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I-9 Forms, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, EB-5 Visas, and Reform Q&A

…were completed by the employee. Large or small, public or private, a company must conduct internal I-9 audits annually to ensure forms are complete and documentation for employment authorization has…

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DAPA and DACA: What Happened to President Obama’s Executive Action?

…his finding that states have standing to challenge the President’s Executive Actions. Judge Hanen noted that while testifying on April 14 before the House Judiciary Committee, Sarah Saldana, Director of…

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CMS Initiatives Target Quality & Care Improvement

…https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/11/24/2015-29438/medicare-program-comprehensive-care-for-joint-replacement-payment-model-for-acute-care-hospitals. Discharge Planning Requirements Proposed Rule In the discharge planning CoPs proposed rule issued by CMS on November 3, 2015, CMS is clearly focusing on improving health outcomes and reducing…

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Home Health Focus – CMS Payment Initiatives Target Quality & Care Improvement

Reading Time: 3 minutes Like it or not, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding its strong commitment to focus on quality and care improvement as the…

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CMS Model Payment & Initiatives

…System for SNFs on the Nursing Home Compare website. CMS determines and posts qualified SNFs for each calendar quarter, on a rolling 12-month basis. All other Medicare rules for coverage…

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Hospice Providers – Step Up to the “MIC”

…ensures that claims are paid in compliance with Medicaid rules and regulations and that claims paid are medically necessary. Education MICs educate providers and others on matters regarding payment integrity…

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Health Care Providers Operating in a Material World

…because the regulations were not expressly designated conditions of payment. The implied false certification theory of liability means that a provider implicitly certifies compliance with all material statutory, regulatory or…

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Nondiscrimination Final Rule under the ACA Imposes New Requirements on Hospice Agencies

…location on the covered entity’s website, accessible from the home page of the covered entity’s website; and in significant publications and communications targeted to beneficiaries, enrollees, applicants, and members of…

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EndNotes September 2016

…of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Civil Rights (OCR), issued the “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities” final rule, implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)….

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Nondiscrimination Final Rule Under the ACA Imposes New Requirements for Hospitals

…a conspicuous location on the covered entity’s website, accessible from the home page of the covered entity’s website; and in significant publications and communications targeted to beneficiaries, enrollees, applicants, and…