On July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 971, the “Medicare Independence at Home Extension Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015”, sending the bill to the President’s desk for his expected signature. The bipartisan bill extends a Medicare demonstration project to treat certain patients with multiple chronic illnesses and disabilities at home.
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville Principal Joel Hamme has recently spoken before numerous groups on a variety of Medicaid topics.
On March 25, 2015, he presented on “Fundamentals of Medicaid Reimbursement” at the American Health Lawyers Association’s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment issues in Baltimore. At AHLA’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 29 and July 1, 2015, Joel was a co-presenter on “Emerging Trends and Developments in Medicaid Payment.” At that meeting, he also participated in a Monitor Monday webinar and addressed the status of “Medicaid Eligibility Expansion.”