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Marci Rose Levine, National Practice Group Leader
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05-08-2008	CMS Publishes Proposed Rule on Medicare Advantage and Prescription-Drug Marketing Guidelines
05-05-2008	Court Dismisses Challenge to Anti-Markup Rule Provisions Related to Certain Anatomic Pathology Services and Vacates Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Delaying Application of the Anti-Markup Rule to the Same Services
04-15-2008	OIG Publishes Open Letter Regarding Self-Disclosure Protocol
04-14-2008	CMS Publishes FY 2009 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule
03-31-2008	Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Anti-Markup Rule Provisions for Certain Anatomic Pathology Services
03-26-2008	OIG Publishes Interim Final Rule on Revising the Advisory Opinion Process
03-17-2008	FTC to Host Workshop on Health Care Clinical Integration on May 29, 2008 in D.C.
03-10-2008	FTC Announces Innovations in Health Care Industry Workshop for April 24, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
02-06-2008	CMS Issues FAQ for Stark Phase III
01-03-2008	CMS Issues Final Rule Delaying Anti-Markup Provisions
12-29-2007	President Bush Signs Into Law the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
11-27-2007	CMS Outpatient PPS Final Rule
11-09-2007	CMS Releases Rule Delaying Effective Date for Stand in the Shoes for AMCs
11-01-2007	New Steps to Encourage Efficiency and Quality for Medicare Hospital Outpatient Services in 2008
11-01-2007	Medicare Final Rule Announces 2008 Physician Fees and Reforms for Accurate Payments and Quality
10-17-2007	CMS Release Decision Memorandum for the Clinical Trial Policy
10-05-2007	CMS Announces $4 Billion Medicare Part D Recovery Program
10-03-2007	OIG Releases Fraud & Abuse Advisory Opinion about Needy Cancer Patients and Nonprofit Foundation
10-01-2007	OIG Releases FY 2008 Work Plan
09-27-2007	OIG Rules Favorably on Hospital Program to Pay Physicians for On-Call and Indigent Care
09-13-2007	OIG and AHLA Release Corporate Responsibility Guidance for Health Care Boards of Directors
09-07-2007	Secretary Leavitt Announces Weems Designated as Acting CMS Administrator and Herb Kuhn as Deputy CMS Administrator
08-27-2007	CMS Posts Stark III Regulations (scheduled to be published in Federal Register on September 5)
08-22-2007	CMS Announces Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Services
08-21-2007	IRS Announces Qualified 501(c)(3) Bonds Compliance Project
08-01-2007	CMS Announces Payment Reforms for Inpatient Hospital Services in 2008
07-19-2007	CMS Proposes New Clinical Research Policy
07-10-2007	HRSA Publishes Proposed Notice on Children's Hospitals and the 340B Drug Program
07-09-2007	CMS Issues Final Decision Memorandum for Clinical Trial Policy
07-06-2007	CMS Publishes New Medicaid Drug Payment Rule
06-20-2007	IRS Adds Question and Answer Guidance for EHR Financial Assistance
06-18-2007	OIG Withdraws Substantially in Excess Proposed Rule
06-14-2007	IRS Releases Redesigned Form 990
05-25-2007	US Attorney in South Florida Announces DME Fraud Indictment of $101 Million
05-22-2007	CMS Announces Expanded Coverage of Ultrasound Diagnostic Procedures
05-21-2007	CMS Proposes Reforms of Compliance Requirements for Medicare Advantage Plans
05-11-2007	IRS Memo States Financial Assistance to Physicians for EHR Not Private Benefit, Inurement
05-02-2007	CMS Proposes Payment, Policy Changes for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities for FY 2008
05-01-2007	CMS Announces Policy and Payment Changes for Long-Term Care Hospitals for Rate Year 2008
04-30-2007	CMS Proposes Increase in Medicare Payments to Nursing Homes for 2008
04-27-2007	CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Services
04-26-2007	IRS Provides Guidance on Not-for-Profit Tax Forms (FAQs for Form 990)
04-26-2007	CMS Issues Guidance on Hospital Emergency Services Requirements
04-16-2007	HHS Secretary Delegates Authority for Subpoenas to Office for Civil Rights (from the Federal Register)
04-13-2007	CMS Proposes Payment Reforms for Inpatient Hospital Services
04-11-2007	OIG Report Declares Missouri Provider Tax Produced $8 Million Medicaid Overpayment
04-10-2007	CMS Proposes Revised Clinical Trial Policy
04-09-2007	Seventh Circuit Holds that Cardiologist's Sentence Too Low for Major Fraud
04-06-2007	HHS Urges Clinical Trial Sponsors to Enhance Quality of Adverse Event Reports
04-03-2007	OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Concerning Use of Rewards from Credit Card Issuers for the Benefit of a Residential Health Care Facility and its Employees
04-03-2007	CMS Clarifies Guidelines for National Provider Identification (NPI) Deadline Implementation
04-03-2007	CMS Announces Measure Specifications for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
04-02-2007	CMS Issues Notification of Changes in Medicare Part D Payment for Calendar Year 2008
04-02-2007	CMS Announces Competitive Acquisition Program for Certain DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies
04-02-2007	CMS Announcement of Calendar Year 2008 Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Payment Policies
03-30-2007	OIG Advisory Opinion States Company's Help for Part D Enrollees not Sanctionable but Raises Kickback Concerns
03-29-2007	Federal Court Holds HHS Method of Calculating Hospitals' Medicare Reimbursement Unlawful
03-27-2007	U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Relator Was Not The "Original Source" In Qui Tam Action
03-23-2007	HHS Announces Steps Toward Gene-Based Medical Care Combined with Health Information Technology, Known As "Personalized Health Care"
03-23-2007	CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Provider Taxes
03-23-2007	CMS Extends Timeline for Publishing "Stark Phase III" Regulations to March 26, 2008
03-22-2007	CMS Issues Additional Guidance on Employee Education About False Claims Recovery
03-22-2007	CMS Announces New DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor Website
03-21-2007	FDA Issues New Draft Guidance On Procedures for Determining Conflict of Interest and Eligibility for Participation in FDA Advisory Committees
03-14-2007	OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Concerning a Hospital's Proposal to Subsidize Ambulance Transport Costs for Patients Outside Hospital's Local Area
03-14-2007	CMS Announces Review of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA) Policies
03-06-2007	GAO Issues Preliminary Findings Indicating that Physician Profiling has Potential for Medicare Savings through Increased Efficiency
03-05-2007	HHS Announces New Program to Assist Hospitals In Meeting Communication Needs of Patients
03-02-2007	CMS Proposes Rules on Appeals of Denials of Provider or Supplier Medicare Billing Privileges
03-01-2007	Representative Waxman Issues Letters to Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies Requesting Research and Marketing Information
03-01-2007	IRS Issues Report Finding Significant Disclosure Issues Relating to Non-Profit Executive Compensation
02-26-2007	OIG Issues Review of Hospital Wage Data Used to Calculate IPPS System Wage Indexes
02-23-2007	CMS Seeks Public Comment on Revised ABN
02-22-2007	Appeals Court Rejects Medicare Advantage Preemption Claim in Puerto Rico Plan Case
02-19-2007	CMS Rescinds Compliance Standards for IDTFs
02-15-2007	CMS to Provide Medicare Beneficiaries with Physician Performance Information
02-09-2007	CMS Accepting Comments on Draft CY 2008 Part D Plan Reporting Requirements
02-08-2007	U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) Send Letter to Leslie Norwalk Expressing Concern About Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals
02-08-2007	CMS Says More Americans Turning to Generics to Save Money
02-06-2007	EPA Proposes New Rules for Waste Incinerators
02-01-2007	OIG Issues Report on the Sources and Numbers of Medicaid Fraud Referrals Received by Medicaid Fraud Control Units
02-01-2007	HHS Unveils Two New Efforts for Pandemic Flu Preparedness: Planning Guidance for Community Decision-Makers and PSAs to Raise Public Awareness
02-01-2007	GAO Issues Report Regarding HHS' Effort to Safeguard Privacy of Electronic Health Information as Part of Health IT Strategy
02-01-2007	CMS Publishes Proposed Rule for 2007 LTCH-PPS Rates
02-01-2007	CMS Proposes Expanding Coverage of Carotid Artery Stenting for Some Beneficiaries At Risk for Stroke
01-30-2007	HHS Says More Than 39 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Comprehensive Prescription Drug Coverage
01-30-2007	Federal District Court Dismisses Private Citizen Lawsuit After Determining that MSP Act is Not a Qui Tam Statute
01-26-2007	CMS Says Medicare Payment Demonstration Results in Substantial Improvement in Hospital Patient Care
01-26-2007	CMS Implements New Compliance Standards for IDTFs
01-25-2007	OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Concerning a Hospital's Proposal to Provide Free Dialysis Services to Chronic Dialysis Patients Unable to Obtain Dialysis in their Community
01-25-2007	HHS Awards $103 Million to 27 States to Support More Widespread Use of Electronic Health Records
01-25-2007	CBO Says Medicare Drug Benefits to Cost Less Due to Lower-Than-Expected Plan Bids
01-22-2007	GAO Issues Report on Medicaid Outpatient Prescription Drugs: Estimated 2007 Federal Upper Limits for Reimbursement Compared with Retail Pharmacy Acquisition Costs
01-18-2007	OHRP Posts Guidance on Reviewing and Reporting Unanticipated Problems Involving Risks to Subjects or Others and Adverse Events
01-18-2007	HHS Announces $175 Million in Grant Opportunities for States to Assist Gulf Coast Health Care Providers
01-12-2007	HRSA Releases Two 340B Program Notices
01-10-2007	CMS Solicits State Applications for Medicaid Health Opportunity Account Demonstrations
01-09-2007	CMS Announces the Elimination of the 2007 Medicare Part D Late Enrollment Penalty
01-04-2007	OIG Issues Report on Prescription Drug Plan Sponsors' Compliance Plans
01-01-2007	GAO Says Medicare DME Contractors Need to Improve Prepayment Controls to Minimize Improper DMEPOS Payments
12-28-2006	CMS Schedules Briefing Regarding DRA Education Requirements - January 11, 2007
12-18-2006	CMS Issues State Medicaid Director Letter Regarding DRA Employee Education Requirements
12-13-2006	CMS, DOL and IRS Issue Final Rule on Non-Discrimination Provisions in Group Health Plans
11-08-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Durable Medical Equipment Supplier's Provision of Free Home Oxygen Until Patients Qualify for Medicare Coverage
11-02-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Pharmaceutical Company's Patient Assistance Program for Medicare Part D Enrollees
11-02-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Health Care Provider's Volunteer Service Program for the Provision of Medical Care in Rural Areas
11-01-2006	CMS Publishes Final Rule on Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2007
11-01-2006	CMS Publishes Hospital Outpatient PPS and CY 2007 Rates Final Rule
11-01-2006	CMS Publishes Final Rule on Home Health PPS Rate Updates for CY 2007 and DRA Changes to Medicare Payment for Oxygen Equipment and Capped Rental Durable Medical Equipment
10-13-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Compensation Arrangement Between Dental Preferred Provider Organization and Dental Network Marketing and Management Company
10-10-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Durable Medical Equipment Manufacturer's Provision of Advertising Assistance and Reimbursement Consulting Services to Customers
10-06-2006	OIG Responds to Request for Guidance Regarding Certain Physician Investments in Medical Device Industries
10-06-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Managed Care Company's Disbursement of Pay-For-Performance Financial Incentives on Behalf of a State's Medicaid Program
09-26-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding the Establishment of a Patient Assistance Program by a Pharmaceutical Company to Provide Drugs to Financially-Needy Medicare Part D Enrollees Outside of the Part D Benefit
09-25-2006	OIG Posts Two Advisory Opinions Regarding Municipality's Exclusive Contracts for Non-Emergency Inter-Facility Ambulance Transport Services
09-25-2006	OIG Posts Fiscal Year 2007 Work Plan
09-25-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Non-Profits to Provide Grants to Defray Medicare Cost-Sharing Amounts of Financially Needy Individuals
09-22-2006	CMS Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments
09-11-2006	CMS Unveils New Gainsharing Demonstration Project and Solicits Participants
09-05-2006	CMS Issues New Draft of Prescription Drug Benefit Manual Chapter on Benefits and Beneficiary Protections
08-25-2006	OIG Posts Advisory Opinion Regarding Subsidizing Medicare Part D Premium and Cost-Sharing Obligations of Financially Needy Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease
08-23-2006	CMS Publishes Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS and CY 2007 Rates
08-22-2006	White House Issues Executive Order "To Help Increase the Transparency of America's Health Care System"
08-22-2006	CMS Publishes Proposed Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2007
08-21-2006	OIG Publishes Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts
08-18-2006	CMS Publishes Final IRF Rule
08-18-2006	CMS Publishes Final IPPS Rule
08-08-2006	HHS Issues Final Report to Congress on Specialty Hospitals
08-08-2006	CMS Publishes Final Rule Establishing Stark Exceptions for Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Arrangements
08-08-2006	CMS Issues Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2007
08-08-2006	CMS Issues Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient PPS and CY 2007 Rates
08-01-2006	HHS Announces New Stark Exceptions and Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors for Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Technology
08-01-2006	CMS Issues Final IRF Rule
08-01-2006	CMS Issues Final IPPS Rule
07-28-2006	GAO Issues Report on Executive Compensation Policies and Practices of Nonprofit Hospital
07-20-2006	FTC Files Complaint and Consent Order Alleging Price Fixing by Endodontists in Puerto Rico
07-18-2006	CMS Launches Major Effort to Detect and Prevent Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
07-11-2006	5th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that Home Health Care Agency Did Not Receive "Net Excess Benefit" After Converting from Not-For-Profit to For-Profit Status
07-10-2006	CMS Issues Notice of Plan to Reconsider its National Coverage Decision on the Medicare Clinical Trial Policy