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Candidates, Take Note: New Hampshire Voters Strongly Support State Clean Energy Policies
April 30, 2014 | Article
Recent surveys offer revealing insights into voter attitudes in the northeast U.S. toward state policies that expand the use of clean and renewable energy. There is also intriguing data about voters’ willingness to pay for those policies.
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Massachusetts Legislature Considers Unemployment Insurance Reform and Minimum Wage Increase
March 14, 2014 | Alert | By Julie Cox, George Atanasov, James Sasso
Increasing the minimum wage and reforming the unemployment insurance (“UI”) system in Massachusetts are the two major employment issues facing the 2013–2014 Legislature, which comes to a close on July 31, 2014.
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ML Strategies FY2015 Budget Update: The Governor’s Proposal
January 29, 2014 | Alert | By Julie Cox, George Atanasov, Amarynth Sichel
As the budget process heats up on Beacon Hill, ML Strategies will issue periodic updates regarding the process and politics that will shape this year’s budget. We begin by providing an overview of the budget timeline and a brief analysis on the budget process.
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Are Exchange Health Plans Federal Health Care Programs, and Therefore Subject to Anti-Kickback Statutes?
November 8, 2013 | Alert | By Andrew Shin, Joseph Hammang, Jeremy Rabinovitz
Industry stakeholders were generally surprised to recently learn that health plans offered on the health care exchanges may not be considered “federal health care programs” and therefore may not be subject to certain fraud and abuse laws.
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Government Shutdown Aftermath: CMS Under Pressure to Finalize Medicare Payment Rules
October 18, 2013 | Alert | By Andrew Shin, Alexander Hecht
Because of the prolonged government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may encounter delays in promulgating final payment rules that would otherwise be effective January 1, 2014.
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Effect of a Government Shutdown on Medicare, Medicaid, and Other ACA-Related Operations
September 25, 2013 | Alert | By Alexander Hecht, Stephen Weiner, Andrew Shin
Funding for Medicare and Medicaid is mandatory, meaning it is not subject to annual appropriations that lapse during a shutdown.
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A Continued Examination of Charitable Patient Assistance Programs: Part Eight in a Series: What Products Say About Charitable PAPs
September 16, 2013 | Alert | By Joseph Hammang, Alexander Hecht
In today’s challenging health care environment, Charitable Patient Assistance Programs (Charitable PAPs) have emerged to meet the needs of nearly 30 million Americans that are underinsured and have difficulty paying out-of-pocket medical costs.
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A Continued Examination of Charitable Patient Assistance Programs- Part Seven in a Series: Charitable PAPs: Donations and Transparency
August 28, 2013 | Alert | By Joseph Hammang, Alexander Hecht
In today’s challenging health care environment, Charitable Patient Assistance Programs (Charitable PAPs) have emerged to meet the needs of the nearly 30 million Americans that are underinsured and have difficulty paying out-of-pocket medical costs.
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A Continued Examination of Charitable Patient Assistance Programs Part Six in a Series: What the Scope of Services Says About a Charitable PAP
August 15, 2013 | Advisory | By Alexander Hecht, Joseph Hammang
In today’s challenging health care environment, Charitable Patient Assistance Programs (Charitable P.A.P.s) have emerged to meet the needs of the nearly 30 million Americans who are underinsured and have difficulty paying out-of-pocket medical costs.
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A Continued Examination of Charitable Patient Assistance Programs Part Four in a Series: Staying True to the Definition of an Independent, Nonprofit Charitable PAP
July 25, 2013 | Alert | By Joseph Hammang, Alexander Hecht
In today’s challenging health care environment, Charitable Patient Assistance Programs (Charitable PAPs) have emerged to meet the needs of the nearly 30 million Americans who are underinsured and have difficulty paying out-of-pocket medical costs.
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Examining Charitable Patient Assistance Programs Part Three in a Series: Using Third Parties to Evaluate Charitable PAPs
July 11, 2013 | Alert | By Joseph Hammang, Alexander Hecht
In today’s challenging health care environment, Charitable Patient Assistance Programs (Charitable PAPs) have emerged to meet the needs of the nearly 30 million Americans that are under-insured and have difficulty paying out-of-pocket medical costs.
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Examining Charitable Patient Assistance Programs: Careful Due Diligence Yields Responsible Investment Decisions
June 13, 2013 | Alert | By Joseph Hammang, Alexander Hecht
In today’s challenging health care environment, nearly 30 million Americans suffering from various chronic and life-threatening illnesses are underinsured and have difficulty paying their out-of-pocket medical costs.
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President’s 2014 Budget Proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
April 12, 2013 | Advisory | By Stephen Weiner, Alexander Hecht, Joseph Hammang
The Obama Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget on April 10th. The 244-page document outlines the President’s spending priorities for the coming fiscal year.
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Hints of Bipartisan Cooperation on Health Issues in the Energy & Commerce Committee
January 28, 2013 | Advisory | By Alexander Hecht, Joseph Hammang, Gary Bacher, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Kevin Kappel, Robert Skinner
In first days of 113th Congress, the House approved bipartisan legislation, hinting at possible increased cooperation on health care issues
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Supreme Court Will Not Hear Stem Cell Funding Petition
January 11, 2013 | Advisory | By Joseph Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Robert Skinner
The on again, off again nature of federal funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research has created a great deal of uncertainty for academic scientists, major research medical centers, venture capital investors, biotechnology companies, and state legislatures and economic development officials.
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Massachusetts 2013 – 2014 Legislative Session Preview
January 10, 2013 | Alert | By George Atanasov, Julie Cox
The 188th Massachusetts Legislature began the 2013 – 2014 legislative session on January 2. This alert identifies the key public policy issues that will likely emerge in the current session and offers insight into their possible implications.
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