Health Care Law News and Insights

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) finding that tribal immunity does not apply to inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al., Case Nos. 18-1638, -1639, -1640, -1641, -1642, -1643 (Fed. Cir. July 20, 2018)...

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments on the regulatory burdens associated with the federal physician self-referral law, commonly known as the “Stark Law.” Although the RFI has a particular focus on the Stark Law as a potential barrier to...

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS's) proposed rule containing revisions to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019, released on July 12, proposed a simplified payment system for patient evaluation and management (E/M) services. The proposal would replace the existing five Medicare reimbursement levels for both new and existing patient...

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