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Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Force Multiplier: HHS Grants CMS Permissive Exclusion Authority
By Hall Render
In a July 21, 2026, announcement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) granted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) federal health care program exclusion authority…
Turtle Talk
Comments on Proposed Rule Requested: ACF proposal projects a 61% cut in Title IV-B reporting burden. What should remain visible?
Title IV-B of the Social Security Act provides funding to states, territories, insular areas, and Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Tribal consortia to develop, expand, and coordinate child and family services.…
Medicaid & Medicare: A Legal Blog
Two Days and Counting: What Medicare’s New Probationary Prior Authorization Means for DMEPOS Suppliers
Getting enrolled in Medicare has long been the main hurdle for a new supplier of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). Starting October 15, 2026, newly enrolled suppliers…
Simple Justice
SCOTUS And The Fantasy Database
By a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court stayed the temporary restraining order prohibiting the implementation of the government’s modified SAVE system to determine eligible voters. In its per curiam opinion,…
Medicaid & Medicare: A Legal Blog
The Government Is Coming for Your Wound Care Practice — Here’s Why They’re Wrong and How Providers Are Fighting Back
The government has wound care in its crosshairs. The HHS Office of Inspector General published a September 2025 report titled Medicare Part B Payment Trends for Skin Substitutes Raise Major…
P.I.S.S.D.
Why Texas Doctors Cannot Charge a Fee for Medical Records Used in a Social Security Disability Claim
By Bob Kraft
Pursuing a Social Security disability claim already involves enough paperwork, waiting, and frustration without adding an unexpected medical records bill to the mix. Fortunately for Texans, state law offers specific…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
CMS Changes to Graduate Medical Education in 2027 IPPS Final Rule
By Hall Render
On August 4, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), which can…
New Jersey Workplace Law Blog
What Sloan v. Cape Regional Medical Center Teaches Employers About Defeating Vague CEPA Whistleblower Complaints
By Robyn Aversa, Ryan Schimmel
New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act (“CEPA”) is generally considered to be one of the broadest whistleblower statutes in the country, enacted to “protect and encourage employees to report illegal…
Drug & Device Law
Buckman Limits Claims In A Commercial Case
The Supreme Court decided Buckman in the context of a fairly large product liability litigation about implanted medical devices. In the years that followed, the plaintiffs in drug and device…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Can I Reopen My Prior Social Security Disability Application?
If you applied for Social Security disability benefits, were denied, and did not appeal before the deadline, you may be wondering whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) can reopen your…