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SEC Moves toward Web-Based Transparency in Muni Field
Lawrence D. Bragg, John O. Chesley, Anne Phillips Ogilby, August 13, 2008
On July 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed amendments to Rule 15c2-12 approving the implementation of a Web-based disclosure system that has been piloted under the auspices of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB").

Proposed 2009 Physician Fee Schedule Would Adopt Gainsharing Stark Exception
Larry S. Gage, Daniel T. Roble, Mitchell J. Olejko, Stephen A. Warnke, July 26, 2008, previously published by Federal Register on July 7, 2008
On June 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") released the Proposed 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update ("2009 PFS Update"), published in the Federal Register today.

Stark Rule's 'Stand in the Shoes' Provisions Pushed Back, for Some, to December 2008
Nancy E. Forbes, Mitchell J. Olejko, Stephen A. Warnke, November 19, 2007
In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on November 15, 2007 and effective immediately upon publication, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") will delay until December 4, 2008, the application of the "stand in the shoes" provisions added in the...

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