This week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban noncompete agreements in employment contracts. In a 3-2 vote, the FTC’s new rule - which is scheduled to take effect in 120 days after it is published in the Federal Register - will prohibit not only the...
By Lisa Giunta-Popeil, Esq. In February, Part 160 was added to the New York Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge and introduces a new framework for trial courts in approaching alternative dispute resolution. Despite seemingly minimal fanfare at the time of its...
By Mathew J. Levy, Esq. & Stephen J. Cucolo, Esq. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HHS in fiscal year 2022 recouped $11 for every $1 spent on health care audits and investigations. HHS has released a report detailing the results of...
By Mathew J. Levy, Esq. & Stephen J. Cucolo, Esq. Buying a medical practice or healthcare related business? An acquisition may be a great way to grow one’s business and increase capacity to reach new clientele. However, when purchasing a business, a buyer is also...
By Nicole A. Emanuele, Esq. [email protected] (516) 926-3309 On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision which maintained a constitutional...
By Mathew J. Levy, Esq. & Mathew J. Levy, Esq. Most healthcare providers will find themselves investigated at some point in their career. Even the most careful and compliance minded practitioners ae likely to run afoul of one of these acronym agencies. That is...
By Mathew J. Levy, Esq. & Stephen Cucolo, Esq. Did you know that waving a co-pay could result in criminal or civil penalties? That is exactly what happened to one company, BioTek reMEDys Inc. (BioTek) In a recent settlement with the Department of Health and Human...
As a New York healthcare provider rendering and billing for services to Medicaid beneficiaries, you are required to report, return, and explain any overpayment within sixty days from when a Medicaid fund overpayment was received. Recently, the New York State Office of...
By Chaya Rosenbaum, Esq. The rules and guidelines of the Corporate Transparency Act, a federal law passed as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act Title LXIV (Sections 6401-6403)), have been published and will take effect on January 1, 2024. The new...