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Healthcare Providers Receive ‘Helicopter Money’ with Strings Attached
April 27, 2020 | Compliance, Investigations & White Collar | Health Services

In 1969, noted economist Milton Friedman coined the term “helicopter money” to describe the monetary policy of injecting liquidity into the market, much like dropping money to people from helicopters, as an alternative to quantitative easing. The CARES Act, popularly referred to as the Provider Relief Fund is a “helicopter” that dropped a lot of

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Ullman Published in Nutrition Industry Executive
April 27, 2020 | Compliance, Investigations & White Collar | Health Services

Marc Ullman published an article in Nutrition Industry Executive entitled, “The ABH Nature’s Products Recall – Lessons for Own Label Distributors.”

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Little COVID-19 Relief for Facilities and Providers Subject to Justice Center Actions
April 23, 2020 | Compliance, Investigations & White Collar | Health Services

Although Executive Order 202.10 gave health care providers some immunity for COVID-19 related care, this immunity does not extend to actions by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (“Justice Center”). A provider or facility could be prosecuted for allegations of abuse or neglect by the Justice Center for actions taken

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OCR Pushes Back Against Discriminatory State Triaging Guidelines
April 21, 2020 | Health Services

Two recent decisions of the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) illustrate that age and disability status cannot be used as blanket criteria for denying access to health care services, even during a pandemic. This should serve as a warning to healthcare providers about the risks in making triage decisions

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DOJ Charges California Physician with COVID-19 Fraud
April 20, 2020 | Health Services

On April 16, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California charged Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley, a licensed physician and the operator of Skinny Beach Med Spa in San Diego, with mail fraud in connection with his offer to sell “COVID-19 treatment packs” to patients and the general public. Emails sent by

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Law360: Tenn. Hospital Bankruptcy May Be the First of Many
April 16, 2020 | Bankruptcy | Health Services

Jim Lagios, Bob Iseman and Stu Gordon wrote an article for Law360 regarding the impact of coronavirus on the financial well-being of hospitals and health systems. To read the article, click on the link below.

Tenn. Hospital Bankruptcy May Be The First Of Many

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Nonprofits Eligible for CARES Act Assistance
April 9, 2020 | Banking

Although small businesses have been the focus of coronavirus-related financial assistance, nonprofits have been similarly struggling. They, too, must cover payroll expenses, rent and financing obligations. Rightly, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020, also applies to them.

The following describes the benefits

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FTC and FCC Take Joint Action to Stop COVID-19 Scam Robocalls
April 8, 2020 | Compliance, Investigations & White Collar

On April 3, 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) announced that they had issued Warning Letters to VoIP providers: SIPJoin, Connexum and VoIP Terminator d/b/a BLMarketing. According to the letters, investigations have revealed that the companies transmitted calls offering fraudulent COVID-19 home testing kits or claiming that HVAC cleaning

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NJ Offers Emergency Funding for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
April 2, 2020 | Corporate

Beginning April 3, 2020, applications will open for both the federal SBA coronavirus relief funds and a program for New Jersey businesses being administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.

The NJEDA has launched a Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant program together with a Small Business Emergency Assistance Loan program. Both of the grant

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CMS Issues Guidance on Blanket Stark Law Waivers During COVID-19 Crisis
April 1, 2020 | Health Services

When the President has declared a national emergency under authorizing legislation, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is authorized to grant waivers to certain prohibitions under the Social Security Act, which includes the Stark Law, during a declared public health emergency in order to ensure (i) sufficient health care items

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