Winter Hayes has joined POWERS as a Law Clerk in the Indian Tribal Government practice. Winter has completed her first year at the University of Idaho College of Law where she participated in the Native American Law Students Association and was a presenter at the Indian Child Welfare Conference. Welcome Winter!
Rebecca Burke, POWERS Healthcare Counsel, will be speaking on remote patient monitoring at the CTel Spring Summit taking place in Washington DC June 13-14. Her presentation will address the evolving coverage and reimbursement environment of this rapidly expanding health care delivery model. To register for the CTel Summit, go to http://www.ctelsummit.org/
Laura Sitarski has worked as an education and litigation attorney in both in-house and law firm settings, with practical experience spanning from existential regulatory and litigation issues to day-to-day counseling and implementation of compliant, practical policies and training. We welcome Laura to POWERS Education practice.
POWERS Principal, Barbara Williams, has prepared a memorandum summarizing draft guidance from CMS addressing hospitals that share space, staff or services with other hospitals or health care entities. Comments to the draft guidance are due on July 2, 2019.
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe presented on congressional advocacy at the inaugural Global Innovations in Patient-Centered Kidney Care Summit, held on Thursday, May 23 in Washington, D.C.
POWERS welcomes Taylor Dowd (Education), Abby Felter (Education) and Allie Hussey (Healthcare) as our Summer Associates for 2019. We look forward to an educational and entertaining summer!
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Monday, May 13
Drug Pricing: Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Codify HHS Rule Requiring Disclosure of Prescription Drug Pr Brought Against 20 Generic Drug Manufacturers for Prescription Drug Price-Fixing
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The 2019 Gainful Employment Disclosure Template is now available. Read below the POWERS Education Group analysis of the new template, and where and how to post updated disclosures on institutional websites.
