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21 Jul 2010, 2:59 pm
As further indication that health care fraud enforcement efforts are heating up in a big way, on Friday July 16, 2010, the Department of Justice announced the largest health care fraud crackdown in history. [read post]
4 Nov 2011, 10:06 am
By David Restaino The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been busy combating fraud and abuse over the last few years – the monies it has recovered more than doubled from 2006 to 2010, topping $4 billion in fiscal year 2010 alone. [read post]
25 Mar 2015, 6:17 am
As of today’s date, Congress has not yet fixed or even patched the expected 21% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 8:09 am
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 requires Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to remove Social Security Numbers (“SSNs”) from all Medicare cards. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 10:38 am
By David Restaino, Esquire Federal prosecutors continue to focus their efforts on preventing health care fraud, as evidenced by a recent case arising in Texas. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 6:51 pm
Much to the chagrin of practicing Pennsylvania physicians, the issue of MCare premium subsidies became a political football earlier this month when Governor Ed Rendell said he would not approve the 2008 MCare subsidy until Pennsylvania lawmakers acted on his proposal to expand the state insurance program to uninsured adults. [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 1:42 pm
According to an article in the New York Times, Aetna will soon begin offering a new service to help enable patients to research their own specific medical conditions. [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 3:18 pm
According to a recent alert on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, physicians and other providers are required to begin using a new ABN form when services are expected to not be covered by medicare. [read post]
7 Apr 2009, 6:41 am
Several Congressman, including Senator Ted Kennedy, are renewing their efforts to change the way physicians receive information about new prescription drugs. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 9:59 am
As first reported on our sister blog, “In the Weeds” (post accessible here), on July 26, 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Health opened its Medical Marijuana Practitioner Registry. [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 3:56 pm
The Medicare incentive programs with which you and your medical practice are familiar will soon be no more. [read post]
10 Jun 2017, 12:57 pm
As previously reported on our Physician Law Blog (see our post here), the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued draft “temporary” regulations regarding physician registration and certification of medical marijuana on April 11, 2017. [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 8:28 am
The topic of telemedicine is becoming increasingly more common in the medical community. [read post]
27 Dec 2013, 1:02 pm
Creative clinical laboratory arrangements seem to be proliferating of late in Pennsylvania these days. [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 7:33 am
As many people are discussing methods to improve healthcare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving stakeholders an opportunity to send in their thoughts on this topic. [read post]
9 Apr 2010, 11:27 am
For physicians in the process of developing physician-owned hospitals, the race is on to get those facilities up and running by December, 2010. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 11:26 am
Physicians are feeling the economic burn of the down economy perhaps more than the average American. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 6:19 am
According to an article in the Arizona Republic posted on AZcentral.com, Health Net of Arizona has begun offering a new "narrow network" HMO product to employers in conjunction with Banner Health, a health system offering healthcare services in seven western states. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 11:59 am
In what is surely to be a bright spot for most physician in Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross and Highmark announced today that they are withdrawing their request to merge. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 5:07 am
The deadline for providers to file a hardship exception application to the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use requirements for the 2015 reporting period is July 1, 2016. [read post]
