A highly anticipated Supreme Court decision, organizational pressures leading to compliance failure, regulation of Medicaid managed care, legal challenges to state professional boards, out-of-network billing practices, Stark Law policy changes, reimbursement for hospital off-campus departments, changes to the Common Rule, HIPAA compliance by physician groups and patentable subject matter in biotechnology were among the topics addressed by the Health Law Update's 10 most popular articles of 2015. As we look into the rearview mirror a final time, we're reminded that so many of the issues addressed by the top reads of 2015 will undoubtedly continue to be of interest this year!
- Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rules: The Intersection of Private Insurance and Government Programs
- The Deeper Dive: Guarding Against Unrealistic Goals and Organizational Pressures That Can Lead to Compliance Failure
- My Day at the U.S. Supreme Court: King v. Burwell
- "Ring my friend, I said you call Doctor Robert, day or night he'll be there"*
- What Constitutes Patentable Subject Matter in Biotechnology? New Federal Circuit Decision Says "Even Less Than You Thought!"
- Hello Budget Agreement; Goodbye Provider-Based Status?
- HIPAA Fine Underscores OCR's Focus on Physician Group Compliance
- CMS Finalizes Revisions to Stark to Ease Burden on Providers, Refines "Incident to" Requirements
- Texas Hospital Strikes Back at Aetna
- It's About Time! 10 Key (Needed) Changes Proposed to the Human Subjects Protection "Common Rule"
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