2) Democrats take House 3) Democrats keep the Senate with enough votes to alter the filibuster. THIS is the only road forward. Together WE Can. Yes, WE Can. Forward. Democratic Tidal Wave.

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I am pleased to share the June issue of the ArentFox Schiff Family Office University Newsletter which features (1) a recording of our June 18th seminar on "Hot Topics in Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices" (featuring Christine Quigley and me (Kevin Matz)), (2) analysis of the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Connelly case concerning buy-sell agreements with corporate redemption provisions that are funded with life insurance, and (3) analysis of the privacy, confidentiality and fiduciary risks that are posed to family offices as a result of AI.

Check out the June issue of the ArentFox Schiff Family Office University Newsletter which features (1) a recording of our June 18th seminar on "Hot Topics in Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices" (featuring Christine Quigley and Kevin Matz), (2) an analysis of the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Connelly case concerning buy-sell agreements with corporate redemption provisions that are funded with life insurance, (3) an analysis of the privacy, confidentiality and fiduciary risks that are posed to family offices as a result of AI, and (4) links to other articles, events and presentations that may be of interest. Enjoy. https://lnkd.in/g4T_HRYZ

Please check out the June issue of the ArentFox Schiff Family Office University Newsletter which features (1) a recording of our June 18th seminar on "Hot Topics in Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices" (featuring Christine Quigley and me (Kevin Matz)), (2) analysis of the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Connelly case concerning buy-sell agreements with corporate redemption provisions that are funded with life insurance, and (3) analysis of the privacy, confidentiality and fiduciary risks that are posed to family offices as a result of AI.