| 
					
   
      
                  Insights
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Meghan M. Linvill McNab and Amanda K. Schipp
                                                                                             on  November 18, 2018
                                                                     
                     On November 8, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") published a proposed rule aimed at Medicaid managed care. CMS indicated its intentions to streamline the managed care framework and relieve regulatory burdens created in the… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Janice L. Hamilton
                                                                                             on  November 15, 2018
                                                                     
                     The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2018-83 announcing the cost-of-living  adjustments applicable to pension and retirement plan dollar limitations for tax year 2019.  The elective deferral limit for participants who participate in 401(k),… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    November 14, 2018
                                                                     
                     The IRS initially issued proposed regulations on Friday, November 9, 2018 and published such regulations in the Federal Register on November 14, 2018 providing guidance related to modifications necessary to administer hardship distributions based on… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brett J. Ashton
                                                                                             on  November 1, 2018
                                                                     
                     On October 10, 2018 the Marion County Superior Court ruled in Webb Ford, Inc. v. Indiana Dep’t of Fin. Insts., Cause No. 49D03-1801-PL-002762 (Marion Cnty. Sup. Ct. Jan. 22, 2018), denying the auto dealer’s petition for judicial review and affirming… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    October 31, 2018
                                                                     
                     U.S. News and Best Lawyers has announced that Krieg DeVault has been named to the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list.  The firm was ranked nationally in 3 practice areas and regionally in 15 practice areas. Rankings are as follows: National Rankings Tier 2
 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    October 29, 2018
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Katherine D. Mayberry has joined the firm as Of Counsel.  Mayberry will be a member of the firm’s Business, Acquisitions and Securities Practice Group and will focus her practice on providing general… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Thomas N. Hutchinson
                                                                                             on  October 28, 2018
                                                                     
                     Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 221 (“SEA 221”) into law on March 22, 2018, which updated INSPECT requirements for practitioners with a controlled substance registration (“CSR”) in Indiana.  Notably, several of the bill’s… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Stephanie T. Eckerle and Stacy Walton Long
                                                                                             on  October 25, 2018
                                                                     
                     An ABC television crew was permitted to film on the premises of three Boston-area teaching hospitals, Boston Medical Center (“BMC”), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (“BWH”), and Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”). However, the three healthcare… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    October 22, 2018
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the addition of three new Associates – Alexandria M. Foster, Scott C. Frissell, and Ben Vandeventer.   Each will represent clients in various practice areas including Health Care Law, Commercial and Real Estate… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Stephanie T. Eckerle and Susan E. Ziel
                                                                                             on  October 8, 2018
                                                                     
                     On September 17, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "CMS" published a proposed rule to reduce burdensome regulations affecting healthcare providers as part of its "Patients Over Paperwork" initiative which began in 2017.   More… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Brandon W. Shirley and Amanda K. Schipp
                                                                                             on  October 7, 2018
                                                                     
                     On October 4, 2018, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration published a proposed rule (“LSA #18-251”) that overhauls its Medicaid program integrity requirements. LSA #18-251 revises, clarifies, and adds new provisions affecting nearly… 
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    September 30, 2018
                                                                     
                     Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Julie A. Rosenwinkel was named as the Most Influential Woman in Law by the Northwest Indiana Influential Women Association. The eighth annual Influential Women of Northwest Indiana Awards ceremony was… 
      
    |