We are pleased to present our annual review of developments in the field of health law. The year was marked by key changes in False Claims Act jurisprudence and Medicare payment policy. 2016 also brought with it focused...more
1/25/2017
/ 60-Day Rule ,
ACOs ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
ESRD ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Materiality ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
MIPS ,
OCR ,
Off-Campus Departments ,
OPPS ,
Personal Liability ,
Physician Payments ,
Presidential Elections ,
SCOTUS ,
Stark Law ,
Trump Administration ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Yates Memorandum
On February 12, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its long-awaited final rule (the “Final Rule”) governing the requirement that healthcare providers report and return Medicare overpayments...more
On August 3, 2015, Judge Edgardo Ramos of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the first judicial opinion addressing when a health care provider has “identified” a Medicare or Medicaid...more
8/14/2015
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Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FERA ,
Hospitals ,
Intervenors ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Overpayment ,
Overpayment Recovery Time Limits ,
Qui Tam