Physician agreements, medical directorships, real estate contracts, lease information, janitorial agreements — the amount of service contracts hospitals have is nothing short of voluminous.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
CMS has issued a final rule on regulations specifying how states can use federal Medicaid funds under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to pay for home and community-based services.
The House has passed legislation requiring HHS to notify affected individuals within two business days of any security breaches concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges.
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has been named in another complaint alleging false claims, but this lawsuit also names Gary Newsome, former Health Management president and CEO, as a defendant for being personally involved in the scheme.
A federal judge has ruled that Halifax Hospital Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., did not violate the Anti-Kickback Statute through its bonuses to physicians, according to a Law360 report.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court order granting a preliminary injunction preventing the California Department of Health Care Services director from enacting Medicaid pay cuts, according to a Law360 report.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday to consider how various Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program and human services payment provisions should continue in the event of a permanent Medicare sustainable growth rate repeal.
Two former C-suite executives at Lancaster (Pa.) Regional Medical Center and Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, affiliates of Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, have filed suit against the hospital chain, claiming the health system paid millions of dollars in…
Two hospitals that proactively received counsel approval for certain employment arrangements were recently found to be in violation of Stark law, according to a Lexology report.
An employee whistleblower claims Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services submitted $50 million in false claims for patient stays, according to a Law 360 report.