New Hampshire Outlawing PODs? (Walter Eisner @ OTW)
The New Hampshire House of Representatives recently passed legislation to prohibit health care practitioner self-referrals for medical devices.
Larry Biegelsen, senior analyst at Wells Fargo wrote on April 10, that he understands the bill was intended to outlaw physician-owned distributors (PODs) and is expected to pass the state's Senate chamber as well.
HOUSE BILL 1725-FN states:
II. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a health care practitioner, including an immediate family member, shall not:
(a) Profit indirectly or dir...
