Health Law
Arguably no other area of interdisciplinary law affects the daily lives of the general public and, in turn, your clients, more than health law. Moreover, healthcare has become big business with the rising cost of quality medical care, prescription drug coverage, and the need for long-term health care solutions for an aging population. Legal matters frequently arise from the denial of Social Security benefits to the maze of options available for small businesses that are required to provide healthcare insurance coverage to their employees. Click on the links below to also learn about how to better represent your clients seeking Medicare coverage or how to make your company’s health benefits work for its employees.
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Nursing Home Cost
: You could lose your life's saving in a stay at the nursing home. One year in a nursing home can cost between $26,000-$37,000. This is a cost per day of $71.00 - $101.00. The average stay is approximately two and one half years. Due to inflation ...
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Nursing Home Injuries and Abuse
Article provided by the Karney Law Firm. Please visit our Web site at www.karneylaw.com. The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home can be agonizing. Fears that your loved one will experience abuse or neglect make it even more difficult ...
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Nursing Homes May Challenge Medicare and Medicaid Regulations
A federal appellate recently ruled that nursing homes have standing to challenge Medicare and Medicaid regulations specifying minimum health and safety standards. This decision conflicts with a 1997 decision of another federal appellate court, which ...
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Office of Inspector General Issues New Advisory Opinions
Since our last newsletter, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") has issued several advisory opinions, which relate to its interpretation of the Antikickback Statute. Three of these opinions are particularly notable. The first is an advisory ...
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Office of Inspector General Releases 1999 Work Plan
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services ("OIG") issues a Work Plan for each fiscal year. The 1999 Work Plan has now been released and highlights the OIG's planned projects for the coming year. The Work Plan ...
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OIG Challenges Hospital Physician “Gainsharing” Arrangements What Is Left For Hospitals?
-- Summary of Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") Bulletin -- Implications for Typical "Gainsharing" Arrangements -- Implications for Certain Risk-Sharing Arrangements -- Implications for Foundations and Owned Medical Groups -- Permissible ...
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OIG Issues Guidelines for Hospital Compliance Programs
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released long-awaited compliance program guidelines for hospitals. Recognizing that "one size does not fit all," the OIG abandoned its initial efforts to develop a model plan and instead released ...
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OIG Issues Guidelines for Voluntary Disclosure of Health Care Fraud
On October 21, the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol, a program for health care providers to voluntarily report fraudulent conduct affecting Medicare, Medicaid ...
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OIG Issues Hospital Compliance Guidelines
The OIG released its official hospital compliance guidelines on February 11, 1998. The model compliance guidelines, issued only a short time after the leak of an earlier version, address fundamental principals of hospital compliance programs and set ...
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OIG Issues Special Advisory Bulletin on Contractual Joint Ventures
The Special Advisory Bulletin issued on April 23, 2003, by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is raising concerns throughout the health care industry about the legality of a variety of provider joint ventures. The suspect arrangements involve a ...
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