Health Law Alert

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness Response recently released a guide to help health care facilities incorporate active shooter planning into their emergency operations plans. Publication of the guide comes at a time of enhanced focus on national preparedness efforts, following the […]

On December 4, 2014, President Barack Obama signed into law (Pub. L. 113-198) which continued a de facto moratorium on enforcement of physician supervision requirements for critical access and small rural hospitals. Specifically, the law requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to instruct […]

Many practitioners including physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners (“Eligible Professionals”) recently received a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) stating that, in 2015, a negative reduction (-1.5%) in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“MPFS”) amounts would be imposed for failure to report under the Physician Quality […]

Beds caked in feces and soaked in urine are not the typical living conditions for the nation’s nursing home population. These facts recently motivated Government officials to utilize ever evolving methods of enforcement to uphold quality of care standards for the elderly under Federal criminal statutes and the “worthless services” […]

On October 24, 2014, the IRS released Notice 2014-67 which provides guidance for tax-exempt entities participating in ACOs as related to outstanding tax-exempt bonds. Particularly, the Notice provides (i) guidance relative to such an entity’s participation in an ACO; and (ii) a new private use safe harbor for management and […]