We have discussed in several prior posts the lawsuit challenging Section 6001 of the healthcare reform law (the Affordable Care Act, or the ACA) lead by Texas Spine & Joint Hospital (TSJH) and Physician Hospitals of America on behalf of the physician-owned hospital
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McGuireWoods Attorneys Discuss US Supreme Court Healthcare Reform Decision
Just minutes and hours after the US Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision regarding the constitutionality of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) on June 28th, commentators in all walks of life scrambled to offer their insights…
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U.S. Supreme Court Begins Much-Anticipated Oral Arguments re Healthcare Reform
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It is virtually impossible to turn on a TV, radio or podcast . . . or pick up a newspaper or peruse the internet . . . without hearing that the U.S. Supreme Court today began three days of potentially…
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6th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Constitutionality of PPACA as Other Circuits Consider the Issue
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This week, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the individual mandate portion of the healthcare reform law, the ACA (also known as PPACA). In this first decision from a Federal Court of Appeals on the …
Presidential Hopefuls Begin to Define Their Healthcare Positions
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As the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals considers the constitutionality of the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (aka PPACA, or healthcare reform) and various GOP healthcare bills are deliberated, the healthcare plan spearheaded by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan …
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Long-Awaited Proposed Rules re Shared Savings Program & ACOs Released By CMS, IRS, DOJ & FTC
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Yesterday, CMS released the much anticipated proposed regulations regarding the Shared Savings Program contemplated in Section 3022 of the healthcare reform law, PPACA. The 429-page set of regulations is expected to provide greater clarity re CMS’s implementation of HHS’s authority to contract with…
Federal Judge in Florida Invalidates Healthcare Reform Law; Physician Hospitals of America/Texas Spine & Joint Hospital Request Adoption of Ruling in Physician-Owned Hospitals Lawsuit
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On Monday, a federal judge sitting in Florida, Judge Robert Vinson, declared unconstitutional the portion of the healthcare reform law (aka PPACA, or the Affordable Care Act) requiring most Americans to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties. Judge Vinson also declared…
House Postpones Vote on Repeal of Healthcare Reform Legislation in Wake of Arizona Shootings While Missouri Legislators Vote to Challenge the Law’s Constitutionality
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As we’d previously reported, the U.S. House had scheduled to vote today on legislation repealing in full the healthcare reform law known as The Affordable Care Act (aka PPACA). In response to the shootings of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others this past…
House of Republicans Poised to Make Symbolic Vote on Repeal of Healthcare Reform Legislation
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Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) and Texas Spine & Joint Hospital (TSJH) File Suit Challenging Healthcare Reform Restrictions on Expansion/Development
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In prior posts I’ve discussed the significant impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the PPACA, more commonly referred to as the healthcare reform legislation) on the physician-owned hospital industry. Section 6001 of the PPACA stymies growth of…