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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Rebecca W. Foreman
JD Supra has awarded our Investigations team with its 2021 Readers' Choice Award as the Top Firm for White Collar analysis. The award comes during a year when the legal intelligence platform quadrupled its content production.
Lowell C. Brown, Debra Albin-Riley
In Natarajan v. Dignity Health, the Supreme Court rejected a physician’s challenge to a peer review hearing officer based on alleged financial bias. In doing so, the Court gave hospitals helpful and long-needed guidance regarding such challenges
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Mattie Bowden
On August 11, 2021, Sheng-Wen Cheng was sentenced to 72 months in prison for his alleged participation in multiple schemes related to Covid-19 pandemic loan fraud and securities fraud.
Stephanie Trunk
CMS has released a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) which, if finalized and adopted, would rescind the Trump Administration’s attempt to align reimbursement under Medicare Part B for certain drugs with benchmark pricing obtained from surveys of other countries.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Mattie Bowden
On July 26, 2021, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021, a bill that would amend the False Claims Act (FCA) in several ways.
Lowell C. Brown
By September 30, all hospital workers—including physicians—must be vaccinated.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
JD Supra has awarded our Investigations team with its 2021 Readers' Choice Award as the Top Firm for White Collar analysis. The award comes during a year when the legal intelligence platform quadrupled its content production.
Stephanie Trunk
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its annual proposed rule related to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems (HOPPS) (the Proposed Rule). Comments on the Proposed Rule are due no later than September 17, 2021. 
Debra Albin-Riley, Lowell C. Brown
On July 29, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a major anti-SLAPP decision in Bonni v. St. Joseph Health System et al. The decision is both encouraging and disappointing for California medical staffs and the hospitals where they serve.
Darrell S. Gay, Nicholas L. Collins
On May 5, 2021, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”) into law. The NY HERO Act requires extensive workplace health and safety protections and seeks to protect employees from exposure and disease from future ai
With COVID-19 rates again rising rapidly among unvaccinated individuals, California health care and government leaders are pushing to increase vaccination rates for healthcare workers in the state.
Douglas A. Grimm
Expanded telehealth services temporarily permitted during the COVID-19 public health emergency would be further extended to December 21, 2023, in order for CMS to conduct analyses regarding permanent expansion of certain telehealth services.
On July 19, 2021, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) renewed the declaration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), effective July 20, 2021.
Stephanie Trunk
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calendar year 2022 rule proposing changes to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Medicare Part B (the Proposed Rule) will officially be published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2021.
Caroline Turner English, Alison Lima Andersen
On July 1, 2021, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, released a much-anticipated interim final rule designed to protect Americans from surprise medical bills.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Elizabeth Satarov
A regional hospital system in Akron, Ohio, Akron General Health System (AGHS) reached a $21.25 million settlement over allegations that an improper physician referral arrangement violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, Physician Self-Referral Law, and the False Claims Act (FCA).
Darrell S. Gay, Jill A. Steinberg, Michelle Mancino Marsh
In this clip from our webinar, “Legal and Operational Considerations for Healthcare Employers During This Ever Changing Time of COVID and Vaccines,” Health Care Partner Jill Steinberg addresses the operational and regulatory concerns of mandating the COVID-19 vaccine.
Stephanie Trunk
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that has a direct impact on the 340B Drug Discount Program (the 340B Program) and how Medicare will reimburse hospitals for dispensing of 340B covered drugs, as well as other reimbursement issues.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Mattie Bowden
On June 23, 2021, CVS Pharmacy Inc. was cleared of claims of overcharging drug purchasers by more than $121 million for general drugs. This verdict comes after a week-long trial in the Northern District of California beginning June 7, 2021.
June 24, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lowell C. Brown, Annie Chang Lee
Health Care Partner Lowell Brown and Associate Annie Chang Lee will present as part of the California Association Medical Staff Services’ (CAMSS) 50th Annual Education Forum on June 24, 2021.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Mohammed T. Farooqui
On June 15, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Paksn Inc., Prema Thekkek and one of its owners, and seven skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned by Thekkek and/or operated by Paksn.
Darrell S. Gay, Jill A. Steinberg, Michelle Mancino Marsh
Our panel offers insight on providing incentives vs. mandating the COVID-19 vaccine during the “Legal and Operational Considerations for Healthcare Employers During This Ever Changing Time of COVID and Vaccines” webinar.
Darrell S. Gay, Jill A. Steinberg, Michelle Mancino Marsh
Our panel kicks off the “Legal and Operational Considerations for Healthcare Employers During This Ever Changing Time of COVID and Vaccines” webinar with this timely question.
Douglas A. Grimm
Take note, all providers who received Provider Review Fund (PRF) payments – there are changes in the reporting deadlines and requirements.
Emily M. Leongini
On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) into law, legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state and establishing a regulatory framework to govern what likely will be one of the nation’s largest cannabis markets.