Learn how to structure financing transactions for healthcare providers to overcome anti-assignment and collection limitations on Medicare and Medicaid receivables. Read now » Related Content Medicare Reimbursement Audit Checklist Navigate the Medicare...
Federal Regulators Move to Block UnitedHealth Acquisition of Amedisys The U.S. Department of Justice and Democratic attorneys general of Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York filed an antitrust lawsuit aimed at blocking UnitedHealth Group from acquiring...
Identify when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) comes into play and learn how to complete and submit disclosure forms to CMS. Read now » Related Content Physician Self-Referral...
Big Changes Ahead for Obamacare? During his campaign President-elect Donald J. Trump said he had the “concepts of a plan” to replace the Affordable Care Act, which he attempted to kill in his first term. But with Republicans likely to control both...
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2024 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing this document to inform the public of the approval of a new credentialing...
Insurance Coverage for Speech Therapy Developing Legislative Trend? Pennsylvania became the second state to enact legislation ( HB 2268 ) requiring health insurers to cover speech therapy for children who stutter. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Brandon Markosek...
MI Addresses Multiple Healthcare Issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed over half a dozen bills dealing with healthcare and family support. The measures include SB 790 and SB 791 , allowing home help caregivers to unionize, and SB 929 , increasing pay for healthcare...
This video, the first in a series of four Practical Guidance videos on the HIPAA Privacy Rule, discusses how the HIPAA Privacy Rule governs the use or disclosure of an individual’s protected health information (PHI) by a covered entity or a business associate...
CA Enacts Guardrails for Use of AI in Healthcare California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a pair of bills making the state one of the first to establish guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. One of the measures ( SB 1120 ) sets requirements...
Get clear guidance on developing, implementing, and monitoring a nonprofit hospital or health system’s financial assistance policy to maintain their tax-exempt status. Read now » Related Content Healthcare Transaction State Premerger Notification...
AI in Healthcare Bills Awaiting Gov’s Action in CA California could soon establish new guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare with a pair of bills awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). One of the measures ( SB 1120 ) would set...
Review this practice note—adapted from the Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. treatise Louisell and Williams, Medical Malpractice —for a discussion of the elements of and considerations regarding the assumption of the risk and contributory negligence...
CA Nears Restricting Private-Equity Healthcare Acquisitions The California Legislature passed a bill ( AB 3129 ) that, if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), would require the state attorney general’s approval before a private equity group or hedge fund could...
Use this template, HIPAA-qualified protective order from Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare in federal court proceedings, to obtain protections when introducing your client’s protected health information (PHI) in litigation. Conform to the requirements...
CA Lawmakers Pass PBM Legislation California joined a nationwide movement to tighten restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers with the approval of SB 966 days before adjourning its legislative session on Aug. 31. If signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) the measure...