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.
Ryan Kain, DC
Dr. Ryan Kain is a staff chiropractic physician integrated as part of the medical staff at Marimn Health, a FQHC tribal clinic for the Coeur D’ Alene tribe in North Idaho. He completed a BS at Georgetown College and graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic. He has also earned certification as a functional medicine practitioner from the Functional Medicine University. Current projects include increasing chiropractic access at tribal clinics, training chiropractic interns in an integrated collaborative medical clinic, and translating pain neuroscience education into practical use for chiropractic clinics.