Publications

Health Information Technology Alert: Buying Cloud-Based Health IT Systems in 2012

2/10/2012

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (2/6/12)

2/6/2012

Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory: IRS Issues Additional Guidance under the Affordable Care Act on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Group Health Insurance Coverage

2/3/2012

2011—The Year In Review: Trends in Health Care Enforcement

1/31/2012

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (1/30/12)

1/30/2012

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (1/17/12)

1/17/2012

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (12/19/11)

12/19/2011

Health Care Antitrust Alert: FTC Does Not Embrace Dentist Board’s Anticompetitive Activity

12/13/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (12/12/11)

12/12/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (12/5/11)

12/5/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (11/21/11)

11/21/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (11/14/11)

11/14/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (11/7/11)

11/7/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (11/1/11)

11/1/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (10/24/11)

10/24/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (10/17/11)

10/17/2011

Health Care Enforcement Defense Advisory: Will the Supreme Court Weigh In? Implied Certification Theory Under The False Claims Act

10/17/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (10/10/11)

10/10/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (10/3/11)

10/3/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (9/26/11)

9/26/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (9/20/11)

9/20/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (9/13/11)

9/13/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (8/19/11)

8/19/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (8/15/11)

8/15/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (8/8/11)

8/8/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (8/1/11)

8/1/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (7/25/11)

7/25/2011

Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: The Government Announces Predictive Modeling Technology for Medicare To Go Live on July 1, 2011

6/21/2011

Health Care Reform Advisory: ACO Fraud & Abuse Provisions

5/6/2011

Health Care Reform Advisory: How ACOs Will Use and Disclose Protected Health Information While Complying with HIPAA

4/27/2011

Health Care Reform Advisory: Understanding the Implications of Proposed Legal Structure Requirements of Accountable Care Organizations

4/15/2011

Health Care Reform Alert: CMS and OIG Issue Joint Notice, Solicit Comments Related to Waivers of Fraud and Abuse Provisions for Accountable Care Organizations

4/6/2011

Health Care Reform Advisory: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Sixth Set of Frequently Asked Questions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

4/6/2011

Health Care Reform Alert: IRS Issues Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Care Costs

4/5/2011

Tom Crane speaks at AHLA Institute on Medicare & Medicaid Payment Issues

4/1/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (3/27/11)

3/27/2011

Health Care Reform Advisory: Graduate Medical Education Reimbursement Final Rule Under PPACA Offers Relief for Hospitals

2/3/2011

Electronic Health Record Donations: Best Practices to Minimize Liability

2/2011
Theresa C. Carnegie and Karen S. Lovitch
G-2 Compliance Report

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (1/28/11)

1/28/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (1/21/11)

1/21/2011

Health Care Reform Advisory: CMS Proposes New Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program

1/18/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (1/12/11)

1/12/2011

ML Strategies Health Care Reform Update (12/17/10)

12/17/2010

Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: DOJ and HHS Announce Efforts to Obtain Proactive Data Mining Tools to Supplement Anti-Fraud Efforts

12/17/2010

Health Care Enforcement Defense Advisory: Federal Compliance Blitz: Enforcement Challenges Ahead for Labs and Pathologists

11/23/2010

Health Care Reform Alert: New Health Plan Notices Required Under Health Care Reform

11/15/2010

Health Care Reform Alert: Stark Law Update: CMS Finalizes Rule Regarding Disclosure Requirements for Certain In-Office Ancillary Services

11/4/2010

Health Care Reform Alert: How Health Care Reform Adversely Impacts Executive Health Care and COBRA Subsidy Arrangements

11/2/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Two Additional Sets of Frequently Asked Questions under the Affordable Care Act

10/25/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Department of Labor Issues Q&As Regarding Selected Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

10/13/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: CMS Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Enhanced Program Integrity Requirements

9/30/2010

Health Care Reform Alert: CMS Implements Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Process to Self-Disclose Stark Law Violations

9/27/2010

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Alert: The DOJ’s FCPA Crackdown on the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Industry

9/23/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Health Care Remains Front and Center Despite Packed Legislative Calendar

9/16/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Massachusetts Takes the Next Step: An Interim Step Toward Payment Reform?

9/8/2010

Health Care Enforcement Defense Advisory: The Game Has Changed: Medicare and Medicaid Overpayments

9/1/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: NAIC, AHIP, HHS Push MLR Regulations Forward

8/24/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Health Reform Implementation Moves Forward Despite Continued Opposition

8/17/2010

Health Law Advisory: New Proposed HIPAA Rules May Benefit Researchers

8/9/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: IRS, DOL, and HHS Issue Guidance on Preventive Care under Health Care Reform

7/28/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: The Impact of Health Care Reform on Graduate Medical Education Reimbursement

7/23/2010

Employment, Labor and Benefits and Health Law Advisory: Finally! HHS Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules under HITECH

7/13/2010

Health Care Reform Alert: Update: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Model Notices Applicable to Child Coverage, Lifetime Limits, and Patient Protection

7/2/2010

Health Care Reform Alert: New Health Care Reform Regulations Address Pre-Existing Conditions, Lifetime and Annual Coverage Limits, Restrictions on Rescission, and Patient Protections

6/30/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Reminder: Applications under the $1 Billion Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program Due July 21, 2010

6/30/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services Publish Interim Final Rules Implementing “Grandfather” Rules under Health Care Reform

6/16/2010

Health Care Enforcement and White Collar Defense Alert: SJC Limits Corporate Criminal Liability

5/27/2010

Health Care Antitrust Advisory: Assistant Attorney General Varney’s Healthcare Antitrust Speech Emphasizes Health Insurance Industry Enforcement and Offers Supportive Remarks on Clinical Integration

5/26/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: How to Apply for a Billion-Dollar Tax Credit and Grant Opportunity - New Guidance from the IRS

5/25/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: HHS Issues "Early Retiree Reinsurance Program" Guidance

5/18/2010

Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert: Fraud and Abuse Enforcement: Big Recoveries in 2009; Big Plans for 2010

5/17/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Agencies Issue Guidance on Health Care Reform's New Child Coverage Rules

5/13/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: CMS Kicks Off Program Integrity Rulemaking Process

5/7/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Medicare in the 21st Century: Achieving Quality and Efficiency Through Payment and Service Delivery Reforms

4/27/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Bringing Health Care Technology Home—Senate Holds First Hearing on the National Broadband Plan and Health IT

4/26/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: The “Employer Responsibilities” Requirement of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: A View from the Weeds

4/22/2010

In Vitro Diagnostics: The Complete Regulatory Guide

4/21/2010
Hope S. Foster, Sarah A. Kaput and Jennifer E. Williams
The Food and Drug Law Institute

Health Care Reform Alert: Immediate Imputed Income Relief under the New Health Care Reform Law

4/20/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: FAQs: Health Care Reform and Employee Benefits

4/14/2010

Employment, Labor and Benefits Alert: Health Care Reform Amendments to FLSA Require Break Time and Private Place for Nursing Mothers to Express Milk

4/13/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Billion-Dollar Tax Credit and Grant Opportunity for Life Sciences Companies

4/5/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Assessing the Impact of Federal Health Care Reform on Employers and Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans

3/24/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Health Care Endgame

3/15/2010

mHealth Alert: FCC Seeks Comments on AHA Proposal To Use Amateur Radio Stations in Emergency Preparedness Drills

3/9/2010

Health Care Reform Alert: Is Your Electronic Health Record Technology "Meaningful?"

3/5/2010

Health Care Enforcement Defense Group Alert: Fighting Health Care Fraud - This Time, It’s Personal

2/3/2010

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation / Health Law Advisory: Complying with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Mandates under the HITECH Act: A Field Guide for Benefits Brokers and Consultants and other Business Associates

1/20/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Meaningful Use = Meaningless Dollars?

1/15/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Emergency Care - Will Health Care Reform Come to the Rescue?

1/11/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: The Medical Home — A New Foundation for Health Care

1/4/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Comparative Effectiveness Research Proposals — Potential Implications for Stakeholders

1/4/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Meaningful Use of EHR Technology

1/4/2010

Health Care Reform Advisory: Assessing the Impact of Federal Health Care Reform on Employers and Group Health Plans

12/31/2009

Health Care Reform Advisory: Solidarity in a Sea of Dissent - Consistencies Between the House and Senate Bills' Provisions Targeting Fraud and Abuse

12/28/2009

Health Care Enforcement Defense Group Alert: Obama Issues Executive Order Targeting Improper Payments and Waste

12/3/2009

Health Care Enforcement Defense Group Alert: Senate Hearing and Proposed Legislation Focus on Health Care Fraud

10/29/2009

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation / Health Law Advisory: HHS Issues Rules Relating to Breach Notification and Related Items under the HITECH Act

8/26/2009

Privacy and Security Alert: Analysis of Amendments to Massachusetts Data Security Regulations

8/19/2009

mHealth Alert: FCC Extends Boston Scientific's Authority for Implanted Cardiac Devices

7/20/2009

Health Care Enforcement Defense Practice Group Advisory: The Temperature is Changing in the Health Care Industry

7/13/2009

mHealth Alert: FCC Proposes Rules for MBAN

7/2/2009

mHealth Alert: mHealth Raise New FCC and FDA Issues

7/1/2009

Health Advisory: CMS Moves Forward with a Modified Disclosure of Financial Relationships Initiative

9/9/2008

Key Issues in Physician Employment Contracts

7/2008
Nili S. Yolin and M. Daria Niewenhous
Oncology Issues

Employee Benefits Advisory: Updated Employer's Guide to the 2006 Mass. Health Care Reform Act

5/19/2008

Pre://view '08

2/8/2008

Self-Disclosure of Overpayments and Violations of Healthcare Laws

1/2008
Thomas S. Crane
Journal of Health & Life Sciences Law

Physician Self-Referrals

12/17/2007
Margaret D. Kranz, Andrew B. Roth
New York Law Journal

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: DHCFP Issues Guidance under Mass. Health Care Reform Act's Fair Share Contribution Requirement on the Treatment of Multiemployer Plans

11/14/2007

Employee Benefits Alert: An Employers' Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act-Updated As of November 12, 2007

11/12/2007

Immigration Alert: USCIS Eliminates Receipt Requirement for Certain H and L Adjustment Applicants Returning from Overseas Travel

11/1/2007

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Advisory: Regulation of "Employee Leasing Companies" under the Fair Share Contribution Requirement of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

10/3/2007

Stark Phase III Regulation

9/26/2007
Mintz Levin's Health Law Practice
Bureau of National Affairs

Employee Benefits Advisory: Updated Employers' Guide to the 2006 Mass. Health Care Reform Act

9/25/2007

Health Antitrust Advisory: FTC Rules Evanston Northwestern Merger Violated Antitrust Law

8/8/2007

Health Antitrust Alert: FTC Staff Takes Positive Second Look at MedSouth's Clinical Integration

6/22/2007

Health Advisory: CMS Proposes Mandatory Disclosure of Financial Relationships Between Hospitals and Physicians

6/22/2007

Health Alert: OIG Withdraws Proposed "Substantially in Excess" Rule

6/21/2007

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: Health Connector Issues Four Final Rules Implementing Key Features of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

6/21/2007

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Advisory: An Employers' Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

5/15/2007

Communications and Health Care Article: Radio Frequency Medical Devices at the Intersection of FCC, FDA and Privacy Concerns

4/3/2007

Clinical Trials Expand Medicare PET Coverage: While OIG Scrutinizes Billing in 2007

4/1/2007

Health Care Presentation: Repayments and Disclosures: Whether, Which, When and How Much

3/21/2007

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert: An Employers' Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

3/1/2007

Health Care Article: Tennessee Settlement Shows Failure to Refund Overpayments Can Be a Crime

2/28/2007

Health Care Presentation: Off-label Marketing of Prescription Drugs and Devices, the False Claims Act and the Impact of Medicare Part D

2/27/2007

Healthcare Alert: Release of Proposed Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates for 2008

2/21/2007

Healthcare Alert: Hearing on Fraud and Abuse Issues in Pharmaceutical Pricing

2/13/2007

Health and Communications and IT Advisory: Grants Available for Telehealth and Telemedicine from the FCC

1/25/2007

Stephen Weiner: Healthy Practice

12/29/2006

Boston Business Journal

Health Advisory: New CMS Rules Impact Hospital Operations

12/1/2006

Health Care Article: New Incentives for States to Modify or Enact Whistleblower Laws

11/1/2006

Health Alert: New York State Legislature Passes Sweeping Health Care Fraud Reform Legislation

9/18/2006

Medical Device Advisory: FCC Proposes Medical Device Radiocommunications Services

9/8/2006

Health Care Article: OIG Clarifies Role of Patient Assistance Programs under Medicare Part D

9/1/2006

CLE Clip: Pharmacy Marketing Activities under the Medicare Part D Program

8/8/2006

Employment Labor and Benefits Advisory: Proposed Regulations Affecting Employers Issued under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

7/12/2006

Health Care Article: Changes to Off-Label Prescribing Practices Under Medicare Part D

7/1/2006

Health Alert: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Releases Details of Comprehensive Drug Safety Bill

6/19/2006

HealthCare Article: CMS Final Rule Overhauls Medicare Enrollment Process

6/2/2006

Health Alert: CMS Issues Final Part D Guidance on Controlling Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

5/1/2006

Health Alert: Massachusetts Enacts Landmark Health Care Reform Bill: An Overview of H. 4850, An Act Providing Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care

4/21/2006

Health Alert: CMS Proposes New Process for Notification of Hospital Discharges

4/7/2006

Health Care Article: CMS's Final E-Prescribing Rule

4/1/2006

Health Alert: CMS Issues Proposed 2007 Part D Guidelines on Formularies and Enrollee Transition

3/1/2006

HealthCare Article: Medicare Appeals Process: It's New But Is It Improved?

2/15/2006

Health Alert: CMS Issues Guidance on Controlling Fraud, Waste, and Abuse for Medicare Part D Sponsors

2/14/2006

HealthCare Article: Medicare Part D Update

1/1/2006

Health Care Article: Drug Reimbursement Issues Surrounding the Implementation of Medicare Part D, What community Cancer Centers Need to Know.

1/1/2006

Antitrust Alert: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation Must Divest Highland Park Hospital - Administrative Law Judge Rules for FTC

10/25/2005

Long Term Care Article: Medicare Part D and Long Term Care: The Reimbursement and Operation Issues

7/30/2005

LTC Matters: Restructuring of the Medicare Appeals Process: Are Long Term Care Providers Ready?

5/1/2005

Health Advisory: Pharmacogenomic Data Submission in New Drug Applications, Investigative New Drug Applications, and Biologics License Applications

4/21/2005

LTC Matters: New Medicare Part D - A Prescription for Industry-wide Change

3/15/2005

Health Article: Effective and Compliant Records Management Policies for Health Care Providers and Suppliers

11/25/2004

Best Practices for Home Health Care Association Financial Managers, a Presentation by Mintz Levin Health Attorney Ellen Janos

10/14/2004

Health Presentation: Fraud and Abuse Issues Involving Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices

9/27/2004

Benefits Alert: Davila and the Future of Health Plan Administration

7/15/2004

Health Law Advisory: Tax-Exempt Hospitals Face Class-Action Lawsuits Challenging Charity Care and Billing Practices

7/1/2004

LTC Matters: Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule

5/7/2004

Health Article: Stark Phase II Final Rule - Summary and Analysis

4/14/2004

LTC Matters: Effective and Compliant Records Management Policies for Long Term Care Providers

2/2/2004

Health Memorandum: Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 - An Analysis for Medical Device Manufacturers

12/19/2003

Health Advisory: New Medicare Provisions to Promote Improvement in the Management of Chronically Ill Patients

12/10/2003

Public Finance Advisory: After the Bond Closing - Obligations of Non-Profit Borrowers

12/8/2003

Health Advisory: The New Medicare

12/3/2003

Health Alert: Congress Passes Major Medicare Reform Bill

11/26/2003

Employment Advisory: Potential Liability for Infectious Diseases; Filesharing Liability; Comment Period Over for DoL's Proposed New Overtime Regs, FMLA Ruling and more

11/3/2003

Health Advisory: CMS Final Rule Clarifies Hospital Responsibilities Under EMTALA

9/12/2003

Health Advisory: Recently Passed House and Senate Medicare Reform Bills Would Significantly Affect Health Care Providers

7/25/2003

LTC Matters: Federal Agencies Hold Hearings on Antitrust Issues in Health Care: Long Term Care Session Focuses on Competition Dimensions of Quality Care

7/21/2003

Securities Advisory: Safe Harbor From Definition of "Investment Company"

7/18/2003

Privacy Newsletter: New California Privacy Law Requires Dislosure of Security Breaches

7/15/2003

Securities Advisory: Improper Influence of Audits and Retention of Auditor Records

6/26/2003

Health Advisory: New Final HIPAA Regulations Emphasize Flexibility

6/2/2003

LTC Matters: Recruitment of Foreign Health Care Workers: A Solution to the Staffing Shortage

5/28/2003

Intellectual Property Client Alert: FDA Proposes Changes To Clarify Patent Listing Requirements and 30-Month Stays of Approval Following Submission of Abbreviated New Drug Applications

5/21/2003

Health Advisory: OIG Issues New Guidance on Pharmacy Issues and Joint Ventures

5/14/2003

LTC Matters: Litigation Buyout Insurance: Removing Pending Legal Actions from the Deal

3/28/2003

LTC Matters: Maximizing Medicare Reimbursement Through Effective Claims Management

1/1/2003

LTC Matters: Avoiding the Malpractice Lawsuit: Managing Relationships as a Risk Management Strategy

11/1/2002

LTC Matters: Some Congressional Momentum, but Federal Medical Tort Reform Unlikely

9/1/2002

Intellectual Property Client Alert: U.S. Patent Court Rules on Deposit of Biological Organisms and the Written Description Requirement of the Patent Law

5/1/2002

LTC Matters: Government Investigations: Are You Prepared?

4/5/2002

LTC Matters: Government Investigations- Are You Prepared?

4/1/2002

Health Advisory: The HIPAA Privacy Regulation- The Never-Ending Story

4/1/2002

Business Advisory: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations and Closing Agreement Procedures for Hospital Acquisition Bonds

4/1/2002

LTC Matters: Fisher v. Network Software Associates- A New Chapter in Successor Liability for Health Care Companies

3/1/2002

Intellectual Property Advisory: Payment for New Health Care Technologies- The Long and Winding Road

3/1/2002

Intellectual Property Advisory: Medical Device Patents- An Important Business Asset

3/1/2002

Business Advisory: Best Strategies for Selling a Medical Device Business

3/1/2002

LTC Matters: Arbitration Agreements: Keeping It Out of the Courtroom

2/1/2002

LTC Matters: Consumer Protection Claims: Provider Liability on the Increase

1/1/2002

Health Advisory: HHS, Reviving Gainsharing and Bayer Settlement

2/1/2001

Health Advisory: New Federal Privacy Rules Mandate Major Changes in Health Care

1/1/2001

Health Advisory: Medicaid Drug Rebate Law Celebrates First Decade as Federal Prosecutors Provide First Close Look at Implementation

12/1/2000

Health Article: Fundamentals of Qui Tam Avoidance: Keeping the Whistle Away From Potential Whistleblowers

11/1/2000

Health Advisory: Tax-Exempt Institutions, Huge Potential Liabilities From IRS Acquisition/Refunding Audits

11/1/2000

Health Advisory: HCFA Begins Clinical Trial Coverage: Investigators May Soon Face More Fraud Claims

9/1/2000

Health Advisory: HCFA, Supreme Court and the White House

6/1/2000

Health Advisory: Focus- Human Clinical Trials- Clinical Trial Issues Suddenly Loom

6/1/2000

Health Advisory: Whistleblower Suits Continue Without Government Intervention But the Supreme Court Limits Actions Against Providers

5/1/2000

Health Advisory: FDA Announces New Regulatory Requirements for Certain PET Drugs; All Production to be Treated as Manufacturing

4/1/2000

Health Advisory: Internet Pharmacies and Health Care

2/1/2000

Health Advisory: Slow Train Coming- OIG Issues New Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors, Clarifies Others: Expanded Coverage of Discount Safe Harbor Opens New Window for Incentive Arrangements: Better Late than Never

1/1/2000