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Lawmakers Seek to Expand Medicare Coverage of Telemedicine Again

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Apr 17, 2017
Congress is taking another crack at expanding Medicare coverage for services delivered via telemedicine. U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and ...
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CMS Easing DME MAC Requirements

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Apr 10, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is modifying requirements for DME Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) by allowing them to ...
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When Ignorance is Not a Defense

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Apr 3, 2017
A 79-year-old New Jersey physician who was charged in connection with a healthcare kickback scheme now faces sentencing in June ...
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OIG Opinion Applies Access to Care Exception

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 27, 2017
Can a hospital system provide free or reduced-cost lodging and meals to certain financially needy patients, or would such an ...
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Moving From SSN to MBI: The Time to Prepare is Now

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 20, 2017
In just about a year from now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will start mailing out new ...
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Backlog Backlash: HHS Says Clearing Medicare Backlog Not Possible

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 13, 2017
Just two months after a federal judge told the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to clear through a ...
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New Corporate Compliance Guidance Issued by DOJ

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 6, 2017
If you had any doubt that the U.S. Department of Justice had plans to back off its crackdown on healthcare ...
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HIPAA Data Breach Deadline Fast Approaching

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Feb 27, 2017
Last week, we wrote about the increasing number of healthcare-related data breaches and how important it is for providers to ...
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HIPAA Compliance in 2017: The Heat is on

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Feb 20, 2017
The doctor-patient relationship has always involved a certain level of privacy. But over the years, the stakes for healthcare providers ...
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Case of 79-year-old Doctor Illustrates Need for Caution When Accepting Payments

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Feb 13, 2017
The federal trial of a 79-year-old New Jersey physician charged in connection with a healthcare kickback scheme serves as yet ...
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