Two New York residents were recently indicted in the Eastern District of New York federal court in Central Islip for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, among other charges. The defendants allegedly paid kickbacks and submitted fraudulent claims to government payors,
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Carbon Health Settlement Highlights Scrutiny of MSOs
By Norton Travis & Atara Kahn
California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a proposed settlement with Carbon Health Technologies, Inc., which operates primary care clinics throughout the state. The settlement follows allegations that the company’s physician practice management structure ran afoul of California’s corporate practice…
Applying New York’s Convenience Rule to a Former Resident, Truly Remote Non-Resident Employee
By Louis Vlahos
Can It Get Worse?
I’m certain that most of us were disappointed with the Appellate Department’s decision last week in Prof. Zelensky’s continuing dispute with New York over its application of the notorious “convenience of the employer” test;[i] disappointed,…
Resolving Payment Disputes Under the No Surprises Act
On Thursday, July 23, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Health Law Executive Briefings, Chris Kutner and Emily Manning will present “Resolving Payment Disputes Under the No Surprises Act: An Analysis of the Federal IDR Process.”
The federal Independent…
OIG Green-Lights Free Testing by Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a favorable Advisory Opinion (No. 26-14) to a pharmaceutical manufacturer that is proposing to offer free antibody testing to patients.
In the proposed arrangement, the…
NYS Hospitals, Nursing Homes Must Adopt Violence Prevention Programs
New workplace safety mandates are on the horizon for certain New York healthcare providers. Under recently enacted Public Health Law section 2832, covered facilities – defined as general hospitals and nursing homes – must establish workplace violence prevention programs by…
When is a Remote Employee Not Remote Enough to Escape New York Tax?
By Louis Vlahos
A client tells you that many, if not most, of their employees work remotely. How would you interpret that statement? It’s a matter of context, right?
In most cases it suggests that the employer-client has some sort of hybrid arrangement…
DOJ Sues New York and PPL Over Alleged Fraud in Revamping CDPAP Program
By Jeff Kaiser
On June 16, The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the New York Department of Health (DOH), the DOH Medicaid Director, and Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) – the Georgia-based company selected by DOH in 2025 to manage New York’s Consumer Directed…
American College of Physicians Issues Position Paper on Private Equity in Healthcare
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently issued a new position paper entitled “Regulatory Framework for Private Equity and Corporatization in Health Care” that examines the impact of private equity on healthcare costs, access, equity, innovation, and clinical…
If I Own the Corp, and the Corp Owns the Assets of the Business, Aren’t Those Assets Mine?
By Louis Vlahos
Personal Use
“But it’s mine!”
That’s not some toddler speaking.
You’ve just advised an entrepreneurial client for the “Nth” time that they should not treat the corporation[i] they control, and out of which they operate their business, as their personal…