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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Document Search Results (389) Show: results per page Sort by:  | FLSA Collective Action: Supreme Court Holds Offer of Judgment Moots Claim
Christophe R. Difo, Martha J. Zackin; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 23, 2013, previously published on April 18, 2013 Does a “make whole” offer of judgment to the lead plaintiff in a wage and hour collective action put an end to the case? According to the US Supreme Court, the answer is “yes”- at least on the specific facts of the case before it.
| | New Swap Business Conduct and Record-Keeping Regulations Kick in for Municipal Bond Issuers and Borrowers
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky Popeo P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2013, previously published on April 18, 2013 Beginning May 1, 2013, many new business conduct regulations adopted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) will begin to take effect. Although the requirements of the new...
| | 2014 Final Call Letter: CMS Raises Medicare Advantage Rates but Foreshadows Other Significant Program Changes
Roy M. Albert, Theresa C. Carnegie, Tara E. Swenson; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2013, previously published on April 16, 2013 After receiving many comments on its Draft Call Letter, CMS published its Contract Year 2014 Final Call Letter on April 1, 2013. The Final Call Letter addresses a wide variety of issues that will affect all parties involved in Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and Medicare Part D arrangements,...
| | OIG Issues Updated Self-Disclosure Protocol
Theresa C. Carnegie; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 19, 2013, previously published on April 17, 2013 The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has published an updated Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (the “Updated SDP”) that offers health care providers guidance on how to disclose potential fraud, avoid prosecution, and mitigate...
| | CMS Officially Launches National Physician Payment Transparency Program Website
Karen S. Lovitch, Kate F. Stewart; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2013, previously published on April 15, 2013 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently launched the National Physician Payment Transparency Program: OPEN PAYMENTS website, which provides Sunshine Act compliance resources, including Fact Sheets and Frequently Asked Questions, for pharmaceutical and medical...
|  | In Time of Austerity, President’s 2014 Budget Prioritizes Clean Energy Funding
Bryan Stockton; Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky Popeo P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2013, previously published on April 10, 2013 After two months of delay, the Obama Administration released its proposed 2014 budget on April 10. The 244-page document outlines the President’s spending priorities for the coming fiscal year. The proposal calls for $1 trillion in government-wide savings, while also proposing $580 billion in...
| | Two Databases Become One: HRSA’s Rule on Reporting Provider Sanctions
Stephanie D. Willis; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2013, previously published on April 11, 2013 The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) has issued a final rule (“HRSA Rule”) that will eliminate duplicative federal reporting requirements of provider sanctions and other adverse actions taken against health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers....
| | The Copyright Alert System - Copyright Infringement and the Educational Approach
Joseph M. DiCioccio; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 11, 2013 There have been many attempts over the last few years to address online copyright infringement. The most recent effort is the Copyright Alert System (“CAS”), which was rolled out in February 2013 as a system created to educate and alert the public about the dangers and harm caused by...
| | President’s 2014 Budget Proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Joseph Hammang, PHD, Alexander Hecht, Stephen M. Weiner; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 12, 2013 The Obama Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget on April 10th. The 244-page document outlines the President’s spending priorities for the coming fiscal year. The FY 2014 Budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) totals $80.1 billion in discretionary...
| | On the Manifold Meanings of "Affordability" According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Alden J. Bianchi; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 11, 2013 The core policy goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”)—on which there is near universal consensus—are threefold: expand health care coverage; increase the quality of medical outcomes, and reduce costs. (The consensus quickly breaks down, however,...
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