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 […]
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New Practical Guidance for Health Care Governing Boards on Compliance Oversight
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 […]
104th Nebraska Legislature, First Session: Real Estate, Renewable Energy and Municipal Law Update – Part 12 (Days 61 – 69)
Only twenty legislative days remain in the first session of the 104th Nebraska Legislature. Here is an update on the bills we are tracking related to real property, renewable energy, and municipal law. You can find copies of the bills and information regarding status of the bills on the Nebraska […]
The Federal Bankruptcy Court in Nebraska Discharged Private Student Loans
In the matter of Noelle L. DeLaet, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska held DeLaet met her burden of proving her student loans from Discover Bank and National Collegiate Trust (collectively, the “banks”) caused her undue hardship. The court, therefore, discharged DeLaet’s student loan obligations to the […]
Alleged Transgender Discrimination Case Proceeds under ACA § 1557 in Minnesota District Court
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 […]