On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided that tax credits will be made available to individuals who purchase health insurance coverage on both federal and state exchanges (on-line marketplaces where people compare and purchase...
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Adam Greshowak
CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Modernizing Medicaid
On May 27, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released a proposed rule that would "modernize the Medicaid managed care regulations to reflect changes in the usage of managed care delivery systems." The first major update to Medicaid managed...
The Supreme Court of the United States holds that ERISA plan fiduciaries have a continuing duty to monitor the prudence of plan investments in pension and 401(k)/defined contribution plans
A decision issued last week by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has significant implications for both ERISA plan fiduciaries and plan participants. In Tibble v. Edison, SCOTUS held that, in addition to the duty to exercise reasonable prudence in the...
What Does the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 Mean for Health Care Providers?
On Friday, April 17, President Barack Obama signed into law the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, repealing the "sustainable growth rate" formula or "SGR" which was set by Congress in 1997 to control Medicare spending by limiting annual increases...
Public Hearing Set for Tomorrow on Proposed Hemp Regulations by RI Department of Business Regulations
The RI Department of Business Regulations (DBR) will hold a public hearing tomorrow (August 16, 2016) at 10 a.m. on its proposed regulations for the state’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program (Hemp Regulations). The hearing will be held at the Department of...
Landmark Decision – Police Must Have a Warrant for Cell Phone Location Data
Is your cell phone nearby? Are you reading this article on it right now? It’s probably no surprise to you that Americans are with their cell phones constantly. And, you may already know that your cell phone is constantly scanning for the best signal. What you may not...
No More Agency Fees for Public Employees
For over forty years, public-sector unions could impose what were known as “agency fees” on non-members. The logic was that a union serving as the exclusive representative of a unit of employees is required to represent the interests of all employees, union member or...
Lessons from Cyber Breaches
Ten years ago, the mention of a cyber security breach was a rarity. Today, reports of breach incidents are almost commonplace. Every time a breach occurs in business the potential to cause significant harm and financial loss is mind-numbing. In addition, when the...
Supreme Court to Decide Limits on Police Cellphone Tracking
This term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the police can track the real-time cellphone-based location and movements of a suspect using the suspect’s cellphone records. In Carpenter v. U.S., the police obtained Mr. Carpenter’s cellphone number from one of...
