On June 9, 2015, the OIG issued a Fraud Alert addressing physician compensation arrangements. While brief, the Fraud Alert provides an important reminder that financial arrangements between physicians and providers are targets of the OIG’s enforcement efforts. The Fraud Alert is clearly intended to emphasize that, in addition to hospitals, […]
Health Law Alert
Lucrative Kickback Scheme Earns Hospital Administrators Decades Long Prison Sentences
on Friday, 10 July 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
Twelve Presidential elections will have come and gone if Earnest Gibson III, a longtime hospital CEO, serves his entire prison sentence for violations of the Medicare anti-kickback statute. Gibson III, the longtime CEO of Houston-based Riverside General Hospital, was sentenced in June 2015 by the United States District Court for […]
Supreme Court’s Long-Awaited Decision on Affordable Care Act Means Business as Usual for Employers
on Tuesday, 7 July 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
On June 25th, 2015, the United States Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited opinion in the case of King v. Burwell, ruling that the individual tax credits provided for under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) to assist individuals in obtaining affordable health coverage on an exchange will continue to be […]
Hospitals and Nursing Homes Beware: OSHA Announces New Enforcement Focus
on Monday, 29 June 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
On June 25, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that the agency is expanding its use of enforcement resources in hospitals and nursing homes. The agency advised its staff through a memorandum that all inspections of hospitals and nursing home facilities, including but not limited to those inspections […]
Practice Corner: Mid-Level Practitioners and Professional Liability Insurance
on Monday, 22 June 2015 in
Health Law Alert: Kristin N. Lindgren, Editor
For employers of mid-level practitioners who choose to enter into written employment agreements with these vital health care professionals, significant consideration should be given to various aspects of their professional liability insurance coverage. It is a mistake to duplicate the professional liability insurance contract provisions applicable to employed physicians in […]
