On Wednesday, June 29, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati upheld the lower … Read More “U.S. Sixth Circuit Upholds Affordable Care Act”
As we previously reported here and here, it was just a matter of time before the Center for Medicare & … Read More “CMS Officially Withdraws Physician Signature Requirement”
A Virginia physician has become the first person criminally indicted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for communicating with … Read More “HIPAA-Based Criminal Indictment for Communicating with Patient’s Employer”
On June 9, 2011, five prominent United States senators sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of … Read More “Senators Request Investigation of Physician Owned Distributorships”
Yesterday, June 23, 2011, the New York State Assembly passed A.5686A, a bill which could significantly impact the powers of the Office … Read More “OMIG Reform Legislation Passes New York Senate, Assembly; Awaits Governor’s Signature”
On Friday, June 17, 2011, the New York State Assembly approved the Certificate of Need (“CON”) reform bill (A7665B), which already … Read More “New York Legislature Passes Certificate of Need Reform Bill”
On June 20, 2011, the New York State Senate passed S.5259A (Hannon), a companion bill to A.7343A (Gottfried), which had … Read More “New York Legislature Amends Family Health Care Decisions Act to Include Surrogate Decision-Making about Hospice Care”
A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee has significant implications on provider arrangements … Read More “Federal Decision Shows Inability to Rely upon CMS Approval”
On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) launched part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Managed … Read More “New York State Department of Health Begins Accepting Applications for Managed Long-Term Care Providers”
The recent June 3, 2011 indictment of Suresh Hemrajani, a Washington Heights doctor, by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, at … Read More “Medicaid Fraud: Grand Larceny or Is Another Doctor Just Getting Played?”