Business of Law Article - January 2007 - DIANE BRENEMAN
To start your own practice, start planning now.
Are you and your firm headed for a breakup? Do you dream of the freedom to practice law on your own terms? If so, read on for a dose of reality-checking-and encouragement-from someone
who recently made the move.
Having your own business is a common American dream. When I started my own practice in January 2006, I was filled with both fear and enthusiasm. I was convinced that having my own shop would allow me to focus on what I loved, practicing law, and free me from the bureaucratic shackles of being a partner in a medium-size firm.
I was confident that my degrees in business and accounting would make management of my own practice a breeze. As with so many events in life, you are only that naive once.
Detailed, proper planning is the cornerstone of practice ownership. As much as I hate to admit it, I have survived despite my failure to plan carefully, not because of it. Here are the lessons I've learned over the past year most of them the hard way.
KC Star Humana Article - March 20, 2008 - By Julius A. Karash The Kansas City Star
Insurer agrees to settle - $2.8 million will be split by more than 2,200 doctors based on billings
The 2005 class-action lawsuit alleged that several insurers engaged in monopolistic behavior.
Humana Inc. has settled its part of a case in which area doctors sued Humana and other insurers, alleging a conspiracy to suppress payments to physicians.
The class action suit filed in 2005 alleged that the health insurers violated antitrust laws by fixing prices and engaging in other monopolistic behavior, such as refusing to negotiate reasonable reimbursements.