Liz Sullivan and Emily Johnson speak at University of Utah video lecture

November 14, 2022

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Liz Sullivan, the Chair of McDonald Hopkins' national Healthcare Practice Group, and Emily Johnson, a Member of the firm who focuses on matters in the healthcare industry, spoke about the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), as well as relevant healthcare cases, during a video lecture for the University of Utah ARUP Laboratories.

Attendees learned how to describe the basic intent of penalties of EKRA, identify differences between AKS and EKRA, and recognize the basic concepts and key issues in recent court cases involving EKRA.

You can click here to view the lecture on the ARUP website.

Over the past 24 months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has brought notable enforcement efforts against several non-profit covered entities and business associates, resulting in instances of six and seven-figure penalties against providers across the county for incidents involving breaches of protected health information.

A new amendment to New York state law, which would have required all healthcare providers to obtain separate consents from patients for treatment and payment is on hold until further guidance is released, according to the New York Department of Health.

On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2025 final rule, which establishes new advanced primary care management billing codes that will expand opportunities for physician practices, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics and other health care providers to get paid for services provided by clinical staff under the direction of a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant beginning January 1, 2025.

Liz Sullivan and Emily Johnson speak at University of Utah video lecture

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