Sept. 19, 2024 — Maurice Wutscher attorneys Donald Maurice and Shannon Miller will speak on data security compliance and medical debt regulation at the 2024 Mid-America Collection Conference in Fort Worth, Sept. 23-25.

Mr. Maurice will discuss data security risks, regulation and compliance and conduct a data breach tabletop exercise.

In addition, Mr. Maurice and Mr. Miller will review the latest medical debt regulations and give guidance on best practices for compliance.

For more information and to see the agenda, click here.

Donald Maurice represents the financial services industry, successfully litigating matters in appellate and trial courts throughout the country in individual and class actions and guiding businesses, trade associations and financial services companies nationwide in regulatory and compliance matters including data privacy and ethics. He has been retained as counsel for amicus curiae in the U.S. Supreme Court and in U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and frequently testifies before state legislatures. Mr. Maurice is outside counsel to RMAI and serves as chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Consumer Affairs Committee. He is a regent of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers and a fellow of the ABA’s American Bar Foundation. He has been named to Thomson Reuters’ list of New Jersey Super Lawyers and is peer-rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the worldwide guide to lawyers.

Shannon P. Miller is a principal attorney in Maurice Wutscher’s Pennsylvania office, where he focuses his practice on various aspects of financial services law with an emphasis on consumer financial services litigation. He has successfully represented healthcare and financial institutions and law firms across the country for claims filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various state consumer protection statutes.

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Aug. 26, 2024 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Donald Maurice will join a panel of speakers to explore medical debt and its new laws and regulations during an RMAI webinar Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 12 pm ET.

In 2024, medical debt became a top legislative, regulatory, and policy issue within the United States with a growing number of states taking up the matter. In this webinar, the panel will take a closer look at the new laws and regulations adopted in 2024 related to medical debt and what is on the horizon.

For more information and to register for the Receivables Management Association International webinar, click here.

Donald Maurice represents the financial services industry, successfully litigating matters in appellate and trial courts throughout the country in individual and class actions and guiding businesses, trade associations and financial services companies nationwide in regulatory and compliance matters including data privacy and ethics. He has been retained as counsel for amicus curiae in the U.S. Supreme Court and in U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and frequently testifies before state legislatures. Mr. Maurice is outside counsel to RMAI, a regent of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, and a fellow of the ABA’s American Bar Foundation. He has been named to Thomson Reuters’ list of New Jersey Super Lawyers and is peer-rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the worldwide guide to lawyers.

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March 25, 2024 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Donald Maurice will give an update on medical debt collection and credit reporting laws and regulations during a webinar Wednesday, March 27 at 1 pm ET.

A growing number of states are working on legislation aimed at solving the problem of medical debt. Some states are banning medical debts from appearing on credit reports, others are limiting the interest that can be charged, and some are making it more difficult for healthcare providers and collectors to collect on a debt. This does not appear to be a problem that is going to go away anytime soon.

In this webinar, the panel will discuss the state of affairs with respect to medical debt laws and proposed legislation.

“An Update on Medical Debt Collection & Credit Reporting Laws and Regulations” is being presented by AccountsRecovery.net. To register for the complimentary webinar, click here.

Donald Maurice represents the financial services industry, successfully litigating matters in appellate and trial courts throughout the country in individual and class actions and guiding businesses, trade associations and financial services companies nationwide in regulatory and compliance matters including data privacy and ethics. He has been retained as counsel for amicus curiae in the U.S. Supreme Court and in U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and frequently testifies before state legislatures. Mr. Maurice is outside counsel to RMAI, a regent of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, and a fellow of the ABA’s American Bar Foundation. He has been named to Thomson Reuters’ list of New Jersey Super Lawyers and is peer-rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the worldwide guide to lawyers.

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Jan. 17, 2023 — Maurice Wutscher attorney Shannon P. Miller has published an article, “Regulating medical debt collection: A 2022 review and look ahead,” on Thomson Reuters Westlaw Today.

In the article, Mr. Miller discusses the record amounts of medical debt created by the COVID-19 pandemic. That coupled with “flaws in how medical services are billed and what understanding consumers have of their financial responsibility for these services” led to more regulatory activity of medical debt in 2022.

“Last year saw an influx of federal and state regulation aimed at what information must be conveyed to consumers in anticipation of the provision of medical services as well as restrictions on the collection of medical debt. Expect more activity in 2023,” he writes.

To read the full article, click here.

Shannon P. Miller is a principal attorney in Maurice Wutscher’s Pennsylvania office, where he focuses his practice on various aspects of financial services law with an emphasis on consumer financial services litigation. He has successfully represented healthcare and financial institutions and law firms across the country for claims filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various state consumer protection statutes.

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