Wachler & Associates Health Law Blog

May 14, 2012
CMS Provides List of Providers Who Need to Revalidate Their Medicare Enrollment
As part of healthcare reform, Section 6401(a) of the Affordable Care Act requires all providers...

May 8, 2012
CMS Delays Implementation of Physician Payments Sunshine Act
On May 3, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced, via the...

April 30, 2012
CMS Publishes Final Rule With New Provider and Supplier Requirements
On April 27, 2012 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final...

April 30, 2012
GAO Report Examines CMS Efforts to Strengthen Screening
From July 2011 to February 2012 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a performance audit...

April 17, 2012
Various Health Care Organizations Comment on CMS' New Demonstration Programs
Recently, a group of 35 health care organizations wrote a letter to the Centers for...

April 13, 2012
OIG Releases Its Updated List of Excluded Individuals and Entities
On April 12, 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health...