Uncertain. What better word to describe a year in which a new administration came to power and began to chart a new course for health policy, the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) hung in the balance, and courts grappled...more
1/25/2018
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Payment Models (APM) ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Meaningful Use ,
OIG ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Repeal ,
Section 340B ,
Stark Law ,
Trump Administration ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar
On August 3, 2015, Judge Edgardo Ramos of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the first judicial opinion addressing when a health care provider has “identified” a Medicare or Medicaid...more
8/14/2015
/ 60-Day Rule ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FERA ,
Hospitals ,
Intervenors ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Overpayment ,
Overpayment Recovery Time Limits ,
Qui Tam
Each year brings significant changes and challenges in the laws governing the health care industry, and 2014 proved to be no exception. What the year may have lacked in the high drama that accompanies comprehensive health...more
12/31/2014
/ ACOs ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMP Law ,
Cybersecurity ,
Ebola ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Halbig v Burwell ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
King v Burwell ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
OIG ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Stark Law ,
Tax Credits