Medicaid, Nonprofits

The State AG Report – 9/29/2022

Cozen O'Connor on 10/5/2022

Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Democratic AGs Align Against Texas Abortion...more

COVID-19 Price Gouging On Eggs | EPA Picks up Cleanup Tab | Not All Smiles With This Judgment

Cozen O'Connor on 8/14/2020

COVID-19- Paying 4X for Eggs? New York Attorney General Alleges Price Gouging in Lawsuit Against Egg Producer- New York AG Letitia James sued egg producer and wholesale distributor Hillandale Farms Corp. and related...more

VNSNY Agrees to $57 Million Settlement

Rivkin Radler LLP on 6/29/2020

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) has agreed to pay $57 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged it billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs for hundreds of millions of dollars in home care visits...more

Main Street Lending Program: Summary for Nonprofits

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 6/25/2020

On June 15, the Federal Reserve proposed to expand the Main Street Lending Program to benefit small and medium-sized nonprofits and released term sheets for public comment. Our chart summarizes the proposed expansion,...more

Update: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Increases Funds Available to Hospitals and Health Care...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/29/2020

On April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act was signed into law, appropriating $75 billion for hospitals and other eligible health care providers for health care related expenses or lost...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 2020 #3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/23/2020

Congress Replenishes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Through its Phase Four Coronavirus Relief Package. On Tuesday, via unanimous consent, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020...more

Senate Passes Another Round of Coronavirus Relief to Replenish the Paycheck Protection Loan Program and Other Programs;...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/22/2020

Summary - Late yesterday, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020. The measure appropriates a total of $484 billion, mainly to refund the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), but also to provide...more

CARES Financial Relief for Health Care Providers

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 4/14/2020

The CARES Act adds $100 billion to the “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” to reimburse “eligible health care providers” for “health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to Coronavirus.”...more

CARES Relief for State and Local Governments

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 4/14/2020

The CARES Act establishes a $500 billion loan program accessible by cities, states, and businesses, while also providing for more than $250 billion in direct funding to state and local governments. The majority of the direct...more

IRS Clarifies Interaction of Payroll Tax Deferral with PPP Loan Forgiveness Under CARES Act

ArentFox Schiff on 4/14/2020

On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act, including clarification that employers that take loans under...more

CARES Act Appropriates $100 Billion for Healthcare Providers

Snell & Wilmer on 4/13/2020

With the passage of the CARES Act, $100 billion has been appropriated to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“PHSSEF”), to be administered by a small agency within the Department of Health and Human Services...more

CMS’s Advance Payment Program Could Provide Short-Term Relief for Providers with Cash Flow Concerns During the COVID-19 Crisis

Snell & Wilmer on 4/13/2020

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its advance payment program in light of COVID-19. As noted in the CMS press release, the program provides for a short term loan of advance Medicare payments...more

Summary of Key Provisions of Interim Final Rule: CMS Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/10/2020

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (the “IFC”) to address numerous regulatory and administrative changes in response to the COVID-19...more

Answers for Nonprofits Seeking Relief under the CARES Act

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/10/2020

In this time of crisis, nonprofits of all shapes and sizes have been scrambling to obtain assistance under the federal CARES Act. Sheppard Mullin’s Nonprofit Team is grateful for the special opportunity to help by partnering...more

False Claims Act Considerations Related to the CARES Act's Small Business Administration Loan Program

King & Spalding on 4/9/2020

On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which authorized $2.2 trillion to, among other things, help companies and individuals mitigate the financial repercussions...more

New York Budget Bill Includes Changes in Employee Leave Law

Harris Beach PLLC on 4/8/2020

It might not be business as usual, but business in New York goes on even as the state grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. New York State’s annual budget bill, signed by Gov. Cuomo on April 3, contains amendments to New...more

The CARES Act Zero-Sum Game: Intense Competition for Treasury’s $454 Billion

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 4/1/2020

The CARES Act appropriated $454 billion to the Treasury Department to be used in capitalizing Federal Reserve lending facilities. While that may sound like a lot of money, there is already intense competition for it among...more

Summarizing the Mid-Size Business Loan Program

ArentFox Schiff on 4/1/2020

The CARES Act authorizes $500 billion in lending to medium and large businesses, including nonprofits. A significant amount is set-aside for the aviation and national security sectors, with $454 billion remaining for other...more

Religious Institutions Update: January 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/29/2018

Timely Topics - By Shannon B. Hartsfield - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Jan. 18, 2018, the creation of a new division within its Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR is described as...more

Added Compliance Burdens: New York Nonprofits Have to Implement Workplace Violence Programs

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/28/2015

In 2010, New York State enacted its New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (NYPMIFA); in 2012 Governor Cuomo promulgated Executive Order 38 capping excess compensation at nonprofits receiving government...more

For-Profit PACE Programs: Harbinger of the Future?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 7/29/2015

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a benefit program provided by the federal government through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), geared toward the care of frail, elderly...more

CMS Issues Final ACO Rules: Key Legal Implications for Hospital & Health System ACOs

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/12/2015

On June 4, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (Final Rule) containing changes to its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Some of the changes codify informal guidance that the...more

Weekly Update from the SC State House - May 2014: The House joined the Senate for a Joint Assembly on Wednesday to elect a number...

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 6/3/2014

Details from Each Chamber: HOUSE - The House worked through the Calendar this week, joining the Senate for a Joint Assembly on Wednesday to elect a number of judges. Tuesday, the House cleared some of their...more

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