New York's highest court of appeals has held that no-fault insurers cannot deny no-fault benefits where they unilaterally determine that a provider has committed misconduct based upon alleged fraudulent conduct. The Court held that this authority belongs solely to state regulators, specifically New York's Board of Regents, which oversees professional licensing and discipline. This follows a similar recent ruling in Florida reported in this publication.
Michael Sinel, MD
Dr. Michael Sinel graduated from State University New York at Downstate Medical Center (MD degree); completed his residency at Cornell University Medical Center & Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York; and served as director of outpatient physical medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. As an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, he was also privileged to work closely with chiropractors, and owned several medical / chiropractic integrative clinics. The owner of Physician Therapeutics (https://www.medicalfoods.com), Dr. Sinel is passionate about reducing the side effects of pharmaceuticals by bringing safe, scientifically proven encapsulated medical foods as natural alternatives for pain, sleep, obesity, neuropathy, fatigue and cognitive decline.