Binding Mediation: An Inexpensive Option for ADR
The hope and promise of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) processes is that they will resolve disputes more efficiently and with less expense than litigation. But, when the parties cannot achieve...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – August 10, 2018
NATIONAL CMS missed deadline to create MACRA-mandated chiropractic preauthorizations, GAO says The health-care sector is leaving tech in the dust. Some see more gains ahead. AHA urges creation of Stark...
View ArticleOIG Approves of GPO Serving Wholly Owned Entities
On August 6, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published Advisory Opinion 18-07, approving an arrangement whereby a group purchasing organization...
View Article25 Hall Render Attorneys Listed by Best Lawyers
25 Hall Render attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Hall Render is proud to congratulate the following attorneys. S. Allan Adelman,...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – August 17, 2018
NATIONAL Which innovations have executives most excited? 6 insights from healthcare leaders CMS gives telehealth a reimbursement win CMS proposes rule to overhaul Medicare ACO program Moody’s: CMS...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – August 24, 2018
NATIONAL 8 latest healthcare industry lawsuits 12 healthcare leaders share their daily mantras Healthcare finance leaders share 7 cost-cutting strategies Big media companies are branching into health...
View ArticleCMS Adds Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in Long-Term...
On August 17, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors (QSO-18-24-ESRD) outlining additional survey activities that address...
View ArticleIRS Approves Student Loan Repayment Feature for a 401(k) Plan
A concern for many workers today is the student loan burden they carry. Many employees, both young and old, are paying off large student loan balances rolled up in pursuing undergraduate and graduate...
View ArticleA Mixed Bag on Joint Employment Rulings, but the Future Looks Promising (Part...
As we noted in the prior article that we recently posted, there were two different franchisor/franchisee rulings issued this summer in the context of joint employment relationships. Recall that joint...
View ArticleThree Questions to Consider Before Donating Space to Physicians for...
Donating space for charitable use may come at a price for health care providers under the Stark Law if they are not careful. The Stark Law[1], which was designed to prevent physicians from referring...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – August 31, 2018
NATIONAL Proposed payment changes could influence hospitals’ acquisition strategies CVS, Walgreens Stress Face-To-Face Care Amazon Doesn’t Yet Have Private equity firms pouring millions into physician...
View ArticleCMS Issues Final Interpretive Guidelines for the Conditions of Participation...
On January 13, 2017, CMS published the revised Conditions of Participation (“CoPs”) for home health agencies, 42 CFR 484, Subparts A, B, and Subpart C. The CoPs became effective on January 13, 2018. On...
View ArticleOIG’s First Audit of Open Payments Program: Compliance Rate High, but Data...
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released findings of an audit of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Open Payments program....
View ArticleHealth Provider News – September 7, 2018
NATIONAL General surgeon shortage growing and 5 other things to know about the healthcare workforce How 5 lawsuits could change US healthcare industry Nurses at many HCA hospitals say they are willing...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – September 7, 2018
Medicaid Bills Advance in the House On September 7, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advanced a series of health care-related bills that full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR)...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – September 14, 2018
NATIONAL Hospitals are fed up with drug companies, so they’re starting their own Here’s why Amazon and Apple are betting on medical clinics Drug company involving senior living parent companies now has...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – September 14, 2018
Senate and House Appropriators Nail Down HHS Funding Bill On September 13, a conference committee of House and Senate appropriators finalized details of the fiscal year 2019 Health and Human Services...
View ArticleOIG Requests Information from Stakeholders to Expand Anti-Kickback Statute...
On August 27, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”) regarding the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) and...
View ArticleCourt Vacates 60-Day Rule for Medicare Advantage Plans, Creates Uncertainty...
Nearly a decade has passed since the U.S. Congress enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). Since March 2010, we have seen federal court rulings on numerous challenges to the...
View ArticleHurricane Florence: HHS Responds to a Public Health Emergency by Issuing...
As Hurricane Florence inaugurates the U.S. hurricane season with fierce winds and torrential rains, health care providers are preparing to care for patients under demanding and dangerous conditions....
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