Aaron Maguregui Highlights Potential Compliance Concerns in Pre-Tax Wellness Claims

Foley & Lardner LLP partner Aaron Maguregui commented in The New York Times article, “Hot Dogs for Insomnia? A Kennedy Aide’s Start-Up Can Get You a Tax Break,” sharing insight on the growing use of medical necessity letters to support tax-advantaged purchases of wellness products.

Maguregui reflected on concerns around certain telehealth models that may circumvent traditional standards of clinical judgment and documentation.

“Rubber-stamping medical necessity letters without reviewing records or engaging with the patient isn’t clinical care,” commented Maguregui. “It’s box-checking dressed up as medicine.”

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