With a decision by the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expected shortly, the New York Times has published a simple interactive tool examining the potential impact of the decision if the Court were to strike all, some, or none of the provisions of the law commonly knows as “Obamacare”.
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Medicare Publishes 60-day Repayment Rule
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) imposed an obligation upon Medicare providers, including physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies, to report and return any overpayments they receive within 60 days of identification of the overpayment. Failure to do so could result in substantial penalties to the provider under the False Claims Act even if the
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Health Insurance Exchanges: Final Regulations; Legal Challenges
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a final rule concerning Health Insurance Exchanges (“HIE”) on March 12, 2012. The final rule will be published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2012. In late March, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (“PPACA”), which
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