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On Friday, February 17, the House (293-132 vote) and Senate (60-36 vote) approved the conference report to The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (H.R. 3630), freezing Medicare physician payment rates…more

The United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has confirmed that it will delay the October 1, 2013 date initially set for compliance with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition…more

New temporary and proposed Treasury regulations were issued on January 19, 2012 concerning withholding taxes imposed on certain “dividend equivalent” payments with respect to “specified notional principal…more

On February 16, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s overpayment reporting and refunding requirements for…more

On January 20, the Indian Supreme Court handed down a major victory for foreign investors in the landmark case of Vodafone International Holdings B.V. The Vodafone case arose from Vodafone’s 2007 acquisition of…more

On February 8, 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an OIG Alert warning physicians to exercise caution when reassigning their right to bill the Medicare program.  According to the Alert,…more

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on February 7, 2012 that its Hospital Compare website now includes data on central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) occurring in hospital…more

King & Spalding’s Public Company Practice Group periodically publishes the Public Company Advisor to provide practical insights into current corporate governance, securities compliance and other topics of interest…more

On February 7, 2012, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced another round of settlements relating to False Claims Act allegations for kyphoplasty procedures.  These settlements involve fourteen (14) hospitals that…more

On February 7, 2012, the European Commission announced that its officials had conducted unannounced inspections (so-called 'dawn raids') at the premises of companies active in managing power exchanges in several EU…more

HHS recently published a statement describing progress made by its agencies in reviewing and modifying existing regulations and the department’s plans to review additional regulations.  This project came in…more

On January 30, the D.C. District Court issued the latest ruling relating to the proper calculation of hospitals’ disproportionate share hospital (“DSH”) payment.  See Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa…more

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a Request for Comments regarding the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to hospital inpatients and hospitals with…more

Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent, while program enrollment has climbed 10 percent over the last year, HHS announced in a February 1 press release.  HHS said average monthly premiums decreased from…more

A January 31, 2012 report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the cost of permanently repealing the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) would increase to $316 billion over 10 years.  This estimate…more