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CMS Finalizes Nursing Home Rule: Compliance, Quality, and Payment Implications for...
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a long-awaited final rule aimed at...
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New DOJ Data Security Mandates: A Wake-Up Call for Health Care...
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm Healthcare providers are long accustomed to living under the watchful eye of HIPAA. But a new...
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Ninth Circuit Clarifies When the Kickback Statute Applies to Marketing Arrangements...
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm Recently, the Ninth Circuit has finally weighed in on a major question surrounding the reach of...
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MedPAC Pushes Alternative Payment Models: Are Commercial Payers Next?
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The July 2025 MedPAC Data Book makes one thing clear: value-based care and alternative payment models (APMs) aren't...
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DOJ Expands Focus on MA Risk Adjustment Fraud to Medical Groups
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The Department of Justice (DOJ) is making clear that its Medicare Advantage (MA) fraud enforcement strategy is no...
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UnitedHealth Under DOJ Investigation for Medicare Billing and What This Means...
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm In a move that has begun to send shockwaves through the Medicare Advantage (MA) space, UnitedHealth Group, the...
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