Kentucky Hospital to Pay $41 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid Allegations
Day PitneyOn May 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Ashland Hospital Corp., the operator of Kings Daughters Medical Center, has agreed to a $40.9…
Medicare Data Release May Spur Health Care Investigations
Eric Fader and Elizabeth Kim co-authored an April 15 article in Law360 titled “Medicare Data Release May Spur Health Care Investigations.” The authors discuss the…
Despite Opposition, CMS Releases Medicare Provider Data
On April 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data on services and procedures provided to Medicare beneficiaries by over 880,000 healthcare…
New Doc Fix Agreement Reached; ICD-10 to be Delayed Again
At a press conference on March 26, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) stated that a deal has been reached in Congress to delay cuts in…
123 New ACOs Begin Operating; CMS Seeks Provider Input
On January 1, 123 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) began participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), established under the Patient Protection and Affordable…
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, signed into law by President Obama on December 26, included the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013. The…
On December 18, the U.S. Senate passed a budget agreement that delays for three months significant cuts to physicians Medicare payments that were scheduled to…
New Doc Fix Bill Proposes Incentives for Care Coordination
A new bipartisan bill would permanently repeal Medicares Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and eliminate the annual doc fix ritual in which legislators must undo…
Day Pitney Co-Sponsors Affordable Care Act Seminar
Day Pitney is co-sponsoring a seminar on various issues surrounding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Navigating Health Care Reform as 2014 Approaches: Where…