Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Healthcare

Bringing Sunlight to Healthcare Pricing: The CMS Release of Hospital Charge Data

by Robert Wolin | BakerHostetler on 5/17/2013

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis once said that "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." The release of charges billed by some 3,337 Medicare hospitals for 100 of the most common inpatient diagnosis related...more

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

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 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

Senate Casts Votes on Wage Index Policy

by King & Spalding on 4/3/2013

On March 22, 2013, the Senate cast a duo of votes on the wage index issue during a series of votes on the budget resolution. The two votes related to Section 3141 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which critics have dubbed...more

Sequester the Sequestration Cuts, Please! Why the Health Care Industry Must Brace Itself for More Change...

by Chelsea Trotter | Nossaman LLP on 3/27/2013

As the federal government scrambles to cut burgeoning health care costs, yet increase health care coverage to the uninsured or underinsured, the paradox of expansion, on the one hand, yet constriction, on the other, has...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

OIG Recommends Increased CMS Enforcement of SNF Standards

by Holly Barker, Kathleen McDermott | Morgan Lewis on 3/22/2013

Amid alleged failures of skilled nursing facilities to meet care and discharge planning requirements, OIG identifies substantial payment errors....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

CMS Provides Progress Report to Senate Finance Committee on Healthcare Reform Efforts, Highlighting Decrease in Hospital...

by King & Spalding on 3/12/2013

On February 28, 2013, the acting principal deputy administrator and director of CMS, Jonathan Blum, provided a progress report to the Senate Finance Committee on CMS’s efforts to reform the healthcare delivery system,...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

President Obama Issues Sequestration Order, CMS Has Yet to Publish Implementation Instructions

by King & Spalding on 3/5/2013

On March 1, 2013, President Obama issued a sequestration order directing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to administer across-the-board cuts to federal spending. Concurrently, OMB issued a report to Congress...more

CMS Announces Participants in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative

by King & Spalding on 2/7/2013

On January 31, 2013, CMS announced the organizations that will be participating in its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative. Established under CMS’s innovation authority provided for in the Patient...more

What To Expect From The Affordable Care Act In 2013

by Thomas Ferrante Jr., Linda Fleming | Carlton Fields on 1/16/2013

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the health care reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This legislation, along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, makes...more

Healthcare Provisions In The American Taxpayer Relief Act - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

by Susan Feigin Harris | BakerHostetler on 1/15/2013

In late night action on December 31, 2012, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) was passed by the Senate and finalized days later by Congress and the President with a set of tax and spending policy provisions...more

Fiscal Cliff Deal and Healthcare: 3-Point Bulletin

by Alexandra Pryor | Cozen O'Connor on 1/11/2013

On January 1, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law to prevent the country from going over the proverbial “fiscal cliff.” The fiscal cliff deal prevents the scheduled 26.5% cut in...more

Birmingham Medical News: 2012 Health Care Year In Preview

by Howard E. Bogard | Burr & Forman on 12/6/2012

The health care events of 2012 can be properly divided into "Before" and "After": Before the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act and President Obama's re-election and After. Before these two events, the viability...more

Medicare and Medicaid Reforms Coming in a Second Obama Administration

by McDermott Will & Emery on 11/7/2012

While Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan campaigned on the promise to repeal the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and to reform Medicare and Medicaid, their defeat does not mean the health industry should expect no...more

House Committee Moving Forward with Subpoena Regarding Medicare Advantage Demonstration Project

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 10/23/2012

As discussed in our recent post on the new Medicare Advantage (MA) star ratings, there is ongoing controversy regarding HHS’s Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration Project. The Demonstration Project is...more

Targeting Healthcare Fraud by Data Mining

by Michael Volkov on 10/17/2012

The Department of Justice continues to trumpet its healthcare fraud program. Just last week, the Justice Department and HHS announced another nationwide sweep resulting in the arrest of 91 individuals....more

New Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans Go Live

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 10/12/2012

Earlier today, CMS made available its 2013 Medicare Health Plan Quality and Performance Ratings, also called “Star Ratings.” The Star Ratings will assist enrollees during the annual enrollment period that extends from...more

Mandatory Compliance Programs for Healthcare Companies

by Michael Volkov on 9/28/2012

The healthcare industry always has taken the lead in compliance issues, developing innovative compliance tools and programs. Anti-corruption compliance borrows heavily from many healthcare compliance ideas....more

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) › Medicare › Healthcare

Bringing Sunlight to Healthcare Pricing: The CMS Release of Hospital Charge Data

Health Care Reform Update -- May 13, 2013

Health Care Reform Update -- May 6, 2013

Health Care Reform Update -- April 2, 2013

Senate Casts Votes on Wage Index Policy

Sequester the Sequestration Cuts, Please! Why the Health Care Industry Must Brace Itself for More Change...

Health Care Reform Update -- March 25, 2013

OIG Recommends Increased CMS Enforcement of SNF Standards

Health Care Reform Update -- March 19, 2013

CMS Issues Rules On Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Health Care Reform Update -- March 11, 2013

CMS Provides Progress Report to Senate Finance Committee on Healthcare Reform Efforts, Highlighting Decrease in Hospital...

Understanding The Impacts Of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Health Care Reform Update -- March 4, 2013

President Obama Issues Sequestration Order, CMS Has Yet to Publish Implementation Instructions

CMS Announces Participants in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative

What To Expect From The Affordable Care Act In 2013

Healthcare Provisions In The American Taxpayer Relief Act - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Fiscal Cliff Deal and Healthcare: 3-Point Bulletin

Birmingham Medical News: 2012 Health Care Year In Preview

Medicare and Medicaid Reforms Coming in a Second Obama Administration

House Committee Moving Forward with Subpoena Regarding Medicare Advantage Demonstration Project

Targeting Healthcare Fraud by Data Mining

New Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans Go Live

Mandatory Compliance Programs for Healthcare Companies

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