SEC and CFTC mandate strict identity theft prevention compliance *

USA - April 15 2013
On April 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (together, the Commissions) jointly…

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FTC amends identity theft rule to narrow definition of covered entities *

USA - December 10 2012
After a three-year delay amid a swirl of controversy and litigation over the types of entities covered under the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule ("Red Flags Rule"), the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has bowed to the will of Congress and amended the rule to limit the scope of covered entities, as reported in the Federal Register on December 6 [77 FR 72712].

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FERC issues order proposing nearly a half-billion dollars in civil penalties *

USA - November 5 2012
On Halloween the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order[1] (Order) directing Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) and four individuals from its Western U.S. electricity trading operations (Traders) to show cause why they should not be found to have violated the Federal Power Act and FERC prohibitions against energy market manipulation.

Co-authors: Patrick M. Gerity, David T. Doot, Joseph H. Fagan.

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Game on: CMS approves first group of Accountable Care Organizations *

USA - April 18 2012
Although the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to determine the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many of the healthcare reforms legislated by the Act are being implemented at a steady pace.

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CMS considers mandating fraud reporting by Medicare advantage plans *

USA - March 7 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is ratcheting up its efforts to have Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations take more aggressive actions to combat fraud and abuse.

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