Partner Lawrence Vernaglia is speaking at the American Health Lawyers Association's (AHLA) Legal Issues Affecting Academic Medical Centers and Other Teaching Institutions, January 29-30, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Vernaglia is speaking on January 30, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. with Gregory N. Etzel from Baker & Hostetler LLP. Their session is titled "Teaching Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Challenges: What You Need to Know Right Now." Their topic includes:
- GME/IME litigation update
- Recent federal court cases and administrative decisions relating to graduate medical education programs
- Case law impact on future challenges to CMS GME policy
- GME litigation issues “on the horizon”
- Preserving reimbursement issues under the new PRRB Rules
- The dramatically revised appeals process with highlights on changes requiring immediate attention
- Steps that must be taken immediately to preserve jurisdiction over critical reimbursement disputes
- Preserving “dissatisfaction” under the new rules in order to obtain PRRB jurisdiction
- Special appeal considerations for GME/IME issues (e.g. prior and penultimate year impacts)