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A $6.8 Million Reminder That Medical Directorships Are a Compliance Minefield

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The federal government just delivered another very clear warning shot to health care providers that rely on...

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The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Providers Need To Watch...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm CMS recently dropped the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule and followed it with a direct...

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Health Plans Are Quietly Downcoding Your Claims. AAFP Just Asked FTC,...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm A new letter from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) should serve as a wake-up call for every...

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Federal Jury Convicts Telehealth Executives in $100M Adderall Scheme. Providers Must...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, a San Francisco federal jury has convicted two digital health executives...

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DEA to Extend Telehealth Controlled-Substance Prescribing for Another Year. Providers Should...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm Telehealth providers just received welcome news. The DEA is preparing to issue a fourth extension of the...

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The $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Settlement Finally Lands. What This Means...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm A federal bankruptcy judge has now approved the long-awaited $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma and Sackler family...

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