USA - January 23 2017
On December 7, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a final rule (Final Rule) [1] that…
John Bunch, Adam D. Colvin, Steve Nash, Robert D. Nauman, Kinal M. Patel, Peter A. Pavarini, Sarah H. Stec, John E. Wyand
USA - November 19 2015
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) into law, which averts a potential government shutdown by…
Sven C. Collins, Adam D. Colvin, Stephen P. Nash, Robert D. Nauman, Peter A. Pavarini
USA - July 31 2015
As many healthcare providers are aware, the difficulty of Stark Law compliance begins, and sometimes ends, in the mixed bag of regulatory exceptions…
Mimi H. Brouillette, Sven C. Collins, Adam D. Colvin, Melodi M. Gates, Bryna S. Hummel
USA - June 25 2015
According to the Deputy Administrator and Director with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Center for Program Integrity, waste…
Mimi H. Brouillette, Sven C. Collins, Adam D. Colvin, Patrick J. Dugan, Melodi M. Gates
USA - June 9 2015
Historically, states have used traditional fee-for-service arrangements to reimburse providers of Medicaid services. Today, however, states are…
Sven C. Collins, Adam D. Colvin, Patrick J. Dugan, Stephen P. Nash, Peter A. Pavarini