- The bill is effective immediately for new restrictive covenant only after current license
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Medicare Conversion Factor Increased to $33.2875
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Medicare & Reimbursement
The 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act passed and signed on Saturday, March 23, 2024, increased of Medicare Conversion Factor from $32.7442 to $33.2875, an increase of slightly over $0.54.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Provides Corporate Fraud Enforcement Update
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Posted in Articles, Legal News
- Emphasizing the DOJ’s top priority being the prosecution of “corner office bad actors”
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Disrupts Physician Payments
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Posted in Articles, Legal News
“On February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group was the victim of the most significant cyberattack on the US healthcare system in American history. Change Healthcare is the predominant source of more than 100 critical functions that keep the healthcare system operating.”
–American Hospital Association Letter March 4, 2024
This hack…
HHS Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity
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Posted in Articles, Cybersecurity
In furtherance of the National Cybersecurity Strategy announced March 2023, HHS has released an Introduction to the Strategy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity. Click here for the PDF.
False Claims Act (FCA) Liability for Physician Compensation Exceeding Fair Market Value (FMV)
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Articles
When negotiating physician compensation issues, hospitals frequently rely upon the premise they must pay fair market value compensation in order to comply with the provisions of the Stark Act prohibiting referrals in exchange for compensation, and sometimes non-profit inurement issues.
Although the prohibitions are clear, determining what constitutes fair market value is often not. Provisions…
2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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Posted in Articles, Medicare & Reimbursement
CMS issued the Final Rule for the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on November 2, 2023, for payments to be effective on or after January 1, 2024.
The overall payment rates under the PFS will be reduced by 1.25% in calendar year 2024.
The final PFS conversion factor will be $32.74…
Biden Administration to Appeal Surprise Billing Defeat
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Posted in Articles
As reported earlier in the MedLaw Blog (August 9, 2023), a federal District Court vacated portions of the No Surprises Act federal regulations. Thereafter, CMS halted the arbitration process for resolving disputes regarding out-of-network surprise bills.
On October 20, 2023, HHS, Treasury, and the US Office Personnel Management submitted a notice indicating their…
Allegheny County Medical Society Bulleting Article on Contracting Essentials for all Physicians, Especially Residents and Fellows
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Posted in Articles
Michael A. Cassidy and Adam J. Appleberry co-wrote an article titled “Contracting Essentials for All Physicians, Especially Residents and Fellows”. This article will appear in the Legal Summary section of the August 2023 Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS) Bulletin. The ACMS Bulletin is the Allegheny County Medical Society’s signature publication which reaches over 2,000 physicians…
Cassidy Named in 2024 Best Lawyers in America
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Michael Cassidy has been recognized again in the 30th edition of the Best Lawyers in America for his “exceptional work in healthcare law”.