Posted by Jason Greis on November 29, 2009 under Articles | 
Effective October 1, 2009, the State of New York implemented regulations (18 N.Y.C.R.R §521.1) requiring all health care providers (including LTACHs) that receive more $500,000 from the Medicaid program in a year to adopt and maintain an effective compliance program. The effectiveness of a provider’s compliance program is to be judged by the N.Y. state commissioner of health and the Medicaid inspector general. Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on November 19, 2009 under Articles |
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled the long-awaited Senate health care bill, titled the “Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act,” yesterday evening. In a news conference held to announce the bill, Sen. Reid said that the bill embodied the Precquisident’s health care goals, calling it a “tremendous step forward.” The bill would cost $848 billion and would reduce budget deficits by $130 billion over ten years, according to the recently released Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score. Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on November 15, 2009 under Articles |
Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines on employee severance agreements: “Understanding Waivers of Discrimination Claims in Employee Severance Agreements” (http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/qanda_severance-agreements.html). In the guidelines, the EEOC provides employees with general information about the enforceability of releases in severance agreements, a checklist of factors an employee should consider when evaluating a severance agreement, and sample severance agreements. Read More...
Tags: ada, ADEA, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, americans with disabilities act, eeoc, employee, employer, EPA, equal employment opportunity commission, Equal Protection Act, greisguide, greisguidetoltachs, hospital, labor and employment, ltac, LTACH, LTCH, mcguirewoods, severance agreement, susan pyle dion, Title VII, waiver
Posted by Jason Greis on November 9, 2009 under Articles |
On Saturday, October 7, the House approved H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. The bill passed the House 220 to 215, squeaking by with just two votes more than the bare minimum needed to pass the legislation. 39 Democrats opposed the bill, and one Republican, Representative Joseph Cao (R-LA) voted for the bill. Rep. Cao said that the decision to back the bill came after talking to his constituents, many of whom are uninsured. Read More...
Tags: Affordable Health Care for America Act, greisguide, greisguidetoltachs, health care, hospital, house, hr 3962, legislation, ltac, LTACH, LTCH, mcguirewoods consulting, mona mohib
Posted by Jason Greis on under Articles |
On Oct. 30, 2009, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) deferred enforcement of the Red Flags Rule once again, from Nov. 1, 2009 to June 1, 2010, “at the request of Members of Congress.” However, the FTC also acknowledged that earlier that day, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia had enjoined the FTC from applying the Red Flags Rule to attorneys. Importantly, the FTC’s deferral does not affect the separate timeline of that legal proceeding and any possible appeals. Nor does this deferral affect other federal agencies’ ongoing enforcement for financial institutions and creditors subject to their oversight. Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on September 14, 2009 under Events |
November 2-4, 2009
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Chicago, IL
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