Melissa L. Jampol

Firm/Organization: Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Blogs: Health Law Advisor, Hospitality Labor and Employment Law, Technology Employment Law

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Health Law Advisor

New Program Integrity Rule Expanding Medicare Revocation and Denial Authorities Takes Effect Today

By George B. Breen, Melissa L. Jampol & Alexis Boaz

November 4, 2019

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Today, a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) establishing new enforcement initiatives aimed at removing and excluding previously sanctioned entities from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) goes into effect.[1] Published September 10 with a comment period that also closed today, the new rule expands CMS’s “program integrity enhancement” capabilities by introducing new revocation and denial authorities and increasing reapplication and enrollment bars as part of…

Hospitality Labor and Employment Law

New York’s New Child Victims Act Expands Opportunity for Filing Abuse Claims

By Melissa L. Jampol & Yael Spiewak

August 21, 2019

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This week, a one-year “revival” period of statute of limitations began for individuals who assert civil claims of child abuse to file claims against institutions and individuals pursuant to New York’s Child Victims Act, even if those claims had already expired and/or were dismissed because they were filed late. The premise behind the Child Victims Act is that children are often prevented from disclosing abuse due to the social, psychological and emotional trauma they experience.…

Technology Employment Law

New York’s New Child Victims Act Expands Opportunity for Filing Abuse Claims

By Melissa L. Jampol & Yael Spiewak

August 20, 2019

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This week, a one-year “revival” period of statute of limitations began for individuals who assert civil claims of child abuse to file claims against institutions and individuals pursuant to New York’s Child Victims Act, even if those claims had already expired and/or were dismissed because they were filed late. The premise behind the Child Victims Act is that children are often prevented from disclosing abuse due to the social, psychological and emotional trauma they…

Health Law Advisor

An Update on DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Enforcement Efforts Targeting the Opioid Crisis

By Melissa L. Jampol & Olivia Seraphim

November 6, 2018

While the opioid crisis has inspired a wave of new legislation by Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has continued to increase its own response to the prevalent rate of opioid-related drug crimes with a number of new initiatives. On October 17th, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein recently delivered remarks at the America’s Health Insurance Plans 2018 National Conference on Medicaid and highlighted the Department’s continued determination to tackle the opioid crisis. Rosenstein’s remarks…

Health Law Advisor

DOJ Announces 11th Medicare Fraud Strike Force: the Newark/Philadelphia Regional Medicare Strike Force

By Melissa L. Jampol, George B. Breen, Erica F. Sibley & Jonah D. Retzinger

August 24, 2018

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On Monday, August 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new addition to its regional Medicare Fraud Strike Forces: a Newark/Philadelphia Regional Medicare Strike Force that will target both healthcare fraud and opioid overprescription.[1] The newly-formed Newark/Philadelphia Strike Force joins nine existing regional Medicare Strike Forces, all of which are focused in geographical areas of high healthcare fraud risk: Miami, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Detroit, Michigan; Southern Texas; Southern Louisiana; Brooklyn, New…

Health Law Advisor

Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Payer FCA Litigation (Part VII)

By Gary W. Herschman, Melissa L. Jampol, Robert E. Wanerman & Tristan A. Potter-Strait

March 8, 2018

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This is the 7th and final installment in the Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance series. All titles in this series can be viewed below. Subscribe to our blog to receive these future updates. Prior installments of this series can be accessed using the links provided. Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: An Introduction (Part I) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Conditional Payments (Part II) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Group Health Plans (Part III) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Non-Group Health …

Health Law Advisor

Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: The False Claims Act (FCA) for Providers (Part VI)

By Gary W. Herschman, Melissa L. Jampol, Robert E. Wanerman & Tristan A. Potter-Strait

March 6, 2018

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This is part 6 of 7 in the Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance series. All titles in this series can be viewed below. Subscribe to our blog to receive these future updates. Prior installments of this series can be accessed using the links provided. Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: An Introduction (Part I) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Conditional Payments (Part II) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Group Health Plans (Part III) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Non-Group Health Plans …

Health Law Advisor

Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Providers (Part V)

By Gary W. Herschman, Melissa L. Jampol, Robert E. Wanerman & Tristan A. Potter-Strait

March 1, 2018

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This is part 5 of 7 in the Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance series. All titles in this series can be viewed below. Subscribe to our blog to receive these future updates. Prior installments of this series can be accessed using the links provided. Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: An Introduction (Part I) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Conditional Payments (Part II) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Group Health Plans (Part III) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Non-Group Health Plans …

Health Law Advisor

Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Non-Group Health Plans (NGHPs) (Part IV)

By Gary W. Herschman, Melissa L. Jampol, Robert E. Wanerman, Amy K. Dow & Tristan A. Potter-Strait

February 27, 2018

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This is part 4 of 7 in the Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance series. All titles in this series can be viewed below. Subscribe to our blog to receive these future updates. Prior installments of this series can be accessed using the links provided. Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: An Introduction (Part I) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Conditional Payments (Part II) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Group Health Plans (Part III) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Non-Group Health Plans …

Health Law Advisor

Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Group Health Plans (Part III)

By Gary W. Herschman, Melissa L. Jampol, Robert E. Wanerman & Tristan A. Potter-Strait

February 22, 2018

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This is part 3 of 7 in the Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance series. All titles in this series can be viewed below. Subscribe to our blog to receive these future updates. Prior installments of this series can be accessed using the links provided. Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: An Introduction (Part I) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Conditional Payments (Part II) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Group Health Plans (Part III) Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance: Non-Group Health Plans …