In 2016, CMS issued a proposed rule to update the requirements that hospitals and critical access hospitals must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs....more
CMS issued final rules on December 21, 2018, that were published in the December 31, 2018 Federal Register (ACO Final Rules), adopting major changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) which impact currently...more
On August 31, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that HHS, the Department of Labor and the Department of Treasury (the Departments) failed to adequately address commenters’ concerns and proposed...more
On March 2, 2017, the U.S. District for the District of South Carolina dismissed all of Providence’s antitrust and State law claims against Palmetto Health stemming from Palmetto Health’s employment of more than 330 employees...more
On June 30, 2016, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch released a white paper examining potential reforms to the Federal Stark law. The white paper, entitled “Why Stark, Why Now? Suggestions to Improve the Stark...more