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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

Stop Payment Notices: The Lesser Known Construction Payment Remedy

by Garret Murai | Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 5/16/2013

My kid sister was popular in high school, unlike me. She was an officer on the student council, a member of Yearbook, numerous campus organizations, and someone whose name made it in the yearbook polls (in a good way). I, on...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

Lump-Sum Payments From Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans To Nonresident of New York Are Exempt From New York Income Tax

by Mark Hamilton | White & Case LLP on 5/10/2013

A recent advisory opinion from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance concludes that payments received by an individual nonresident of New York in settlement of his benefits under two nonqualified deferred...more

OIG Revises Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusions

by Howard Young | Morgan Lewis on 5/10/2013

OIG continues its aggressive interpretation of scope and effect of exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs and clarifies several open questions....more

Governor’s Proposal Could Give Ohio State Funded Employers Two Billion Dollars

by Joan Verchot | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/6/2013

Governor Kasich has proposed what could result in a refund of a full-year of premiums to Ohio employers over the next two years. Specifically, he has proposed a $1 billion rebate for the policy year beginning on July 1, 2011...more

CMS Issues Proposed Changes to LTCH Payment Rates and Other Payment Policies for Fiscal Year 2014

by Paul Pitts | Reed Smith on 5/2/2013

On April 26, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the proposed update to the Medicare long-term acute care hospital prospective payment system (“LTCH PPS”) policies and payment rates for fiscal...more

The New DSH - Are You Supplying The Correct Data That Will Drive Your Payments?

by Leslie Demaree Goldsmith | Ober|Kaler on 4/8/2013

Effective October 1, 2013, CMS will begin paying disproportionate share hospitals differently. Congress ordered the change to the disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment payment methodology as part of the Patient...more

Beware Of "Pocket" Judgments In Settlement Negotiations

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 3/15/2013

In settlements, we often request that the debtor enter into an agreed judgment, perhaps with a simultaneous forbearance agreement outlining a payment plan. Debtors are often reluctant to sign these and typically ask that the...more

CFPB Digest – March 2013

by Suzanne Fay Garwood, Audra J. Heagney, Alexandra Megaris, Jonathan L. Pompan, Andrew D. Price, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 3/14/2013

In this issue: - What to Expect When You're Under a CFPB Investigation – Negotiating the Scope of the CID - CFPB Initiative to Promote Student Loan Payment Plans - Consumer Complaints Offer Insight into...more

CFPB Seeks Information To Support Potential Student Loan Policies

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/4/2013

On February 21, the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman issued a notice and request for information regarding policy options to “increase the availability of affordable payment plans for borrowers with existing private student...more

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