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Health Care & Hospital Law

Dec. 4, 2012

PPO discount abuse begs review of the law

Certain provsions of the law can no longer be ignored as the abuse of selling PPO discounts is more prevalent than at any time since the law's enactment. By Reid L. Steinfeld and Richard Boggan


By Reid L. Steinfeld and Richard Boggan


"Elephant in the room" is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is either being ignored or going unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss.


Labor Code Section 4609 exists and it is the law that must be followed, and it can no longer be ignored as the abuse of selling PPO discounts is more prevalent than at any tim...

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