Join panelist Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. on September 25, 2019 at 1pm EDT for the Strafford Webinar ‘Agency Deference and the Impact of Kisor in Healthcare: Challenging CMS and Other Agency Actions’. Jessica will be joined by co-panelists Mimi Hu Brouillette of Greenberg Traurig and Daniel Jarcho of Alston &…
The Health Law Partners, P.C., congratulates Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. for his inclusion in the DBusiness Top Lawyers for 2020 due to his achievements in health care law. Robert S. Iwrey has been named a Top Lawyer for his achievements in health care law 8 out of the last 10…
The Health Law Partners (HLP) is proud to be part of the upcoming Physician Legal Issues Conference co-sponsored by the American Bar Association Health Law Section and Chicago Medical Society. The conference will take place at the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago on September 12-14, 2019. Adrienne Dresevic, Esq., a founding…
The Health Law Partners, P.C. congratulates Robert S. Iwrey, Esq. and Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq. for their inclusion in the 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers list as a Super Lawyer and a Rising Star, respectively. Robert S. Iwrey has been named a Super Lawyer for his achievements in health care law…
An Ashland, KY addiction treatment specialist, Dr. Rose O. Uradu, and her substance abuse treatment center, Ultimate Care Medical Services, LLC d/b/a Ultimate Treatment Center, have agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve civil allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act, and defrauded the Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid programs.…
We are excited to announce HLP’s Robert S. Iwrey‘s inclusion in the 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in Health Care Law! With this distinction, Rob now ranks among the top 5% of private practice attorneys nationwide. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on…
On April 8, 2019, the American College of Physicians (“ACP”) released the clinical guideline, “Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women: A Guidance Statement from the American College of Physicians” (the “Guideline”). The Guideline divides women into three categories based on age and offers breast cancer screening methodology guidance for…
In the recently released CY 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced policies that, if finalized, would require hospitals to post a list of standard charges for items and services provided. This proposed rule updates the requirements set forth in…
On July 30, 2019, a federal jury in Detroit, Michigan, found a patient recruiter guilty for his role in a scheme involving approximately $1.3 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health care that were procured through the payment of illegal kickbacks. Following a six-day trial, Dominic Trumbo, 45, of…
This year, key information regarding the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) program is being released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via guidance documents. A Change Request was issued July 26, 2019, informing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) that they are to begin accepting AUC-related modifiers and healthcare common…