What is a Patient Advocate? There is not a uniformly accepted definition of the term patient advocate; however, there is broad consensus amongst healthcare and legal professionals that a patient advocate can be an important part of a patient’s medical journey. The most common patient advocate takes the form of a spouse, parent, family member, or close

With massive segments of the nation shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees continue to provide vital services to our communities. These essential employees are heroes in the truest sense of the word. They include our healthcare providers, first responders, police, firefighters, truck drivers, social workers, grocery workers, factory workers, and

Responding to the global Coronavirus pandemic, the federal government enacted the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) which allocates billions of dollars to assist corporations, small businesses, and individual families. Over one-third of a billion dollars has been allocated for small business loans, that may be forgiven provided certain conditions are

The Debt Ceiling is Unconstitutional The Debt Ceiling was created with a laudable goal in mind- put some restraint on congressional spending. Spending goes up every year, and the public knows that this is a real problem for our future. Before becoming President, Barack Obama said: ‘The fact that we are here today

ObamaCare starts October 1st right?!? Individual Mandate– ObamaCare or the Affordable Care Act started years ago. Many provisions are already in place, but the Individual Mandate insurance exchanges does start October 1. The Individual Mandate is a requirement that every person buy health insurance. If you already have insurance through your employer or

All of the following comments apply to civil court only, as I don’t handle any criminal cases. Civil court hears personal injury, contract disputes and other types of dispute cases. In criminal it is the government against a defendant. In civil court, it is people suing a defendant. If you are summoned

In North Carolina, insurance companies generally don’t have to be paid back from car wreck claims as there is an anti-subrogation regulation.  There are many exceptions to this general rule.  One such exception are Medicare Advantage plans.  Medicare itself definitely has broad lien rights on personal injury recoveries.  However, the Medicare Advantage providers are actually private

My first jury trial was actually going very well.  I had a good trial judge, Sue Birch. It was in High Point, and the jury pool was decent.  Of course, the case was not very good, your first case shouldn’t be.  An eighteen-year old girl was rear-ended by a car near the Coliseum in