GreisGuide to LTACHs
"Provides timely news, articles, white papers, and event information to members of the Long Term Acute Care Hospital community, including health care executives, physicians and patients alike."
Author: Jason S. Greis is an associate at McGuireWoods in Chicago.
Blawg Related Categories: Elder Law • Health Law • Associate
Recent Posts from GreisGuide to LTACHs
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GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter (October 2009)
The October 2009 GreisGuide to LTACHs newsletter is now available online
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Red Flag Rules Update: Hope for Healthcare Providers
The House Financial Services Committee is sending legislation (H.R. 3763) to the floor that addresses concerns over Federal Trade Commission rules requiring a broadly defined mix of "creditors," including healthcare providers, to implement identity theft…
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F.E.R.A. Amendments to False Claims Act Likely to Generate More Cases Against Healthcare Providers
Recent substantive and procedural amendments to the Federal False Claims Act enacted under the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 are expected to fuel growth in the number of whistleblower-generated cases brought against healthcare…
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The Future of LTACHs: A Case Study for Industry Consolidation
I have attached a copy of the presentation that I gave at ALTHA's Legal Issues Conference on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. The presentation addresses how and why various macroeconomic and facility-specific financial, regulatory and operational…
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Senate Finance Committee Approves Health Care Reform Bill and Moves toward Reconciliation
On October 14, 2009 the Senate Finance Committee became the fifth and final Congressional Committee to approve a health care reform bill. Passing the Committee 14-9, every Democrat plus Republican Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) voted…
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Proposed Healthcare Legislation: Effects on Tax-Exempt Organizations
The Senate Finance Committee has completed its mark-up of the America's Healthy Future Act of 2009. The Act currently contains certain provisions that will affect some tax-exempt healthcare organizations, but there is no way to…
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Key Guidance Provided Regarding Application of MMSEA Exceptions to LTACH Development, Relocation and Change of Ownership Transactions
The MMSEA created a three-year temporary moratorium on the establishment of new LTACHs and LTACH beds, subject to certain limited exceptions. When rules implementing the moratorium were released, CMS did not specify which development, change…
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Triumph HealthCare to Acquire St. Agnes LTACH
Houston-based Triumph HealthCare, the nation’s third largest provider of LTACH services, announced September 15 that it would acquire St. Agnes Long Term Care Hospital from Mercy Health System.
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CMS Proposes New Prospective Payment System for Renal Dialysis Facilities
CMS recently proposed its new bundled prospective payment system (PPS) for dialysis services provided in ESRD facilities. Mandated by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, the new payment system would provide…
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GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter (August/September 2009)
The August/September 2009 issue of GreisGuide to LTACHs has been posted to the weblog.