May 22, 2012

Congress, President Agree to Extend Expiring Medicare and Medicaid Payments

On February 17, 2012, Congress approved the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, ending debate over the extension of payroll tax reductions, unemployment insurance benefits, and numerous Medicare and Medicaid payment provisions, most of which were set to expire at the end of February. This White Paper provides an overview of the most significant Medicare- and Medicaid-related provisions in the act.

Please click here to view the entire White Paper in Adobe PDF format.

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Andrea M. Bergman is a Senior Director of Legislation and Health Policy in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

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Edward (Teddy) Eynon is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C., office.  He focuses his practice on public policy and government relations. Teddy has experience representing clients from a broad range of industries, including health care, financial services, energy and environmental matters, appropriations and defense and homeland security policy. 

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Karen S. Sealander is legislative counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office.A member of the Firm’s Government Strategies practice, Karen has more than two decades of experience representing and counseling health care providers, health insurance plans, integrated health care delivery systems, professional associations of health care providers and others in the health sector on legislative, regulatory and legal matters.  She worked extensively on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, legislation...

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Eric Zimmerman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office.  Eric is co-chair of the Firm’s Life Sciences Government Strategies team, and is a member of the Firm’s Government Strategies practice and Personalized Medicine team.  Eric is a recognized Medicare law and policy authority who helps clients navigate federal legislative and regulatory processes related to Medicare coverage, coding, reimbursement and compliance.  He primarily counsels and represents hospitals and health...

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