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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

Welcome to the Post-Chevron World: HHS on the Defensive

Stevens & Lee on 7/29/2024

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (and its companion case, Relentless v. Department of Commerce), in which it overruled the Chevron doctrine, has received a great deal of attention...more

Healthcare Law Update: October 2019

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/15/2019

In recent years, the healthcare industry has been turning greater attention to the need to engage or involve patients in developing new technologies and systems to improve healthcare delivery. These patient engagement...more

Healthcare Law Review: Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/11/2019

The U.S. healthcare industry remains at a crossroads. The healthcare reform legislation passed under President Barack Obama in 2010, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) but widely referred...more

Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 3/13/2018

A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

2017 – The Health Law Year in Review

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/25/2018

Uncertain. What better word to describe a year in which a new administration came to power and began to chart a new course for health policy, the fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) hung in the balance, and courts grappled...more

Stark Law: What Providers Should Know About New CMS Form

Polsinelli on 5/4/2017

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized Form CMS-10328 (the SRDP Form), a new OMB-approved information collection instrument that must be used by providers and suppliers utilizing the Stark Law...more

When is a Physician Liable for Stark Law Violations?

Ruder Ware on 3/30/2017

I frequently hear attorneys claim the Stark law applies equally to hospitals and physicians. This position is sometimes taken in the process of negotiating a transaction between a hospital and a physician or physician group....more

Due Diligence Guide for Mergers and New Ventures in a Dynamic Health Care Landscape

Baker Donelson on 10/11/2016

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Senate Committee Releases Report on Potential Stark Law Changes, Hearing Scheduled

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 7/8/2016

On June 30, 2016, the Senate Finance Committee’s Republican staff issued a 20-page report discussing comments made by industry stakeholders after a December 2015 round-table on the future of the physician self-referral law,...more

Senate Finance Committee Examines Repeal of the Stark Law

Morgan Lewis on 7/7/2016

A new report suggests that the Stark law is obsolete in new payment models. On June 30, the US Senate Committee on Finance (the Committee) released the report Why Stark, Why Now? Suggestions to Improve the Stark Law to...more

2015 – The Health Law Year in Review

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/7/2016

With 2015 in the books, we are pleased to reflect on some of the major developments over the past year in the field of health law. The year was marked by changes in Medicare payment models—from government pronouncements...more

Health Law Pulse - January 2016

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/6/2016

CHANGES TO STARK LAW, NEW ADVANCE CARE PAYMENTS INCLUDED IN 2016 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a final rule (Final Rule) regarding physician payment...more

Skeletons in the Closet? Beware of Potential Enforcement Actions

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/29/2015

With Halloween looming, a discussion of skeletons that may be lurking in a health care provider’s closet is timely. Many of our previous posts, as well as the monthly Qui Tam Updates published by our Health Care Enforcement...more

2014 – The Health Law Year in Review

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/31/2014

Each year brings significant changes and challenges in the laws governing the health care industry, and 2014 proved to be no exception. What the year may have lacked in the high drama that accompanies comprehensive health...more

SRDP No Longer New Wine

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/11/2014

More than four years after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) issuance of the Stark Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP), it's time to assess the results. The SRDP was designed by Congress to resolve...more

Third Party Valuation No Silver Bullet in Health Care Deals

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 12/5/2013

Drakeford v. Tuomey and U.S. vs. Bradford Regional Medical Center - With the Affordable Care Act and market forces driving consolidation and creative transactions across the health care industry, health care...more

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - October 2013

Polsinelli on 10/16/2013

In This Issue: - Top News ..Judge Orders $237.4 Million Penalty Against Tuomey for Stark Law and False Claims Act Violations ..Glitches and Demand Lead to Marketplace Frustration ..HHS Delays Small...more

Doctors, Enforcement Risks And Compliance Programs

The Volkov Law Group on 7/4/2013

Doctors better get used to government regulation. The Affordable Healthcare Act contains a lengthy complement of new laws and regulations. ...more

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