Navigating EMTALA Rules
Compliance Perspectives: Healthcare Compliance at the Border
On July 1, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”), the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”), the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”), the Department of Labor...more
In the Executive Order on An America-First Healthcare Plan, issued September 24, 2020, President Trump addressed, among other health care issues, the issue of surprise billing (also sometimes characterized as “balance...more
In some states, including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, “site neutrality” for outpatient hospital reimbursement is factoring into state-specific health reform and cost containment initiatives. This potentially goes...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 April 28, 2017, the United States Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (“ARB”) allowed a whistleblower retaliation claim under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) to proceed even though the...more
Most EEOC retaliation charges are dismissed if the supporting evidence is flimsy. So why should employers expect ACA retaliation charges to be more costly? Here’s why: Gallas v. The Medical Center of Aurora, DOL...more
In a burst of rulemaking in December 2016, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, issued two new final rules containing significant changes to OIG’s Civil Monetary Penalty authorities....more