The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill, called the CHOICE Act, that augments Florida’s laws governing restrictive covenants to make it significantly easier for employers to enforce two new types of noncompete...more
As harsh winter weather swept the nation’s capital, President Donald Trump commenced his second term by signing a blizzard of Executive Orders (EOs) that span many hot-button issues. Several of the EOs signal President...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised certain payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and updated provider and supplier enrollment regulations. CMS recently published a final rule...more
In early July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking, amending the Physician Self-Referral Prohibitions, or Stark law. 80 Fed. Reg. 41,909-930 (July 15, 2015). The...more
7/23/2015
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law ,
Timeshare
As we look into our crystal balls, we do not expect a lot of new issues in 2015. Rather, we believe that most of the significant issues will be a continuation of issues that arose in 2014 or earlier. ...more
1/9/2015
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Joint Venture ,
King v Burwell ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHI ,
Quality of Care Standards ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Subsidies
According to the federal government, over 370,000 providers have participated in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record ("EHR") incentive program since its inception in 2011. However, providers nationwide continue...more
5/27/2014
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
EHR ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Reimbursements
The past year was one of the most eventful in recent memory for healthcare policy. As the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") continued its inexorable, albeit at times wobbly, march towards implementation, the headlines became more...more
1/16/2014
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Employer Mandates ,
Fraud ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare.gov ,
Transparency
Current events were top-of-mind last Friday, November 15, 2013, as Akerman LLP's Healthcare Practice Group and Wells Fargo invited clients and industry professionals to engage in a thoughtful discussion on healthcare reform...more