Peter A. Pavarini
Squire Patton Boggs
Articles
OIG Expands Protections Under the Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors and the CMP Exceptions
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…
Patrick D. Cornelius, John Bunch, Adam D. Colvin, Steve Nash, Robert D. Nauman, Kinal M. Patel, Sarah H. Stec, John E. Wyand
CMS Releases Final Rule Implementing Site Neutral Payment Rule
USA - December 1 2016 Earlier this month, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules implementing Section 603 of the Bipartisan Balanced Budget…
Sven C. Collins, Adam D. Colvin, Beth L. Goldstein, Stephen P. Nash, Robert D. Nauman, John E. Wyand
Supreme Court’s “Demanding” Materiality Standard Provides Some Protection from False Claims Act
USA - June 20 2016 On June 16, 2016, the US Supreme Court issued its eagerly awaited opinion in Universal Health Services v. Escobar. The unanimous decision about the…
Rebecca A. Worthington, Kevin P. McCart, Stephen P. Nash, Robert D. Nauman, Thomas Zeno
With New Primary Care Compensation Model, CMS Continues Efforts to Promote Value-Based Payments
USA - April 19 2016 Beginning in January 2017, primary care physicians and their practices (PCPs) will be able to participate in a multi-payer payment reform and care…
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and HOPD payment reforms: what payers and providers need to know
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…
Patrick D. Cornelius, Sven C. Collins, Adam D. Colvin, Stephen P. Nash, Robert D. Nauman
