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CMS Releases Final Rules Reducing Provider Administrative Burdens and Improving Patient Preferences

Posted in Medicare and Medicaid, Providers

George Mikhail September 30, 2019 0 Comments

On September 26, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new rules reducing what CMS views as unnecessary burden for health care providers. As…

CMS Proposes Changes to the Stark Law Advisory Opinion Regulations

Posted in Fraud and Abuse, Hospitals and Institutions, Legislation and Public Policy, Providers

George Mikhail August 29, 2019 0 Comments

On July 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. Buried amongst the fee…

The Connecticut Supreme Court Extends Physician’s Duty of Care to an Identifiable Non-Patient Third Party

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Paul Williams July 30, 2019 0 Comments

In Doe v. Cochran, 332 Conn. 325, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently addressed a matter of first impression regarding whether a physician may owe a…