A Florida “resident physician” is someone who has completed their internship and graduated from medical school but is not yet licensed as a Florida medical doctor or osteopathic physician and who registers with the Department of Health as a resident
Health Law Rx
Akerman Insights on the Latest Developments in Healthcare Law
Health Law Rx, published by Akerman LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory issues affecting the healthcare industry. The blog covers topics such as Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies, healthcare compliance and enforcement actions, data privacy and security regulations, information blocking and interoperability rules, healthcare fraud and abuse investigations, and state-specific healthcare laws and regulations. It also addresses emerging challenges in healthcare delivery, patient rights, and administrative requirements for providers and facilities. The blog provides updates on government agency initiatives, legislative changes, and enforcement trends relevant to healthcare providers, payors, and industry stakeholders.
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Fix Your Weak Links in Your Medicaid Claims
Medicaid providers and suppliers have likely discovered this the hard way. A provider’s or supplier’s enrollment in the Medicaid program may be insufficient to assure that their provision of a covered and medically necessary good or service to a Medicaid…
State Attorneys General Flex in a Post-Dobbs world – can complying with federal regulatory guidance constitute racketeering activity?
U.S. Department of Justice Withdraws Longstanding Healthcare Antitrust Policy Statements, Causing Uncertainty
It has already been a busy 2023 for the U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies. Right on the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s announcement of a proposed rule that potentially would ban non-compete agreements nationally, on February 3, 2023, the…
Mind Games: SCOTUS to Rule on what “Knowing” Means under the False Claims Act
What does it mean to “knowingly” or “recklessly” violate the law when that law consists of highly complex and ever-changing regulations, which may be open to interpretation? The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to review that question in two consolidated…
Important Update: Georgia Abortion Law Remains in Effect Until Judicial Review
Ruling on the State of Georgia’s November 18, 2022 Emergency Petition for Supersedeas, this past Wednesday (November 23, 2022) the Georgia Supreme Court enjoined the lower court’s decision thereby reinstating the prohibitions on abortion in Georgia codified by the LIFE…
Breaking News: Georgia Court Overturns State Abortion Law
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its seminal decision on abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and the right to terminate a pregnancy before viability, which Roe had seemingly codified. The…
Recent FCA Settlements Warn Providers of Improper Billing Practices
Two recent multi-million dollar False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements demonstrate the vigor with which the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is investigating and prosecuting allegedly fraudulent health care billing practices. These large settlements demonstrate how imperative it is that providers routinely…
Finally, More Certainty and Fewer Surprises – Final Rules Issued Under the No Surprises Act
The Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued final rules related to the No Surprises Act on August 26, 2022, to be effective October 25, 2022 (Final Rules). These Final Rules come…
Florida Medicaid Providers: Action is Required by October 1, 2022
Check your mailboxes. AHCA is sending out postcards to existing Florida Medicaid providers (Providers) alerting them to upcoming changes in the Florida Medicaid program. These changes require Providers to pay certain of their employees a minimum wage of at least…