On July 15, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra formally extended the COVID-19 public health emergency for another 90 days. The PHE, which originally went into effect in January 2020, provides important flexibilities for healthcare
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University Health Center Pays $875,000 in HIPAA Fines after Cyber Hack
Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Services recently paid $875,000 to settle potential HIPAA violations after a cyberattack resulted in the unauthorized access of its patients’ protected health information. A hacker installed malware on the Center’s web server which contained…
Transparency in Coverage Final Rule Took Effect on July 1
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Transparency in Coverage Final Rule took effect on July 1, following a six-month delay in implementation to allow payers to come into compliance.
The Final Rule requires group health plans and health insurance…
New OMIG Compliance Regulations: What You Need to Know
On July 13, the New York Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) published proposed regulations implementing 2020 changes to law relating to provider compliance programs, Medicaid managed care fraud, waste and abuse prevention programs, and OMIG’s self-disclosure program. The proposed…
The Transaction That Failed – Tax Treatment of Termination Fees
By Louis Vlahos
Deal Costs, Generally
Every purchase and sale of a business, whether from the perspective of the seller or the buyer, is about economics, and few items will impact the economics of the transaction more certainly or immediately than taxes. The…
The Anti-Kickback Statute’s Role in Health Insurance Fraud Cases
Rivkin Radler’s Michael Sirignano authored a recent article for the New York Law Journal entitled “The Anti-Kickback Statute’s Role in Health Insurance Fraud Cases.” The article discussed recent lawsuits against physicians, laboratories, hospitals, and a large pharmaceutical company,…
Statutory Residence in New York: Time to Rethink the “Permanent Place of Abode” Test?
By Louis Vlahos
California Corporate Practice of Medicine Lawsuit Survives Motion to Dismiss
By Eric Fader
On May 27, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California refused to dismiss a lawsuit[1] brought against Envision Healthcare Corp. alleging violations of California’s corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) prohibition, as well as state fee-splitting and…
Will An Economic Downturn Lead to An Increase in Tax-Related Whistleblowing?
By Louis Vlahos
Economic Downturn?
The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee announced last week that it would raise the Fed’s baseline interest rate by 0.75 percentage points, the largest such increase since 1994.
The Fed’s move came in the wake of the Labor…