Jul 30, 2018 | Medicare and Medicaid
On July 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule containing numerous potential changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule and other Medicare policies. See 83 Fed. Reg. 35704 (July 27, 2018). The proposed rule is...
Jul 30, 2018 | Employment Law
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion reversing summary judgment for the employer and allowing an employee’s claims for retaliation in connection with reporting her supervisor’s abuse to proceed to trial. The case was Strothers v. City of...
Jun 26, 2018 | Employment Law
On June 20, 2018, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has reached a settlement with J.C. Witherspoon, a South Carolina-based logging company, over religious discrimination allegations. The EEOC charged that J.C. Witherspoon...
Jun 26, 2018 | Health Care
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) recently issued a newsletter regarding compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule’s requirements for physical security The newsletter notes that covered entities and business associates...
Jun 26, 2018 | White Collar Crime
Signature Healthcare, a Kentucky-based company that operates over 100 skilled nursing facilities in multiple states, recently reached an agreement to pay more than $30 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary...
