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Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman is pleased to announce associate attorney GinaMarie F. Geheb, J.D., has joined the firm’s Troy office. Geheb is a member of the Health Practice Group where she focuses on health care and transactional law.  Her work includes general health care matters, regulatory and compliance issues related to Fraud and... READ MORE

On September 23, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the initial release of the Medicaid Program Integrity Manual.  The new Manual is designed to encourage continuity and consistency within the Medicaid Integrity Program (MIP) by providing a comprehensive guide to MIP’s operations.  The... READ MORE

Twelve Hall, Render, Killian, Heath and Lyman attorneys were recently selected by their peers as The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Hall Render congratulates: Lawrence K. Coon, Shareholder, Best Lawyer Since 2007 R. Terry Heath, Shareholder, Best Lawyer Since 2007 Douglas P. Long, Shareholder, Best Lawyer Since... READ MORE

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Hall Render is proud to congratulate Mark R. Lezotte and Arthur F. deVaux on their selection to the 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers list. Attorneys from over 70 practice areas are rated by Super Lawyers based on peer nominations and evaluations, as well as independent research. Lawyers receiving the highest point totals are recognized in... READ MORE

The Washington Post has reported the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (the CLASS Act) has been indefinitely shelved by the Obama administration.  The CLASS Act was enacted under PPACA as a voluntary long-term care insurance program.  Since its enactment, the CLASS Act has been subject to scrutiny and criticism related to the sustainability... READ MORE

REVENUE OPPORTUNITY CMS recently announced that, beginning with the FFY 2013 Medicare Wage Index, allowable Defined Benefit Pension expenses will be based upon each hospital’s actual cash contributions to the plan over a 3-year period.  Thus, the FFY 2013 wage index will be based upon each hospital’s average funding contribution for FFYs 2008, 2009... READ MORE

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Many employers ask on their employment applications whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor.  Often a failure to truthfully answer that question is considered to be cause for either rejecting the applicant or for a later discharge if the lie is discovered after the person is hired.  A new... READ MORE

In our Employment Law News article of August 29, 2011, we advised of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) new requirement that most private sector, non-governmental employers post a Notice of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act.  When the NLRB made its announcement in August, the official posters were not yet available. ... READ MORE