On October 25, 2018, the Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report entitled “States Focus on Quality and Outcomes Amid Waiver Changes: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019.” A copy of the full report can be accessed here. ...
This month, #Mattthelawyer was a guest on the Insights from Casetext podcast with Mike Whalen. In this podcast they talk about how lawyers can write better contracts, fulfill their clients needs through quality contracts, and use a language that everyone can understand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=431cz-V1IZ8&feature=youtu.be ...
It usually starts with a telephone call from your friendly state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). The voice on the other end of the phone tells you that they are going to come out and audit your Medicaid billing documents and want to find a...
This month, #mattthelawyer is sharing some guided PowerPoint presentations on sexual harassment available to the public. This presentation series is a great resource that any business can share with their staff. This 17-minute guided presentation focuses on the reporting and investigation policies and procedures that go along with...
This month, #mattthelawyer would like to make some guided PowerPoint presentations on sexual harassment available to the public. This 15-minute presentation is a great free resource that any business can share with their staff. In this training presentation, you’ll learn about the definition of sexual...
I have another contract rant to get out of my system. I was reading through the blog of one of my favorite writers, Ken Adams, who is the author and editor of Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, which I use heavily when writing contracts. Ken...
One of the more interesting questions that I get as an attorney is what are the circumstances when an employee can be sanctioned, disciplined, or even terminated for off-duty conduct. A couple of months ago I was at a networking event and someone was speaking about...
I’ve been feeling a contract rant coming on for some time now, so it is time for me to channel my inner Dennis Miller. Recently we had an occasion to be working with a client on a business purchase. Part of the business purchase required some...
Every state in the United States, except North Dakota, has a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) that’s mission is to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse, and neglect. MFCUs are a creation of federal statute and receive 75% of their funding for...