The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a short Fraud Alert last … Read More “New OIG Fraud Alert Focuses on Compensation of Medical Directors”
The New York State Legislature introduced a bill (S.5068A/A.7489B) to address benefit coverage for out-of-network care by health insurers. The … Read More “New York State’s Efforts to Reform Out-of-Network Payments”
On May 10, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in United States … Read More “Ninth Circuit on HIPAA Criminal Liability: No Knowledge Requirement”
On September 7, 2011, following several years of litigation in the federal district court and the Second Circuit Court of … Read More “Healthcare Association of New York State Wins Important Victory: Federal Court Permanently Enjoins New York from Implementing or Enforcing “Union Neutrality Law””
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”
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo submitted a Governor’s program bill yesterday, June 13, 2011, proposing legislation that would comply with … Read More “Gov. Cuomo Submits Health Benefit Exchange Bill to Rival NY Senate Majority Bill”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission promulgated new regulations on the issue of how to define “disability” under the Americans with … Read More “Redefining the Concept of a Disabled Employee under the ADA”
On Tuesday, the United States Senate voted 87–12 to repeal a controversial tax-reporting measure included in last year’s healthcare law, … Read More “Senate Passes 1099 Reporting Repeal; Shortfall to Be Addressed by Repayment of Health Care Insurance Tax Credit”
In December 2010, Governor David A. Patterson signed the Wage Theft Prevention Act into law. The Act is significant because … Read More “Wage Theft Prevention Act Takes Effect April 9, 2011”