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CMS Issues Blanket Waivers From the Stark Law

On March 30, 2020, in response to the public health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers from section 1877 of the Social Security Act (the...more

Two-Midnight Rule Update

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 19, 2013, the two-midnight rule provided that an inpatient admission generally would only be payable under Medicare Part A if: (1) the admitting practitioner had an expectation,...more

Providers Await Result on Affordable Care Act Challenge

Challenging a holding by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court in King v. Burwell, counsel Michael Carvin argued that the Affordable Care Act does not allow the federal government to issue tax...more

Trademarks in Cuba, Successful Whistleblowers, Big Data, Health Care Encryption, Jury Instruction Tips [Expect Focus – Vol. 1,...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT · Is your Company Ready to Comply with Encryption of Individually Identifiable Health Information? LIFE INSURANCE · STOLI Schemers Must Make Good on Damages Caused · At the State Level, Is a Fixed-Index...more

4/10/2015

Meet the ACA’s Employer Mandate

After several delays, the Affordable Care Act’s "employer mandate" has begun to take effect. Under the mandate, employers with more than 50 fulltime employees (Large Employers) must offer affordable, minimum essential...more

Circuit Courts Provide Preview of Coming ACA Confrontations

The next Supreme Court battle over the Affordable Care Act is likely brewing in the circuit courts. On July 22, 2014, in Halbig v. Burwell, a divided D.C. Circuit held that the ACA does not allow the federal government to...more

CMS And OIG Release Final Rules Extending Stark Law Exception And Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor For Donations Of Electronic...

In 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (the "OIG") published final rules providing for an exception to the Stark Law...more

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