More Than 20 Years Of Experience In The Field Of Health Care Law
“Yes, we need to take a closer look.” A recent HHS Office of Inspector General data brief looked into potential inappropriate payments to nonhospice providers for services to Medicare beneficiaries during the hospice period of care. According to the report, the OIG...
A judge in Texas struck down part of a law designed to protect Americans from surprise medical bills, and the Biden administration plans to appeal that ruling. The court case has major potential implications for how billing works for medical care. Surprise bills One...
Making the decision to place a loved one in hospice care can be very difficult. Even after you place them in a Texas hospice, you may still worry about them. One of your main concerns may be how much money the entire experience will end up costing. You may worry that...
Star ratings for nursing homes in Texas and around the country may change due to a new method of calculating staffing instituted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This could reduce the number of nursing homes with five-star ratings due to the...
Texas residents who have found out they are terminally ill might want to include accelerated death benefits in their life insurance policy. It’s important to know what this is and how it works. What are accelerated death benefits? An accelerated death benefit (ADB) is...
Texas residents who are terminally ill or who have a loved one who is may wonder what hospice care involves. The goal of hospice care is to make the patient as comfortable as possible. Comparison to palliative care Some people assume that hospice care and palliative...
Congress is moving forward to reinstate legislation that protects at-risk youths suffering from mental health crises. The state of Texas is closely following the initiative as, like many states, there is a need for better resources that manage health issues involving...
Families in Texas may benefit from learning more about the hospice care laws in the state. Texas Health and Human Services describe a hospice as a medical-directed, interdisciplinary team-managed program of services focused on a terminal patient and their family....
The CARES Act outlined telehealth provisions that are allowed during a public health crisis. When a national emergency happens, several, major federal laws are passed to provide assistance to struggling businesses. In 2020, new hospice laws were passed to help hospice...
Whenever you decide to open a business, you have many considerations, but you have even more when that business involves health care. Here are some concerns you should be aware of when opening a hospice business in Texas. More than licensing and Medicare accreditation...
State and federal governments, politicians and health care leaders work to prevent legal problems in the health care industry. In Texas, there are six legal cases that commonly appear in courts. 1. Lack of HIPAA compliance Every type of health care law protects the...
