Within the past several weeks, three states – California, Massachusetts and Oregon – have joined Connecticut and other jurisdictions in requiring employers to provide paid sick leave. While the overall intent of these laws is similar from state to state – to guarantee most workers at least a few days […]
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Office for Civil Rights Announces Consolidation
On June 16, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a reorganization of its regional offices which will have a significant effect on our clients. The former Region VII Office, located in Kansas City, Missouri (which previously covered Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri), has now been consolidated into […]
Citizens Medical Center Settlement Raises Renewed FMV Concerns
The recent settlement in the Citizens Medical Center case highlights fair market value (“FMV”) concerns in Stark cases, and particularly a trend to consider operating losses in hospital-owned practices. The case involved various physician relationships of Citizens Medical Center, a 344-bed acute care county hospital in Victoria, Texas. Like most […]
Proposed New Stark Exceptions May Particularly Benefit Rural Providers
On July 15, 2015, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) signaled its intent to implement two new exceptions to the Ethics in Patient Referral Act (“Stark”) and ease a number of other compliance burdens. These are proposed rules and rule changes; final versions will likely be published in […]
104th Nebraska Legislature: Interim Study Resolutions
The Nebraska Legislature introduced 129 legislative resolutions for study during the interim period between the 2015 session and the 2016 legislative sessions. Here is a list of the resolutions that may be of interest to you, including the resolution number, sponsor, committee of jurisdiction, and scheduled hearing date (if available). […]