On November 1, 2018, in response to a 2014 lawsuit filed by several individual hospitals and the American Hospital Association (“AHA”), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Department of Health...more
Post Acute Medical, LLC (PAM), a Pennsylvania-based operator of more than 30 long term care and rehabilitation hospitals in several states, has agreed to pay the federal government, Texas, Louisiana, and an employee...more
In a July 26, 2018 speech to the Heritage Foundation, HHS Secretary Alex Azar previewed the agency’s intent to provide new guidance to providers regarding the Federal Stark law and HIPAA, which he said “stand in the way of...more
Signature HealthCARE (Signature), a Kentucky-based owner and operator of 115 skilled nursing facilities across ten states, has reached an agreement with the HHS OIG to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit in which it was accused...more
CMS will consolidate several Medicare quality reporting programs into a single contract worth up to $25 billion, the agency announced on May 15, 2018. The initiative is called the “Network of Quality Improvement and...more