Stephen retired from Mintz in 2023. He was a Founding Chair and Member of the firm's Health Law Practice.
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CMS Releases MSSP and Pioneer ACO Data on Shared Savings and Losses – Where Do We Go From Here?
September 23, 2014 | Blog
On September 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced key shared savings and losses results of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that began participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) or the Pioneer ACO Program (PACO) in 2012 and 2013.
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Government Shutdown Aftermath: CMS Under Pressure to Finalize Medicare Payment Rules
October 18, 2013 | Alert | By Andrew Shin, Alexander Hecht
Because of the prolonged government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may encounter delays in promulgating final payment rules that would otherwise be effective January 1, 2014.
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Effect of a Government Shutdown on Medicare, Medicaid, and Other ACA-Related Operations
September 25, 2013 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, Stephen Weiner, Andrew Shin
Funding for Medicare and Medicaid is mandatory, meaning it is not subject to annual appropriations that lapse during a shutdown.
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President’s 2014 Budget Proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
April 12, 2013 | Advisory | By Stephen Weiner, Alexander Hecht, Joseph Hammang
The Obama Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget on April 10th. The 244-page document outlines the President’s spending priorities for the coming fiscal year.
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Late Action To Avert “Fiscal Cliff” Includes Several Health Policy Changes
January 3, 2013 | Alert | By Stephen Weiner, Alexander Hecht, James Sasso, Kevin Kappel
As was widely expected over the month of December, the Obama Administration and Congress scrambled in the late hours of 2012 and on New Year’s Day devising a legislative package to prevent the United States from going over the “Fiscal Cliff,” a series of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that would have automatically implemented without intervening legislative action.
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News & Press
Mintz Attorneys and Practices Recognized by Chambers USA 2020
April 24, 2020|
One Hundred Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2020
August 15, 2019|
Mintz Recognized by Chambers USA 2019
April 26, 2019|
Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices
May 3, 2018|
Introduction: Transformations in Health Care Delivery and Financing
October 25, 2016|
49 Mintz Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2016 Guide
May 31, 2016|
Events & Speaking
Moderator
Oct
7
2018
IBA Annual Conference Rome 2018
International Bar Association
Roma Convention Center La Nuvola, Viale Asia, Rome, Italy
Co-chair
Oct
9
2017
Superbugs: Tackling Resistance to Modern Medicines Through Science and Regulation
International Bar Association
Sydney, Australia
Speaker
Moderator
Moderator
May
2
2016
Panelist
Panelist
Dec
2
2015
Medical Tourism: Legal Issues and Ethical Implications
Boston Bar Association Health Law Education Committee
Boston, MA
Moderator
Oct
8
2015
Having a Family: A Human Right
International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference
Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Panelist
Apr
23
2015
Panelist
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Jan
22
2015
