Publications

On May 16, 2017, the Nebraska Legislature passed L.B. 268 that expands asset recovery for Medicaid beneficiaries.  Under the new bill, the definition of “estate” will now include any real estate, personal property, or other assets in which a Medicaid beneficiary had any legal title or interest, at or just […]

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) added Section 501(r) to the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”).  Section 501(r) of the Code put in place a number of new requirements for tax-exempt hospitals, including provisions related to financial assistance policies (FAP), limitations on charges, and billing and collection matters. […]

Sometime around May 16, 2017, the WannaCry “ransomworm” began propagating throughout the world, hitting the British national health system the hardest.  Several hospitals around Britain had to cancel critical surgeries because WannaCry had encrypted medical records, making them unreadable to hospital staff.  The ransomware asks for about $300 in Bitcoin […]

The Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on May 23, 2017.  The Legislature considered 667 bills, enacted 173, and enacted 67 additional bills via amendments to other bills.  Highlights of the session included significant debate on various budget cuts to close the projected $1 billion budget gap and a variety of […]

On April 27, 2017, Governor Ricketts signed into law Legislative Bill 535, which authorizes the use of digital or electronic signature on instruments recorded by the register of deeds under Nebraska Revised Statutes section 25-1503.01.  Although the new law should make the execution of recordable instruments more efficient, questions regarding […]