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August 29, 2017
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that long-time Partner Jeffrey C. McDermott has been named the new President and CEO of Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts (“Center”). McDermott previously served as Interim President and CEO after then…
August 22, 2017
If you are a small employer currently planning for open enrollment and faced with ever-rising healthcare costs, you should read this article for an alternative solution. Likewise, if you are an employer that used to provide a health reimbursement…
August 17, 2017
Krieg DeVault is proud to announce that the firm has recently awarded Kenneth Guerra, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law student, a $2,500 scholarship through the Indianapolis Bar (IndyBar) Association Diversity Job Fair. Krieg DeVault was a…
By: Brett J. Ashton
on August 14, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) recently issued Compliance Bulletin 2017-01: Phone Pay Fees (the “Bulletin”),[1] and an accompanying Press Release,[2] warning covered persons and service providers that charging…
By: Brett J. Ashton
on August 14, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) recently issued Compliance Bulletin 2017-01: Phone Pay Fees (the “Bulletin”),[1] and an accompanying Press Release,[2] warning covered persons and service providers[3] that…
August 14, 2017
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys have been named to the 2018 Best Lawyers in America List, and Rodney S. Retzner has received the “Lawyer of the Year” Award. Best Lawyers® is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal…
August 9, 2017
Krieg DeVault is proud to announce that the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group has been named to Midwest Real Estate News’ 2017 “Best of the Best” list. The firm improved its ranking in 2017 compared to 2016. “It’s a tremendous honor to…
By: Brett J. Ashton
on August 2, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) released their Final Rule on Arbitration (the “Final Rule” or the “Rule”) on July 10, 2017, containing very few changes from that initially proposed in 2016, and significantly…
By: Brandon W. Shirley
on July 30, 2017
After months of negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell failed to find enough Republican support to advance some form of health care reform legislation late last week. Accordingly, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)…
By: Thomas N. Hutchinson
on July 27, 2017
Without surprise, not many hospital providers joined in the celebration of EMTALA’s recent 30th anniversary. A lack of shared joy notwithstanding, EMTALA remains as rigorous, nuanced, and enforced as when it was first enacted as part of the 1986…
By: Thomas N. Hutchinson
on July 27, 2017
A June 12, 2017, OIG report indicates that, between 2001 and 2014, CMS paid $730 million in electronic healthcare record (“EHR”) incentive payments to eligible professionals (“EPs”) who did not comply with Federal requirements for “meaningful use”…
July 27, 2017
On June 30, 2017, CMS published a proposed rule with changes and policy updates to the Quality Payment Program (“QPP”) for calendar year 2018. The QPP, established under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”), includes…
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