Category: News

February 17, 2025 An Executive Order (EO) rejecting the practice of gender-affirming care for minors was issued on January 28, 2025. Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, Exec. Order… Read more »

December 23, 2024 On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas threw out federal rules establishing new minimum salary thresholds for the employees qualifying for one of the so-called… Read more »

December 20, 2024 In 2024, CMS unveiled a new quality measure to assess how well hospitals have executed strategies for systems-based improvement for patient safety and quality of care.  These… Read more »

December 6, 2024 On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) entered a preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency… Read more »

November 27, 2024 On November 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) released its long-awaited Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program… Read more »

September 26, 2024 The Reimbursement Team at Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C. provides legal representation to providers and health systems embroiled in disputes with government and private payors. When these… Read more »

June 18, 2024 On June 13, 2024, after over a year and a half of litigation, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in the mifepristone case. The Supreme… Read more »

June 5, 2024 On May 2, 2024, CMS released its proposed rule regarding Quality Programs Requirements, which is open for public comments until June 10, 2024. This rule is intended… Read more »

May 10, 2024 The Supreme Court of Nevada recently issued perhaps the strongest opinion to date on the issue of the waiver (or more specifically, lack thereof) of the confidentiality… Read more »