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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

The AHA’s Letter to Santa Claus

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 1/10/2017

The American Hospital Association, after having been “nice” all year, penned its letter to Santa Claus with its wish list for Christmas. Its four page letter (actually addressed to President-Elect Donald Trump at 1717...more

Health Update - July 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/23/2015

Lessons From the Frontlines: Strategies for Supporting Informed Consumer Decision-Making in the Health Insurance Marketplace - Editor's Note: As marketplaces prepare for the third open enrollment period, consumers are...more

Impact of Health Care Reform on Provider Liability

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 12/2/2014

In this presentation: - The Changing Healthcare Landscape - Key Features of an ACO/CIN - ACO Standards and Quality Metrics - Examples of Quality Standards - Impact on Board and Corporate...more

Nursing Home Reporting of Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime in a Long Term Care Facility

Baker Donelson on 3/18/2014

Nursing facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospices that provide services in long term care facilities and independent living facilities that provide services for the developmentally disabled ("facilities") are required...more

OIG Recommends Increased CMS Enforcement of SNF Standards

Morgan Lewis on 3/22/2013

Amid alleged failures of skilled nursing facilities to meet care and discharge planning requirements, OIG identifies substantial payment errors....more

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