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Cigna Settles ERISA Ghost Network Lawsuit

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over...

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Billing Agents Beware: DOJ Alleges Outsourced Company Enabled $15M Medicare Fraud...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The Government's Message Is Clear: Your Billing Company Can Put You in the DOJ's Crosshairs ...

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OIG Gives a Green Light With Guardrails: Physician Investments in Device...

By: Christopher Parrella, Esq., CPC, CHC, CPCO Parrella Health Law, Boston, MA. A Health Care Provider Defense and Compliance Firm The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) just issued Advisory Opinion 25-09, a favorable ruling...

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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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