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Private FCA Actions: Practical Implications For Health Care Providers
The increase in the number of patients participating in government programs creates opportunities and challenges for health care providers and long-term care facilities, and as the number of such patients swells, it is essential that health care providers remain vigilant in order to avoid potential pitfalls inherent in dealing with these programs. Two important examples of this are federal and state “false-claims” acts.
Increased Regulatory Interest
In the coming years, the population of people eligible for Medicare is expected to grow exponentially, with the baby boomer generation living longer than people of past generations. The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) projects that the Medicare-eligible population (age 65 and over) will reach 54.7 million in 2020, up from 40.4 million in 2010 and 37 million in 2006. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Health Expenditure Projections 2012-2022, Table 1: National Health Expenditures and Selected Economic Indicators, Levels and Annual Percent Change: Calendar Years 2006-2022. (Available at http://go.cms.gov/1r5gvuR.) In addition, there is the potential for the Medicaid population to grow due to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansions, as well as other social and economic factors such as high unemployment and stagnant wage growth. Thus, there is an undeniable upward trend projected for both the Medicare and Medicaid-eligible population.
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Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.