The Med Law Blog, published by Tucker Arensberg, PC, focuses on legal issues intersecting with healthcare and medical practice. It covers regulatory updates such as CMS payment rules, physician fee schedules, and telehealth policies. The blog addresses healthcare fraud enforcement, including False Claims Act developments and government initiatives targeting improper billing and abuse. It also discusses legislative changes affecting healthcare business structures, such as restrictions on corporate practice of medicine. Additionally, the blog highlights innovations in Medicare program models aimed at reducing waste and improving care through technology and data analytics. The content is relevant for healthcare providers, compliance officers, and legal professionals navigating healthcare law and policy.
In a Special Open Commission Meeting held this afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission voted to approve the final rule to ban non-compete agreements for for-profit businesses, the effective date of such ban being in 120-days.
Important items of note with…
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it will be holding a Special Open Commission Meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 2pm EST regarding the rule to ban non-compete agreements (read the announcement here). The expectation for this…
The Allegheny County Medical Society has reported that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill to bar non-compete agreements in healthcare employment. Click here for a copy of the Press Release, and a copy of the legislation. There…
In March of this year, The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services issued a letter addressing the recent cybersecurity incident impacting many health care entities, primarily Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (read…
The 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act passed and signed on Saturday, March 23, 2024, increased of Medicare Conversion Factor from $32.7442 to $33.2875, an increase of slightly over $0.54.
During the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, the most senior executives of the DOJ (Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco) delivered remarks promoting the success of DOJ compliance and enforcement…
“On February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group was the victim of the most significant cyberattack on the US healthcare system in American history. Change Healthcare is the predominant source of more than 100 critical functions that…
Penn State Health has agreed to pay $11,712,336 to settle allegations of civil liability from submitting improper claims to Medicare for Annual Wellness Visit services.
Penn State Health has voluntarily disclosed that between December 2015 and…
In furtherance of the National Cybersecurity Strategy announced March 2023, HHS has released an Introduction to the Strategy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity. Click here for the PDF.
When negotiating physician compensation issues, hospitals frequently rely upon the premise they must pay fair market value compensation in order to comply with the provisions of the Stark Act prohibiting referrals in exchange for compensation, and sometimes non-profit inurement issues.…
