2019 Non-Monetary Compensation to Physicians (And Chance to Review 2018)
Under the federal Stark Law, hospitals may provide non-monetary compensation to physicians up to an aggregate amount of $416 for calendar year 2019. The dollar limit for “medical staff incidental...
View ArticleHHS Considers Allowing Hospitals to Use Medicaid Funds to Pay for Patients’...
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently announced that Medicaid may allow hospitals and health systems to use funds to pay for patients’ housing.[1] HHS has already experimented...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – December 21, 2018
NATIONAL Federal judge rules Obama’s health care overhaul unconstitutional Amazon explored buying at-home medical test company Amy Abernethy to join FDA as principal deputy commissioner 4 biggest...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – December 21, 2018
Negotiations to Secure Funding and Avoid Government Shutdown Collapse At the time of this writing, the federal government is on the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight if Congress and President...
View ArticleThe Granston Memo’s Effect: The DOJ Is Dismissing Meritless and Frivolous...
The DOJ plans to dismiss 11 FCA lawsuits involving the new theory that patient assistance services supplied by drugmakers are unlawful kickbacks.¹ These lawsuits were brought by shell company...
View ArticleCMS Targets Inadequate Registered Nurse Staffing in Skilled Nursing...
On November 30, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors (QSO-19-02-NH) and announced its concerns about adequate registered...
View ArticleHealth Provider News – January 4, 2019
NATIONAL 12 hospital construction projects worth $1B or more in 2018 Amazon gets into health insurance — and more 2019 health-tech predictions from top experts How Northwell Health and Ascension...
View ArticleMichigan’s Adult-Use Recreational Marijuana Law Takes Effect
After a successful ballot initiative in the fall of 2018, the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (“MRTMA”) became effective on December 6. In essence, the law permits adults age 21 and...
View ArticleBrrr! New Consumer Credit Freeze Rights Trigger Updates to Employers’ FCRA...
As you are likely aware, employers who use third parties to perform background checks (e.g., driving record, credit reports, criminal background, etc.) must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – January 4, 2019
Government Shutdown Looms Even as House Passes Funding Provision This week, Congress returned from its holiday break for a limited schedule of business as lawmakers were sworn in for the 116th session...
View ArticleNPDB Provides New Guidance
In October of 2018, the National Practitioner Data Bank (“NPDB”) revised the NPDB Guidebook to provide additional guidance on a number of issues. Some of the revisions will be welcomed by the health...
View ArticleSupreme Court Finds Circuit Split “Wholly Groundless”
In Justice Kavanaugh’s first written opinion since he joined the Supreme Court, he addressed one of the most common disputes associated with arbitration agreements: who decides what issues should be...
View ArticleThe DOJ Is Not Backing Down: FCA Cases Recover More Than $2.8 Billion in 2018
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported it collected more than $2.8 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements and verdicts in 2018.¹ This is significantly down from the record $5.69 billion...
View ArticleHall Render Announces New Shareholders
Hall Render has recently announced that Drew Howk and Brad Taormina have been named Shareholders. Drew Howk (Indianapolis office) devotes his practice to defending clients against government and...
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MT WHY?: How a Master Trust Indenture Can Simplify Your Life
Master Trust Indentures or “MTIs” have historically been implemented by hospitals and health systems as a way to pool the credit of multiple entities (the members of the “obligated group”) and create a...
View ArticleImpact Analysis: Federal Court Blocks 2018 Cuts to 340B Drug Discount Program...
On December 27, 2018, a federal judge ruled in favor of hospital associations and hospitals challenging the reduction in reimbursement for drugs purchased at a discount under the 340B Program...
View ArticleHall Render’s This Week in Washington – January 11, 2019
Lawmakers Hit a Wall with Funding Negotiations – Shutdown Continues The three-week partial government shutdown continues without any progress towards an agreement to fund the federal government....
View ArticleHealth Provider News – January 11, 2019
NATIONAL Prescription Drug Spending Higher at 340B Hospitals, Study Finds Medicaid chief out after 3 months: 3 things to know How artificial intelligence will shape the physician toolkit in 2019 Health...
View ArticleZohra Anwari Joins Hall Render
Hall Render is pleased to announce attorney Zohra Anwari has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Zohra focuses her practice on compliance counsel, government investigations and the False Claims...
View Article#MeToo on the Move: New Sexual Harassment Legislation May Impact Employers
In the year or so since the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements shined a national media spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace, the issue has reached several courts and state legislatures as well....
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