Healthcare

Good Governance for General Counsel: What Your Board Needs to Know Now

by Ober|Kaler on 5/18/2013

A host of regulatory and finance reforms have ushered in significant changes for health care entities, and likewise, for the boards that guide them. How can general counsel broach these changes with their boards and steer...more

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

Alabama Statewide Health Coordinating Council Update, May 2013

by James Henry, Kristen A. Larremore, Colin H. Luke, Carey B. McRae | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/17/2013

In This Update: - 1. Statewide Health Coordinating Council’s Freestanding Emergency Department (FED) Study Committee Meeting - 2. Full Statewide Health Coordinating Council (the “Council”) Meeting - A. ...more

Jury Ruled in Tuomey Healthcare Retrial that the Hospital Violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act

by King & Spalding on 5/17/2013

On May 8, 2013, a jury concluded that Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. (Tuomey), a community hospital in Sumter, S.C., violated the Stark law for allegedly improper compensation arrangements in 2005 between the hospital and 19...more

How Prescription Errors Occur

by Gelman Gelman Wiskow & McCarthy LLC on 5/17/2013

Doctors prescribe medicine to help keep us healthy. However, a mistake that leads to the wrong medicine being taken can cause serious injury or death. Unfortunately, these types of errors are not uncommon....more

DOL (Finally) Issues Model Exchange Notice

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/16/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued long-awaited temporary guidance and a model notice to be provided to employees about upcoming coverage options through the health care exchange, known as the Marketplace,...more

Raising the Stakes of Worker Misclassification Yet Again

by Morgan Lewis on 5/16/2013

New requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are set to intensify state and federal governments' crackdown on worker misclassification....more

Employers Must Notify Employees of the Availability of Health Insurance Exchanges - Employers Can Use Model Notices Issued by the...

by Allison De Tal, Isabel Safie, John Wahlin | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/16/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added Section 18B to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), requiring employers to give notice to employees of the coverage options available through state insurance exchanges....more

Health Care Reform Update: Employee Notice Requirements

by Colleen Lamarre, Sarah Ranni | Phillips Lytle LLP on 5/16/2013

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has issued long-awaited guidance on the health insurance exchange notice requirement that applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Generally, PPACA...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 15, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 5/16/2013

Last week the Senate agreed to vote on Marilyn Tavenner’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an initiative that will give...more

China Life Sciences Health Industry Client Briefing – April 2013 (May 15, 2013)

by Vicki Lung, Gordon B. Schatz, Katherine Yang, Amy Yin | Reed Smith on 5/15/2013

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Health Care & Life Sciences - ..Drugs - Approval of Innovative Drugs and Key Sector Generic Drugs to be Expedited (Shanghai Securities Journal 2013-04-23): Given the...more

Members of Senate Finance Committee Call for Repeal of Physician SGR, Seek Input from Provider Community

by King & Spalding on 5/15/2013

On May 10, 2013, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT)—the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, respectively—issued a letter to the healthcare provider community declaring that “[t]he...more

Updated OIG Bulletin on Effect of Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), issued an updated “Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs”...more

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Digging Deeper: A Guide to Health Care Regulatory Due Diligence in Private Equity Deals

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, Amy Kaufman, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2013

Introduction - Investing in the health care industry can be riskier and more complicated than investing in many other industries. Health care providers and suppliers, as well as those companies that interact with them,...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

A Good Health Plan or an Uzi?

by Mitchell Green | Nossaman LLP on 5/15/2013

It was open enrollment for health benefits at Nossaman last week, and the conference room was filled with employees waiting to be briefed. Having spent the better part of the last few years of my professional life being...more

OIG Updates Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participating in Federal Health Care Programs

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released an Updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care...more

Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy [Video]

by Greentarget on 5/14/2013

John Corey, Founding Partner of Greentarget, interviews Debra Cafaro, Chairman and CEO of Ventas, on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy. ...more

NC Governor Signs Law Banning Most Favored Nations Provisions in Health Care Contracts

by Jonathan Lewis, Lee Simowitz | BakerHostetler on 5/14/2013

Despite opposition and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s claim that it “has not used ‘most favored nation’ clauses in [its] new contracts and in fact [they are] not part of our strategy to use those clauses on...more

OIG Issues Updated Bulletin on Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs

by Aaron Graham | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/14/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the effect of exclusion from federal health care programs. A federal health care program (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid) is...more

OIG Updates Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Federal Health Programs

by Julie Kass | Ober|Kaler on 5/14/2013

On May 8, 2013, the OIG issued an update that supersedes and replaces its 1999 Special Advisory Bulletin, The Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs. The updated bulletin continues to stress...more

Study Shows Medication Danger To Elderly — Especially In The South

by Tate Law Group, LLC on 5/14/2013

Americans over age 65 take an average of four prescription medications. While the interaction of prescription medications raises the risk of injury, a new study suggests that fully 20 percent of people with Medicare Advantage...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

Model Notices of Health Insurance Options – Employers Must Distribute by October 1, 2013

by Howard Clemons | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/14/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued model notices for informing existing employees and new hires of health coverage options which will be available through the new marketplace of state and federally supported health...more

Managing Peer Review Investigations: How to Avoid Hearings and Litigation

by Michael Callahan, James Hutchison | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/14/2013

In this presentation: - Provide recommendations regarding best practices, bylaw provisions and other strategies to address and resolve quality and peer review issues without resorting to “investigations” and...more

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Good Governance for General Counsel: What Your Board Needs to Know Now

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

Alabama Statewide Health Coordinating Council Update, May 2013

Jury Ruled in Tuomey Healthcare Retrial that the Hospital Violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act

How Prescription Errors Occur

DOL (Finally) Issues Model Exchange Notice

Raising the Stakes of Worker Misclassification Yet Again

Employers Must Notify Employees of the Availability of Health Insurance Exchanges - Employers Can Use Model Notices Issued by the...

Health Care Reform Update: Employee Notice Requirements

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 15, 2013

China Life Sciences Health Industry Client Briefing – April 2013 (May 15, 2013)

Members of Senate Finance Committee Call for Repeal of Physician SGR, Seek Input from Provider Community

Updated OIG Bulletin on Effect of Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Digging Deeper: A Guide to Health Care Regulatory Due Diligence in Private Equity Deals

Health Care Reform Update -- May 13, 2013

A Good Health Plan or an Uzi?

OIG Updates Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participating in Federal Health Care Programs

Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy [Video]

NC Governor Signs Law Banning Most Favored Nations Provisions in Health Care Contracts

OIG Issues Updated Bulletin on Exclusion from Federal Health Care Programs

OIG Updates Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Federal Health Programs

Study Shows Medication Danger To Elderly — Especially In The South

Top Republican Leaders Decline to Make Appointments to IPAB

Model Notices of Health Insurance Options – Employers Must Distribute by October 1, 2013

Managing Peer Review Investigations: How to Avoid Hearings and Litigation

Ventas' Debra Cafaro on why the Health Care asset class is well positioned in today's economy [Video]

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