Firm News / Press Releases
Many commentators have observed that the Health Care Reform bill enacted March 23, 2010, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) represents the most significant legal change to the American health care system since the adoption of the Medicare Program itself in 1965. To assist our skilled nursing facility clients in preparing to meet the new requirements of law, Fenton Nelson has broken down PPACA’s requirements that are directly relevant to skilled nursing facilities (“SNF’s”).
Fenton Nelson is pleased to welcome Nicholas Jurkowitz as an associate. A 2008 graduate of George Washington University Law School, Mr. Jurkowitz joined Fenton Nelson from the Los Angeles office of Sullivan & Cromwell. His work at Fenton Nelson will focus on health care litigation.
Our last Industry Insight addressed steps health care providers should take in every investigation. This article considers broadly how providers should respond to distinct categories of inquiries and investigations.
There is perhaps no more trying moment in the operation of a health care facility or business than the discovery that the government is investigating. How should you respond? Here are six steps providers should take in every investigation.
Fenton Nelson successfully obtained a writ of attachment in excess of $400,000 against Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center (LAMMC). The proceedings followed months of negotiations during which Fenton Nelson had attempted to persuade LAMMC to honor payment obligations to Fenton Nelson's client, an organization formerly contracted to the hospital. When negotiations broke down, Fenton Nelson lawyers sued on behalf of the client and sought a writ seeking seizure of hospital assets. The Los Angeles Superior Court agreed that the client was entitled to provisional relief by writ of attachment.
Despite the proliferation of compliance among larger health care systems and business entities over the past decade, many smaller and mid-sized health care organizations don't come to understand, let alone appreciate, the value of compliance until after a problem occurs. This article provides an overview of what compliance planning is, why you need to consider it, and how you go about doing so.
Fenton Nelson successfully appealed a Medicare post-payment review on behalf of a physician client who had been ordered to repay over one million dollars to the Medicare Program. At a hearing before the Office of Medicare Hearing Appeals, Fenton Nelson lawyer and partner Harry Nelson presented extensive witness testimony to refute the Medicare auditors' claims that services has failed to qualify for Medicare coverage. Based on the evidence presented, the administrative law judge reduced the repayment amount to under ten thousand dollars.
This article, subtitled "Use of Revocable Living Trusts in Structuring the Holding of an Ownership Interest in a Medical Practice," is republished with permission from Southern California Physician's December 2009 issue.
