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House Passes 21st Century Cures Act

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On November 30, 2016, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill intended to modernize health care delivery and speed up and improve medical research and innovations by removing bureaucratic...more

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Blog: Key Takeaways from Government Enforcement Panel at ACI Sunshine Conference

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Recently, representatives from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) for the Office of...more

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Health Law Pulse - November 2014

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In This Issue: - Connecticut Supreme Court: HIPAA Does Not Preempt Negligence Claims - CMS Removes Continuing Education Exemption to Physician Payments Sunshine Act - Federal Government and New York...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update

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Congress begins its summer recess this week, but last week legislators were busy holding hearings on management issues regarding HealthCare.gov, introducing legislation to increase payments to primary care doctors under...more

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CMS Announces Dates for Sunshine Payment Review, Dispute & Correction Process

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Open Payments review, dispute and correction process will begin on Monday, July 14, 2014 and continue through September 11, 2014. ...more

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CMS Proposes Elimination of CME Exception to Sunshine Act Reporting

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule that includes a plan to eliminate the continuing medical education (“CME”) exclusion to the reporting requirements under the federal Physician...more

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As Sunshine Act Reporting Deadline Looms, CMS Issues Additional Guidance

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With the June 30 deadline for Phase 2 Sunshine Act reports by pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers (“Applicable Manufacturers”) and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs’) quickly approaching, the Centers for...more

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Cloudy Skies Ahead for Providers? CMS’ Release of Medicare Billing Data Combined with Physician Payment Sunshine Act Data May...

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In February 2013, we reported (on our Healthcare Law Blog) that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the final rule for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. In the interest of providing more...more

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CMS Releases Long-Awaited Details for Sunshine Act Compliance

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The Physician Payment Sunshine Act (the "Act") was enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for the purpose of promoting transparency between the medical industry and health care providers. It...more

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The Countdown Begins – Sunshine Act Data Collection

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With the August 1 deadline for data collection under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (the “Act”) looming, CMS recently released two mobile applications (“Apps”) to help physicians and industry track payments and transfers...more

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Sunshine Act Requires Reporting All Payments to Physicians

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Beginning August 1, 2013, manufacturers of Medicare or Medicaid covered drugs, medical devices, biologicals and medical supplies must collect and make publicly available data on physicians and teaching hospitals with whom the...more

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CMS Issues Rules On Physician Payments Sunshine Act

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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

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Healthcare Companies Need to Update Compliance

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The Supreme Court’s decision upholding most of the Affordable Care Act increased compliance responsibilities for healthcare companies. The ACA amended the False Claims Act (FCA), which was amended in 2009 in the Fraud...more

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Ober|Kaler Health Care Reform Update: In the Wake of the SCOTUS’s Affordable Care Act Decision: What’s Next for Health Care...

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In March 2010 the hotly contested Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) (ACA or the Act) was signed into law by President Obama. Since its enactment, some health care providers have struggled to meet the Act’s current...more

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