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Health Care Reform Update -- May 13, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Abby Matousek, Jeremy Rabinovitz | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Top Republican Leaders Decline to Make Appointments to IPAB

by King & Spalding on 5/14/2013

On May 9, 2013, Speaker of the House, John Boehner (R-OH), and Senate Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), sent a letter to President Obama declining to make appointments of individuals to serve on the Individual...more

Health Care Reform Update -- May 6, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Abby Matousek, Jeremy Rabinovitz | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/8/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled....more

Health Care Reform Update -- April 29, 2013

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/1/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - April 26, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 4/26/2013

Marilyn Tavenner received bipartisan support from members of the Senate Committee on Finance in her confirmation hearing to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) though a full Senate vote is being held up,...more

Healthcare Law -- Apr 22, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/22/2013

In This Issue: The ACA’s Effects on the Employer Insurance Market; Using the Premium Assistance Option to Purchase Coverage for Medicaid Beneficiaries in the Exchange: A Review of the Legal, Policy and Operational Issues; and...more

Health Care Reform Update -- April 15, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/16/2013

In This Issue: Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and...more

Health Care Reform: Decisions and a Changing World for Employers

by Wesley Roberts, Michael Sheridan | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 4/11/2013

Having cleared the hurdles of a Supreme Court decision and the 2010 and 2012 national elections, health care reform mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or the “Act”) is closing in fast on key...more

Illinois Office of the Inspector General Self-Disclosure Protocol for Reporting Medicaid Overpayment

by Nicholas Lynn | Duane Morris LLP on 4/8/2013

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("Department"), Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), has now issued an Informational Notice and Voluntary Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol ("Protocol") providing...more

CMS Issues Final Rule on Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Changes

by King & Spalding on 4/4/2013

CMS has posted a final rule regarding increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) changes for payments for certain Medicaid populations and is simultaneously seeking comment on selected provisions of the final rule...more

Health Care Reform Update -- April 2, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Kevin M. Kappel, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/3/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Florida Senate rejects Medicaid expansion, in favor of a Florida Plan

by Latour Lafferty | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 4/2/2013

Last year, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion provision of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) could survive, provided that each state be given the right to opt out of the expansion without losing...more

HEALTH REFORM: OIG Issues Updated Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts: Is More State Litigation on the Horizon?

by George Breen, Daniel C. Fundakowski, Wendy C. Goldstein | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 4/1/2013

On March 15, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released the Updated OIG Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts (“2013 Guidelines”), which replaces the...more

Health Care Reform Update -- March 25, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Kevin M. Kappel, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/26/2013

In This Issue: Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Healthcare Law -- Mar 25, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/26/2013

In This Issue: What Does the ACA Mean for Employers?; Manatt’s Attorneys Honored for Exceptional Client Service; and Manatt Health Solutions Expands Our Talent Base to Support Your Growing Range of Challenges....more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - March 26, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 3/26/2013

Last week, as the Affordable Care Act turned three, the drumbeat of concern over Medicare Advantage cuts grew louder when Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch – as well as 98 house...more

Health Care Reform Update -- March 19, 2013

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/20/2013

In This Issue: Leading the News – Budgets and the Continuing Resolution (CR); Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other...more

CMS Issues Rules On Physician Payments Sunshine Act

by Michael Volkov on 3/15/2013

People like to think they have it the hardest in life. I call it the competition among victims. If you are in the healthcare industry and fall under the Physician Payments regulations, then I think you are on your way to...more

Health Care Reform Update -- March 11, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Kevin M. Kappel, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/12/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Florida Legislature 2013 Pre-Session Report

by Michael Abrams, David Roberts, Monica Rodriguez | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/6/2013

The Florida Legislature will begin its 60 day annual regular session of passing new laws and regulations on March 5, 2013 and conclude on May 2, 2013. The major legislative issue areas the Florida Legislature will consider in...more

Understanding The Impacts Of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

by Brion Doyle | Varnum LLP on 3/5/2013

While many of the key provisions and requirements of "Obamacare" (otherwise known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA")) do not go into effect until 2014, there is much that can be done in 2013 to...more

Health Care Reform Update -- March 4, 2013

by Gary Bacher, Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Kevin M. Kappel, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/5/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - February 27, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 2/27/2013

As Washington and the rest of the country brace for cuts from the sequester to kick in on March 1, Florida Gov. Rick Scott surprised many and confirmed others' predictions by announcing his state will expand its Medical...more

Health Care Reform Update -- February 25, 2013

by Gary Bacher, Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Kevin M. Kappel, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/26/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. Excerpt...more

Health Care Issues Poised to Take Front and Center in the 113th Congress

by Stephen Cooper, Ryan J. Severson | K&L Gates LLP on 2/25/2013

Health care issues dominated much of President Obama’s first term. Even after Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or “health reform law”) (Pub. L. 111-148, 111-152), the Supreme Court...more

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Health Care Reform Update -- May 13, 2013

Top Republican Leaders Decline to Make Appointments to IPAB

Health Care Reform Update -- May 6, 2013

Health Care Reform Update -- April 29, 2013

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - April 26, 2013

Healthcare Law -- Apr 22, 2013

Health Care Reform Update -- April 15, 2013

Health Care Reform: Decisions and a Changing World for Employers

Illinois Office of the Inspector General Self-Disclosure Protocol for Reporting Medicaid Overpayment

CMS Issues Final Rule on Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Changes

Health Care Reform Update -- April 2, 2013

Florida Senate rejects Medicaid expansion, in favor of a Florida Plan

HEALTH REFORM: OIG Issues Updated Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts: Is More State Litigation on the Horizon?

Health Care Reform Update -- March 25, 2013

Healthcare Law -- Mar 25, 2013

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - March 26, 2013

Health Care Reform Update -- March 19, 2013

CMS Issues Rules On Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Health Care Reform Update -- March 11, 2013

Florida Legislature 2013 Pre-Session Report

Understanding The Impacts Of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Health Care Reform Update -- March 4, 2013

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - February 27, 2013

Health Care Reform Update -- February 25, 2013

Health Care Issues Poised to Take Front and Center in the 113th Congress

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