By: Seth A. Nadel, Esq. On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Proposed Rule for the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“Proposed Fee Schedule”). The Proposed Fee Schedule incorporates several proposals which could affect future physician billing, including changes to rules regarding use of Evaluation and Management (“E&M”) codes, […]

By Mathew J. Levy, Esq., & Stacey Lipitz Marder, Esq. Investigations by Medicare and Medicaid are constantly on the rise. Each year, a Work Plan is published by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) (which is updated monthly) showing the priorities and major initiatives that it intends to investigate during the fiscal year. The […]

By: Carla Hogan, Esq. & Toni-Ann M. Buono, Esq. In previous articles, we summarized the federal paid-leave laws and regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the New York State Paid Sick Leave for COVID-19, and the benefit interplay between the federal, state and New York City laws and regulations. As previously reported, under the New York State Paid Sick […]

By David A. Zarett, Esq. & Zoila Sanchez, JD, MPH (Legal Intern) Adverse action by a hospital against a physician’s medical-staff appointment or clinical privileges—such as summary suspension, termination or non-renewal—poses potentially catastrophic consequences to a physician’s practice and career. While most hospitals afford the physician internal “due process” hearing rights to challenge the adverse […]

By: Toni-Ann M. Buono, Esq. As healthcare providers continue to focus their efforts on battling the COVID-19 pandemic, litigators across New York have welcomed once-thought unconventional modes of conducting depositions, hearings and oral arguments with open arms.  As the courts, for the most part, remain closed to all but court personnel, attorneys and clients alike […]

By Michael D. Brofman, Esq. & Michael J. Spithogiannis, Esq. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and government’s response was immediate and stunning, but few had time to fully consider and comprehend the long-term effects on their businesses.  The rights and obligations of commercial tenants to pay rent amid the governmental restrictions, and whether an […]