LB 37, amending the Nebraska Pharmacy Act, will become effective in September 2015, and may have a surprising effect on Nebraska hospitals. First, it will be much more difficult for hospitals to dispense prescription drugs to emergency department patients when a pharmacist is not on duty. Second, Federal Trade Commission […]
Health Law Alert
Congress Includes Fraud and Abuse Changes in Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Legislation
on Thursday, 21 May 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
President Barack Obama signed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) on April 16, 2015, repealing the Medicare program’s embattled Sustainable Growth Rate formula (SGR), thereby avoiding a potential 21 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. The Act—Public Law 114–10—furthers the Federal government’s mission to transition health […]
CMS Proposes Changes to the Meaningful Use Program
on Friday, 8 May 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released two proposed rules affecting the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (“Meaningful Use”). The first set of proposed rules relates to Stage 3 (the final stage) of Meaningful Use. The second set of proposed rules relates to Stage 1 and Stage […]
New Practical Guidance for Health Care Governing Boards on Compliance Oversight
on Friday, 8 May 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
In an unprecedented collaboration, the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Association of Health Care Internal Auditors, the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Care Compliance Association worked together to develop a new guidance document for governing boards regarding compliance oversight […]
Alleged Transgender Discrimination Case Proceeds under ACA § 1557 in Minnesota District Court
on Monday, 20 April 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
On March 16, 2015 the Minnesota United States District Court denied a Defendant hospital and physician professional association’s Motion to Dismiss Jakob T. Rumble’s discrimination complaint under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Rumble v. Fairview Health Services; D.Minn. (2015 WL 1197415). The suit marked the first time […]
