Geoffrey R. Kaiser was quoted in the Healthcare Risk Management article, “$50 Million Stark Settlement Shows Risk of Violation, Whistleblowers.”

A West Virginia hospital settled U.S. Department of Justice allegations that it violated the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute by excessively compensating referring physicians. Jeff noted, “…a hospital may not pay excessive compensation to its

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2021. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Albany: Health Care Law

Long Island: Elder Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation-Health Care, Trusts

Eric Fader and Bob Iseman were quoted in the Part B News article, “Welcome third round HHS relief funds, eased lending terms for accelerated payments.”

The article discusses CMS’ Accelerated and Advance Payment Program as well as the CARES Act Provider Relief Program and the repayment responsibilities associated with those programs.

“The 10.25% rate seemed

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys were named to the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 13 attorneys were named 2020 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys, the practice areas for which they were recognized, and the years they were included in Super Lawyers.

Jeff Kaiser spoke to Healthcare Risk Management regarding a West Virginia hospital’s $50 million settlement to address a whistle-blower complaint that the hospital, over 13 years, systematically violated the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying improper compensation to referring physicians based on their patient referrals.

Jeff notes, “a hospital may not pay excessive compensation

Chris Kutner was quoted in a Medical Economics article, “Tips for buying the right malpractice coverage.”

The article discusses tips for choosing the right malpractice insurance policy.

A physician who does it the right way compares policies, including commercial carriers and risk retention groups, which are liability insurance companies owned by the people it insures.

On September 30, Marc Ullman spoke at the Natural Products Insider webinar “Hemp Evolution: Surviving the imminent regulatory shockwave.”

The presentation discussed mitigating legal risks and thriving in the multi-billion dollar hemp phytocannabinoid market.

The video is still available to view. Click here to register and watch.

On October 13, Jeff Kaiser will be speaking at the Life Sciences 2020: Navigating Legal Challenges in Drug and Device Industries.

Jeff will be speaking on the topic of, “Enforcement Trends impacting the Drug and Device Industries” focusing on the following areas:

• False Claims Act
• Anti-Kickback Statute
• Off-label promotion
• Individual liability

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On October 7, 2020, Marc Ullman will be a panelist at the webinar “Your COVID Communications Could be Illegal: Here’s How to Avoid FDA & FTC Trouble.”

The event is hosted by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and is free to attend.

In this program, you’ll learn about:

• The laws governing permissible language

Chris Kutner was quoted in the Managed Care Executive article, “Are we there yet? A look at 4 value-based care programs.” The article offers a snapshot of four efforts toward value-based care.

Chris gave his perspective on the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ (CMS) Oncology Care Model and its successor, Oncology Care First. He notes