News & Analysis as of August 17, 2025

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Qlarant, Novitas Audits Escalate as Medicare Skin Substitutes Spending Hits $1.6 Billion, CMS Seeks Evidence of Clinical...

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 7/18/2025

The wound care industry faces unprecedented scrutiny as Medicare Part B expenditures for skin substitutes exceeded $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 alone. The spending surge has triggered a wave of skin substitute...more

Federal Trade Commission Policy Paper Takes Hard Stance Against Certificates of Public Advantage

Stevens & Lee on 9/13/2022

Background- Many states have enacted Certificate of Public Advantage (“COPA”) laws which seek to permit hospital mergers that might otherwise have been challenged by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and found to violate...more

Double Whammy for United Healthcare: Two False Claims Act Cases in Two Weeks

The Volkov Law Group on 8/1/2017

The False Claims Act is the government’s weapon of choice in fighting healthcare fraud. In the beginning of the Obama Administration, Congress amended the False Claims Act and enacted a wish list from DOJ prosecutors. ...more

Preparing for the Approaching ACA Reporting Deadlines

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 10/27/2015

With ACA reporting deadlines quickly approaching, many employers should be preparing to address the various reporting requirements in order to avoid the significant fines and penalties associated with non-compliance. As of...more

State Data Breach Notification Requirements Specifically Applicable to Insurers

BakerHostetler on 9/23/2015

Almost all U.S. states and territories have enacted breach notification laws requiring private and/or government entities to notify individuals when their personal information is compromised....more

IRS Issues New Forms for ACA Reporting; Congress Increases Penalties for Failure to Meet Requirements

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/14/2015

The IRS has completed drafts of the 2015 forms and instructions for employers, insurers, and other health plan sponsors to use to meet their reporting obligations for the employer and individual mandates under the Affordable...more

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 1 of 24)

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 7/20/2015

Alden Bianchi, Chair of the our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, will provide a weekly installment on the complex reporting obligations outlined by the Affordable Care Act for health insurance carriers and...more

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