February 25, 2016
On April 1, 2014, Congress enacted the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014.[1] Section 223 of PAMA requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a process [...]
February 25, 2016
340B audits are on the rise while at the same time audit procedures are in flux. The Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) at the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) oversees the 340B [...]
February 25, 2016
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the 2016 NACHC Policy & Issues (P & I) Forum from March 16-19, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The [...]
February 24, 2016
On February 9, 2016, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to modernize the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations, 42 CFR [...]
February 16, 2016
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the 2016 340B Coalition Winter Conference in San Diego, California. The 340B Coalition Winter Conference will address various topics, [...]
January 11, 2016
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP is pleased to announce that it has named Nicole M. Bacon as partner. “We are fortunate and excited to have Nicole promoted to partner at the firm. Her [...]
January 6, 2016
On December 4, 2015, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, No. 15-7, to address the viability and reach of the “implied certification” theory [...]
December 17, 2015
Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP is pleased to announce a significant victory for South Carolina FQHCs on December 9, 2015. Led by Managing Partner, Edward Waters, Associate Greg Cumming and Partner Susannah [...]
December 17, 2015
FTLF Partner Susannah Vance Gopalan is partnering with the National Health Program on the following two webinars in 2016: Medicaid and the “Free Care” Rule (January 21, 2016) One year ago, the U.S. [...]
November 19, 2015
On October 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the calendar year 2016 physician fee schedule (“PFS”) final rule. That rule, which determines how providers are reimbursed under Medicare, [...]