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March 5, 2019 | Rivkin Rounds Staff | Affordable Care Act | Employer/Employee | Hospitals | Legislation and Public Policy | Private Insurers
A March 1 article in Long Island Business News entitled “Healthcare: The next frontier” discussed the issues raised at a recent roundtable discussion on the current state of the healthcare industry. The panel included Rivkin Radler partners Robert Iseman and Benjamin Malerba; Dr. Zeyad Baker, ProHEALTH Care Associates’ president and CEO; Jeffrey Kraut, executive vice
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2019 | Rivkin Rounds Staff | Employer/Employee | Fraud and Abuse | HIPAA | Hospitals | Medicare and Medicaid
Rivkin Radler’s Jeffrey Rust and Eric Fader will be among the presenters at “The Business of Medicine,” a seminar to be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the Convene conference center, 101 Park Avenue (at 41st Street), New York, New York. Neuro Alert Services LLC, a multistate provider of intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring services, designed
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2019 | Rivkin Rounds Staff | Employer/Employee | Hospitals | Litigation
An article in Relias Media’s Healthcare Risk Management, “Outside Counsel Can Be the Right Choice, but Know When,” discussed when and why it might be appropriate for healthcare organizations to use outside counsel. Rivkin Radler’s Jeffrey Rust was quoted extensively in the article.
Jeff noted that it is especially important to retain outside counsel in
Read MoreOctober 29, 2018 | Margarita Christoforou | Employer/Employee | Legislation and Public Policy | Private Insurers | Tax/IRS
On October 23, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and Treasury Department issued a proposed regulation that would expand the usability of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). The regulation would allow company employees to use HRAs to cover the cost of individual health insurance coverage, subject to certain conditions. The
Read MoreOctober 23, 2018 | Rivkin Rounds Staff | Affordable Care Act | Employer/Employee | Hospitals | Legislation and Public Policy | Medicare and Medicaid | Private Insurers
The Albany Business Review recently held a roundtable event to explore the future of a single-payer system, the rising cost of healthcare and the rapid pace of change in the industry. Rivkin Radler Partner Robert H. Iseman was joined by Barry McNamara, President of employee benefits firm Benetech Inc.; and Kelly K. Smith, Vice President
Read MoreOctober 23, 2018 | Employer/Employee | Hospitals | Legislation and Public Policy | Litigation | Medicare and Medicaid
On October 18, 2018, the New York Court of Appeals struck down a $199,000 cap on executive compensation for healthcare executives, saying the State Department of Health exceeded its authority. The Court upheld a related cap on executive compensation for healthcare organizations that receive state funding. The case is Leading Age New York Inc. v
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