Author Description

Highlights in the 2010 Cumulative Supplement include analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act in a number of chapters, examining it from different perspectives including its impact on Stark law, the federal anti-kickback intent standard, compliance program requirements, the Medicare Part D Program, and the Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program; expanded discussion of the 2009 Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act and the 2009 False Claims Act amendments; new topics on Allison Engine, reverse false claims law, statute of limitations case law, and whistleblower retaliation case law; analysis of the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Merck & Co. Inc. v. Reynolds and its impact on early disclosure of potential enforcement actions; 2009 proposed regulatory changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs; and review of the Medicare Physicians Fee Schedule 2010 Final Rule.