06.05.19In 2015, Tennessee farmers began growing hemp in a pilot program to research the crop’s marketability. The pilot program was well-received. Cultivation licenses continue to skyrocket each year with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) approving 79 hemp production licenses
05.28.19The Department of Justice (DOJ) provided a long-awaited update on how it will assign cooperation credit in civil False Claims Act (FCA) cases, but the new guidelines have left defendants with as many questions as answers.
Defendants have wondered
05.24.19On May 23, the U.S. Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor & Pensions released the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 discussion draft that would ban “Surprise Medical Bills.” Under the bi-partisan legislation, patients would only be required
05.08.19The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released draft interpretive guidance regarding hospital co-location in order to provide clarity as to how CMS and state survey agencies review a hospital’s space sharing and/or contracted staff arrangements with another
05.03.19Old Dominick Distillery and the Tennessee Whiskey Trail hosted the first Tennessee whiskey festival in Memphis since at least Prohibition.
On Friday, April 26, more than 20 Tennessee distillers from across the state poured samples and educated consumers about Tennessee
05.02.19The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the launch of an initiative called Primary Care First.
This program builds upon the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative, which began in October 2012, and the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus
05.01.19The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights, which has the enforcement responsibility for HIPAA violations, has announced a cut to the maximum Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) for most HIPAA violations.
As stated in the official notice
04.30.19The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule giving Medicare Advantage plans a 2.53 percent pay raise in 2020 as well as increased flexibility in supplemental benefits to patients with chronic illnesses.
In addition, CMS has
04.18.19Earlier this month, outgoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb made a number of statements relating to the FDA’s position on cannabidiol (CBD) used in consumer products, including the announcement of a working group and public hearing on
04.17.19The year was 1958. The hula hoop first hit the shelves. The World’s Fair was held in Brussels. The Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in overtime to win the NFL Championship. It was also the last time that
