James F. Hennessy
Reed Smith LLP
Articles
No Surprises Act Good Faith Estimates: What they are and when you need them
USA - February 8 2022 The No Surprises Act, effective as of January 1, 2022, aims to provide patients with accurate information regarding their expected health care…
No Surprises Act: Time to Revisit Balance Billing Prohibitions in Hospital-based Physician Professional Services Agreements with Hospitals?
USA - September 3 2021 Effective January 1, 2022, common prohibitions against “balance billing” under hospital professional service contracts will likely become moot due to…
Stark and Anti-Kickback final rules provide clarity and flexibility to value-based care
USA - May 12 2021 This overview is designed for health care stakeholders currently engaged, or seeking to engage, in value-based arrangements that implicate the…
CMS acknowledges improvement in nursing home COVID-19 response, eliminates certain blanket waivers
USA - April 29 2021 The 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) introduced several unfamiliar hardships adversely impacting the long-term care industry, especially…
California Legislature debates restricting private equity investments and competitor acquisitions in health care
USA - March 15 2021 During the 2020 California legislative session, the legislature debated a bill (Senate Bill 977, which we covered during a webinar in July 2020) that…
