From the excellent Health Lawyers Weekly (AHLA member benefit), here's the table of contents from the October 6 issue:Top Stories
- Illinois Department Of Revenue Denies Nonprofit Hospital's Property Tax Exemption Renewal -- The nonprofit hospital, Provena Covenant Medical Center (Provena), does not qualify for the charitable institution tax exemption provided for under Illinois' property tax statutes because the hospital failed to provide sufficient evidence clearly demonstrating that it has met the statutory requirement to use its property primarily for charitable purposes, according to a final administrative decision issued September 29 by the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR). Full Story
- GAO Finds Weaknesses In CMS' Information Security Leave Sensitive Information Vulnerable -- Significant weaknesses in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's (CMS') electronic access and other system controls threaten the confidentiality and availability of sensitive financial and medical information, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a new report. Full Story
Articles & Analyses
- The National Labor Relations Board Finally Provides Guidance On "Supervisors" Under The National Labor Relations Act: By John E. Lyncheski and Floyd A. Clutter, Cohen & Grigsby P.C.
Current Topics
- Food and Drug Law
1. President Signs Homeland Security Spending Bill With Drug Importation Provision
2. Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Spur Approval Of Biogenerics- Fraud and Abuse
1. OIG, DOJ Release Annual Tally Of Anti-Fraud Efforts
2. Update
3. South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds State Statute Prohibiting Physician-Owned Physical Therapy Services Arrangements
4. Omnicare To Pay $52.5 Million To Settle Medicaid Fraud Allegations In Michigan- Healthcare Access
California Governor Signs Legislation Directed At Making Drugs More Affordable For Low-Income And Uninsured- Healthcare Spending
Study Finds Steady Growth In Health Spending- Legal Representation
Florida Supreme Court Adopts Rule Allowing Medical Malpractice Claimants To Waive Their State Constitutional Right To Caps On Attorneys' Fees- Long Term Care
New Hampshire Supreme Court Finds Nursing Home Reimbursement Changes Invalid- Medicaid
1. CMS Announces Final DSH Allotment Amounts
2. Tenth Circuit Finds Medicaid Statute Does Not Require States To Provide Certain Services To Developmentally Disabled
3. DHHS Approves Funding For New York Healthcare Reform Initiative
4. CMS Should Increase Financial Oversight Of Medicaid Program, Report Says- Medical Malpractice
Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Malpractice Damages Cap Unconstitutional- Medicare
1. U.S. Court In District Of Columbia Says DRA Retroactively Changed DSH Formula To Exclude Expansion Populations From Earlier Calculation
2. CMS Posts Medicare's 2007 Drug Plan Options
3. CMS Revises Wage Index For IPPS Rates
4. CMS Says Majority Of Eligible U.S. Hospitals Satisfied FY 2007 Requirements For Voluntary Quality Reporting
5. Appeals Court Grants Stay Of Order Enjoining CMS From Collecting Medicare Part D Premiums Mistakenly Refunded
6. U.S. Court In Connecticut Dismisses Class Action Challenging DHHS' Denial of Medicare Coverage For Post-Hospital SNF Stays- Physicians
U.S. Court In Kansas Rejects Physician's Discrimination, Antitrust Claims Against Hospital Following Denial Of Medical Staff Reappointment- Supreme Court
1. Supreme Court Declines Review Of Third Circuit Ruling Rejecting Challenge To HIPAA Privacy Rule's "Routine Use" Exception
2. Supreme Court Declines Review Of Rulings That Physicians' Antitrust Claims Against HMOs Not Subject To Arbitration
3. Supreme Court Declines Review Eleventh Circuit Finding That Former Sales Employee Failed To Plead Fraud With Particularity
4. Supreme Court Declines Review Of Eighth Circuit Decision Dismissing FCA Claim For Lack Of Specificity
5. Supreme Court Leaves Standing Sixth Circuit Ruling That Qui Tam Plaintiff Failed To Plead Fraud With Particularity(c) 2006 AHLA. Reprinted with permission
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