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Date	Title	Organization
18 May	United States v. Borrasi: Rough Seas in the Kickback Safe Harbors	McDermott Will & Emery
17 May	Disabilities in the Workplace -- Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
17 May	$100 Million in Affordable Care Act Grants to Help Create Healthier U.S. Communities	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
16 May	California Adopts Favorable Federal Tax Treatment of Health Coverage for Adult Children Under Age 27: Health Care Reform	McDermott Will & Emery
15 May	Specification Must Sufficiently Describe Claimed Invention to Show Possession of Claimed Subject Matter	McDermott Will & Emery
14 May	Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
13 May	Administration Implements Affordable Care Act Provision to Improve Care, Lower Costs	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
13 May	Gedeon Richter plc v Bayer Schering Pharma AG: “Obvious to Try” and “Fair Expectation of Success”	McDermott Will & Emery
12 May	Reporting the Cost of Health Care Coverage: More for the W-2	Vedder Price
11 May	EPA Helps Build Awareness Around Asthma / Asthma affects nearly 25 million people in the U.S.	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
11 May	CMS Publishes Proposed Policy and 2012 Payment Changes for Stays in Hospitals and Affordable Care Act Quality of Care Provisions	McDermott Will & Emery
6 May	You Cannot “Game” the Appellate System by Filing a “Protective” Cross-Appeal	McDermott Will & Emery
5 May	CMS Issues Final Rule to Streamline Hospital and CAH Credentialing of Telemedicine Providers	McDermott Will & Emery
3 May	CMS Finalizes Changes to Telemedicine Requirements	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
3 May	New York State Extends Amnesty Program for Unpaid HCRA Surcharges to December 31, 2011	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2 May	Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Ban	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
1 May	Arizona Legislature Passes Law Protecting Employers From Medical Marijuana Claims; Governor Expected to Sign Bill Into Law	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
29 Apr	Repeal of Expanded Tax Information Reporting Requirements Under PPACA and Small Business Jobs Act of 2010	McDermott Will & Emery
28 Apr	Wisconsin DHS Releases Memo on Nursing Home Transfer and Discharge Protections	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
28 Apr	The Proposed Waivers of the Fraud & Abuse Laws for ACOs: Have OIG and CMS Gone Far Enough?	McDermott Will & Emery
27 Apr	Tax-Exempt Hospitals and Accountable Care Organizations - ACO's	McDermott Will & Emery
27 Apr	Levels of Antitrust Scrutiny for ACOs	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
27 Apr	CMS Promises Future Guidance on Elder Justice Act Requirement for SNF Owners and Employees to Report Crimes	Poyner Spruill LLP
26 Apr	CMS Throws Providers a Couple of Bones in New Regulation Governing SNF Survey-Related Civil Money Penalties	Poyner Spruill LLP
26 Apr	2011 Budget Deal Includes Changes to PPACA	McDermott Will & Emery
22 Apr	Developments for Employers that Sponsor Wellness Programs	McDermott Will & Emery
22 Apr	From Trips to ACTA: Establishing the Intent to Uphold Access to Medicine in the Face of Ambiguity	American University Washington College of Law
20 Apr	How Much Is Your Privacy Worth? According to Department of Health and Human Services, Millions.	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
20 Apr	IMPACT: Little-Known AMA Committee That Sets Medicare Pay Catches Heat	Center for Public Integrity
19 Apr	New Flexibility for States to Improve Medicaid and Implement Innovative Practices	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
19 Apr	Federal Government Refuses to Defend DOMA; Implications for Employee Benefit Plans	McDermott Will & Emery
19 Apr	Repeal of Affordable Care Act Free Choice Voucher	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
19 Apr	FDA Proposes to Expand the Scope of Clinical Investigator Disqualifications	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
18 Apr	CMS and OIG Propose Waivers of Certain Fraud and Abuse Laws for Accountable Care Organizations	Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
18 Apr	Partnership for patients to improve care and lower costs for Americans	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
16 Apr	HHS Announces a New Partnership to Improve Quality	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
14 Apr	Accountable Care Organizations: Improving Care Coordination for People with Medicare	U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
14 Apr	Insurance Brokers Seek Health Reform Change to Safeguard Profits	Center for Public Integrity
12 Apr	DeWine and Lawmakers Introduce Ohio False Claims Act Legislation	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
11 Apr	Accountable Care Organization (“ACO”) - The Real Journey Begins	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 Apr	CMS’ Proposed Rules for ACOs: A Summary	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
8 Apr	Governmental Immunity May Be the End to a Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Case	Johnson & Bell Ltd.
8 Apr	CMS/OIG, FTC/DOJ and IRS Weigh In on ACOs	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
7 Apr	IRS Provides Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plan Coverage	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
7 Apr	CMS Releases Data on Hospital Acquired Conditions	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
5 Apr	Supreme Court Determines Materiality Standard for Adverse Event Reports	Vedder Price
4 Apr	US Department of Labor announces grant to help West Virginians cover health insurance payments while seeking re-employment	U.S. Department of Labor
4 Apr	Survey of Wrongful Death Verdicts for the Very Young and Very Old	Johnson & Bell Ltd.
3 Apr	OIG Billing Reviews of Medical Device Replacements	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
3 Apr	Accountable Care: FTC & DOJ Issue Proposed Antitrust Statement for ACOs	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

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