The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed many areas of healthcare practice. Recognizing that existing healthcare laws may interfere with timely and effective COVID response, federal regulators issued temporary waivers...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires Medicare providers and suppliers to keep their enrollment information up to date at all times. Changes in this information can affect claims processing, payment...more
On November 5, 2021, the Secretary of Health and Human Services issued an Interim Final Rule that amended the conditions of participation in Medicare and Medicaid to require certain providers and suppliers to ensure their...more
Anyone involved in the health care industry has heard of the Stark Law (Stark). Most people understand it to prohibit referrals of certain “designated health services” between persons or entities that have a compensation or...more
On June 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued separate guidance for reopening facilities for non-emergency care and for patients considering non-emergency, in-person care. These guidance documents...more
Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, as of April 10, 2020, many health care providers began receiving deposits to their financial accounts. This portion of the CARES Act is intended to...more
ALERT: Health Reform Outlook for 2017: A Year of Major Uncertainty -
Fulfilling their promises, Congressional Republicans moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the first day of the new Congress when Senate...more
1/27/2017
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ALERT: "No Contract" Disclaimer in Employee Handbook Upheld by Illinois CourtAuthor:
Employee handbooks have long been a trap for the unwary employer that desires merely to establish a set of rules and policies without...more
11/30/2016
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