On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in SEC v. Jarkesy, a case involving a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) enforcement action for civil penalties against an investment...more
Every year, health lawyers, providers, consultants, and government experts from across the country convene in Baltimore for the American Health Lawyers Association’s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues, the most...more
For the last several years, hospitals, on the one hand, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its contractors (collectively, CMS), on the other, have been engaged in a spirited dispute over claims denials for...more
The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) recently announced that for most hearing requests received after April 1, 2013, it will be deferring assigning to Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). OMHA will continue to...more