A court sentenced two doctors who were allowing a hospice to scam Medicare in Dallas, Texas. The U.S. Attorney announced that their charges for health care fraud resulted in a combined 23-year prison sentence. The initial evidence In May, two doctors and an accomplice...
For health care businesses in Texas as well as other states, the new No Surprises Act promises to make big changes to how billing works. It is a ban on charging patients out of network charges in emergency care, during air transports, or when they are at a facility...
Private equity firms are specializing in buying hospice companies, maximizing their profits and then selling them at high prices. These businesses are changing the ways that hospices in Texas are being managed today and in the future. Private equity firms are changing...
The U.S. Department of Labor has introduced initiatives to make sure that hospice workers and home-based caregivers are given fair wages and are protected by legal regulations. These workers, who are disproportionately women of color, are among the lowest-paid health...
Backed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), medical industry pay cuts are scheduled to go into effect in 2023. The current health care law in Texas is also set to allow changes in the cost of Medicare. Rising costs might become a challenge to some...
Texas Health and Human Services is the governing body over home health groups through which all home and community support service agencies (HCSSAs) must be licensed. This agency is responsible for certifying new providers as well as surveying community support...
Our very own Coordinating Attorney, Trey Scott joined Catherine Short on the 1st Talk Compliance Podcast. Trey discussed the different issues that arise for healthcare providers when it comes to compliance, lawsuits, and the process that comes from them, as well as...
A home health care agency in San Antonio, Texas is suing the federal government for postponing its Medicare payments during the global pandemic, which accounts for the majority of their revenue. This temporary halt on the agency’s biggest source of income has the...
Our firm is very proud of the work that we have done and the direction that we are heading towards in the future. We are thrilled to be included for a second year in a row in the Best Lawyers© database. Not only was Mark Kennedy nominated for the second year in a row,...
Governor Greg Abbott’s report on opening the State of Texas is attached in its entirety. OpenTexas-Report
