CMS announced it will extend the deadline to Jan. 21 to participate in the second sample group for ICD-10 end-to-end Medicare Administrative Contractors and the Common Electronic Data Interchange contractor.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
In a 252-172 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's mandate that businesses provide health coverage to employees who work 30 hours per week, according to The Hill.
The following is a roundup of recently reported healthcare industry lawsuits and lawsuit updates, starting with the most recent.
With increased focus by the DOJ, cases expanding its reach and recent record-breaking settlements, Stark Law has proven it is a force to be reckoned with in the healthcare industry.
Legislation has been introduced that would remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement as a condition for payment for critical access hospitals.
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U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in Washington, D.C. has ruled two children's hospitals — one in Texas and one in Washington — will not have to return Medicaid reimbursement monies that CMS claims were overpaid, according to the Houston…
Singing River Health System in Pascagoula, Miss., is facing a second federal lawsuit over its failed pension plan, according to a gulflive.com report.
Republicans have proposed to change the definition of full-time work under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from 30 to 40 hours, but the issue is not expected to make it passed President Barack Obama, according to a report…
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health System has appealed the ruling that blocked its acquisition of Maumee, Ohio-based St. Luke's Hospital to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The federal government has intervened in two False Claims Act lawsuits against Asad Qamar, MD, a Florida cardiologist, and his physician group, according to the Department of Justice.