Every year, health lawyers, providers, consultants, and government experts from across the country convene in Baltimore for the American Health Lawyers Association’s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues, the most...more
On March 6, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted Advisory Opinion No. 19-03, which permits a non-profit medical center (Requestor), and its affiliated...more
On September 13, 2018, in an update entitled “CMS Updates 2017 MIPS Performance Feedback,” the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) disclosed that it made errors in the scoring logic used for the merit-based...more
On October 13, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a CMS Transmittal to update the Medicare Program Integrity Manual (MPIM) on recent regulatory changes in the Office of Medicare Hearings and...more
On December 7, 2016, lawyers from Arnall Golden Gregory LLP’s Healthcare Technology team attended the annual Health IT Leadership Summit. While there, we noted several overarching themes. At the forefront were the topics of...more
In early November, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2017 Fiscal Year Work Plan, which summarizes new and ongoing reviews and activities that OIG plans to pursue with respect to Health and Human Services...more
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced on February 9, 2016, that the State has been granted a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of the Social Security Act (1115 waiver), authorizing Alabama to change the delivery of Medicaid...more