Philadelphia Health Care Lawyers: Delayed Implementation of Affordable Care Act Cadillac Tax

by regina | Feb 15, 2016

Implementation of a tax provision within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq. (ACA), has been delayed until 2020 so that Congress has more time to consider it. The tax, often referred to as the “Cadillac tax,” is an element of the...

Philadelphia Health Care Lawyers: Lancaster County Hospital to Pay Historic False-Claims Settlement

by regina | Jan 11, 2016

Close to 500 hospitals nationwide are set to pay approximately $250 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that they implanted cardiac defibrillators in violation of Medicare rules. One of these hospitals is Lancaster Regional Medical Center located...

New Jersey Health Care Lawyers Discuss Proposed Changes to Stark Law

by lauren | Sep 21, 2015

In July of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed modifications to the Stark Law regulations [Section 1877 of the Social Security Act (the Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn)]. The Stark Law has been widely criticized for its complexity,...

Massachusetts Health Care Attorneys Explain US Supreme Court Confirmation of the Affordable Care Act

by cfrisco | Jul 23, 2015

The Right to Subsidies – the State vs. Federal Exchange Divide In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June of 2015 that the core component of President Obama’s health care law that allows the federal government to provide tax subsidies through...

New Jersey Stark Law Lawyers: Statute Could Have Chilling Effect

by melissa | Jul 3, 2015

Section 1877 of the Social Security Act, also known as the “Stark Law” (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), has been expanded and amended on several occasions by Congress since its original enactment in 1989.  The provision prohibits physicians from issuing referrals for certain...

New Jersey Health Care Lawyers: Health Care System Wins Injunction against Former Employee

by melissa | Jul 1, 2015

Physicians hoping to start over elsewhere should pay close attention to the terms of their non-compete agreements, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently made clear. In a two to one ruling issued April 24, 2015, the divided panel sided with Geisinger Health...