Scott Leah, an attorney in Tucker Arensberg’s Pittsburgh office, recently circulated the below client alert:
Employers with more than 50 employees need to be aware of a recent ruling on FMLA notices, which employers are required to give to employees.
In Lupyan v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., 761 F.3d 314 (3d. Cir. 2014), the…
Mike Cassidy was published in the December 2014 Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin. You can review the article here on page 500.
42 U.S.C. § 1981 prohibits discrimination affecting citizens rights to make contracts. In the credentialing field, § 1981 has been used to circumvent the immunities provided by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) because HCQIA provides an express exception stating that it doesn’t apply to actions brought pursuant to Section 1981.
The premise is…
The Pa. Departments of Health and Insurance have established a website in an attempt to provide ongoing information and guidance regarding the termination of the Highmark – UPMC relationships.
see: Stayinformed.pa,gov
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule intended to make ACOs and Medicare Shared Savings Plans more practical and attractive to potential providers. The proposed rule was released on December 1, 2014, along with a CMS Fact Sheet.
Longer Lead Time to Develop
In order to provide more development…
On July 21, 2014, I posted the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and described the intent by CMS to eliminate global surgery.
On November 13, 2014, CMS issued the final 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and CMS incorporated the changes regarding global surgery.
Global Surgery
There are three primary categories of global surgery…
On October 27, 2014, the Governor signed Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted House Bill 1846, which limits both the authority and the reimbursement of physicians and providers other than pharmacies for prescription drugs. It provides as follows:
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In United States ex rel. Martin et al. v. Life Care Centers of American, Inc., the Court held that the government could extrapolate from a random sample in order to impose False Claims Act (FCA) liability against Life Care Centers of American Inc. (Life Care) for a substantially larger universe of claims.
In order…
Michael Cassidy was recently appointed as counsel for the Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS). More information can be found at the below link.
