Daria retired from Mintz in 2023 from the Health Law Practice. Her legacy includes a position as the former director of Mintz's Domestic Violence Project, the firm's signature pro bono initiative.
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Massachusetts Regulatory Overhaul: Hospitals, Clinics, Dialysis Units, and Medical Marijuana – Oh My!
September 15, 2016 | Blog | By Daria Niewenhous
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has released proposed amended regulations for the licensure of hospitals, clinics, and out-of-hospital dialysis units, proposed the rescission of separate birth center regulations, and proposed amended regulations for medical marijuana.
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Massachusetts Determination of Need Regulation Overhaul
August 24, 2016 | Blog | By Daria Niewenhous
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Determination of Need (DoN) Program has unveiled proposed regulations that constitute an ambitious and, perhaps, long overdue overhaul of the DoN Program regulations.
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New Rules for ACOs in the MSSP
June 15, 2016 | Blog | By Bridgette Keller, Daria Niewenhous
CMS issued a final rule, published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 10, 2016, updating how the performance of ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) is measured and compensated.
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Massachusetts Establishes Road-Map for New ACO Program
April 22, 2016 | Blog | By Bridgette Keller, Daria Niewenhous
Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services, Marylou Sudders, held a public meeting earlier this week to receive feedback on the proposal of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to overhaul the Massachusetts Medicaid program, known as MassHealth.
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Massachusetts Health Care Reform – Full Speed Ahead; Health Policy Commission 2015 Cost Trends Report
January 27, 2016 | Blog | By Daria Niewenhous
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) has issued its 2015 Cost Trends Report, based on the HPC’s annual health care cost growth hearings.
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Gun Control: HIPAA Final Rule Targets Background Checks and Mental Health Reporting
January 7, 2016 | Blog | By Lauren Moldawer, Daria Niewenhous
President Obama has announced plans to tighten gun control regulations, including applying the background check requirement to dealers at gun shows and on websites. Federal law already requires that those “engaged in the business” of selling guns must have a Federal Firearms License (FFL) and conduct background checks at the time of every purchase.
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Upcoming AHLA Webinar - Behavioral Health and ACOs
September 22, 2015 | Blog
On Thursday Mintz Levin attorney Daria Niewenhous will be moderating an American Health Lawyers Association webinar entitled “Behavioral Health and ACOs—Challenges and Opportunities.”
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Physician Compensation Arrangements – OIG Fraud Alert Warns of Potential Anti-kickback Statute Violations
June 9, 2015 | Blog | By Daria Niewenhous
In a fraud alert released today, the OIG warns that physician compensation arrangements, such as medical directorship compensation, may potentially violate the anti-kickback statute.
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CMS Releases Final Rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program
June 9, 2015 | Alert | By Dionne Lomax, Daria Niewenhous
On June 4, 2015, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released the highly anticipated Final Rule ("Final Rule") updating the Medicare Shared Savings Program ("Shared Savings Program").
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Massachusetts Announces Significant Changes to the Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program
April 8, 2015 | Blog | By Daria Niewenhous
At today’s Massachusetts Public Health Council meeting, Department of Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, announced sweeping changes to the Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program in Massachusetts.
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News & Press
Fifty-Nine Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 12, 2023
Mintz is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 27 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2023.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
35 Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 25 Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2022.
Communication Outlets: Challenges and Opportunities
January 5, 2021
Mintz Member M. Daria Niewenhous co-authored an American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Business Law and Governance Practice Group Briefing that featured a Q&A discussion with two strategic communications and media experts, including Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications of ML Strategies Nancy J. Sterling, APR, Fellow PRSA, offering insights on best practices for proactive and reactive media communications for healthcare organizations.
Mintz Recognized by Chambers USA 2019
April 26, 2019
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices
May 03, 2018
Mintz partner and Massachusetts lawyer Julie Korostoff is one of 49 attorneys recognized as “Leaders in Their Fields” by the 2018 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Chambers named Korostoff a “Recognized Practitioner” in Technology.
Best Lawyers named 85 Mintz attorneys to its 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Mintz attorneys Matthew J. Gardella and Samuel M. Tony Starr were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
Eighty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 18, 2016
Fifty-three Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers for 2016 and thirty-one have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars. The findings will be published in the November 2016 issue of Boston Magazine and in a stand-alone magazine, New England Super Lawyers.
Best Lawyers named 73 Mintz attorneys to its 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s list span 44 practice areas.
Firm’s National Healthcare Practice, NY Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial Among Newest Rankings
The 2015 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide names 52 Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. attorneys as “Leaders in Their Fields.”
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Health and Hospital Law: MCLE BasicsPlus
MCLE Conference Center, 10 Winter Place, via Winter Street
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MCLE New England's 20th Annual Hospital and Health Law Conference 2019
Hospitals and Health Systems
Ten Winter Place, Boston
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Creating Value Through Strategic Care and Operational Innovations
Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Boston, MA
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Long Term Care and the Law
American Health Lawyers Association
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Recent Insights
Mintz is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 27 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2023.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
