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CMS Charts a Transformative Path with the Integrated Behavioral Health Model
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) recently unveiled comprehensive guidance...
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Breaking Barriers: New Federal Rules Strengthen Disability Protections in Healthcare
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has...
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Profits Over Patients: Senate Report Reveals Private Equity’s Impact on Healthcare
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm In a startling bipartisan report released on January 8, 2025, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)...
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The $2.9 Million Lesson: Why Self-Disclosure Matters in Healthcare Compliance
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm In a significant compliance case, Inform Diagnostics, a Texas-based clinical laboratory, has agreed to pay...
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Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended: What You Need to Know
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The American Relief Act, signed into law on Saturday, brings much-needed relief to healthcare providers and...
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Massachusetts Doctor Sentenced for International Money Laundering and Illegal Drug Imports:...
By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, Ma. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm On December 16, 2024, Dr. Rahim Shafa, a Lexington, Massachusetts-based psychiatrist, was sentenced to three...
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