Given that Republicans will soon control both Congress and the White House, hospitals may be concerned that expenditures that have helped reduce the ranks of the uninsured will be ratcheted down. However, forward-thinking...more
Hospitals that seek to establish provider-based OPDs should complete their work soon.
A near-final discussion draft of a House budget bill, which the White House has apparently agreed to in principle, would end the...more
Major changes to Stark law are ahead, including new exceptions for timeshare arrangements and employment of NPPs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule on July 8 for the 2016...more
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New care delivery models and healthcare reimbursement trends are heating up the market for hospital employment of physicians yet again, but does a productivity-based compensation model still work in this environment?...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final regulations on the U.S. Sunshine Act on February 8, 2013. Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests, 78 Fed. Reg....more