05/22/2013
In the past year both the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office have appointed new Fraud Chiefs relative to Health Care and Medicaid. This program presents a unique opportunity to hear from both of these "new sheriffs" as well as defense and in-house practitioners who will speak to a wide variety of current Health Care Fraud issues....
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05/08/2013
At this program, practitioners from a number of sectors will discuss the different affiliation techniques that they use, describe the creation, operation and dissolution of for-profit subsidiaries, and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of corporate membership relationships among nonprofit organizations; including the fiduciary and liability implications of such relationships....
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05/07/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This will be a discussion about Health Care Directives: Health Care Proxies and Medical Orders For Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) and real world experiences and challenges regarding their use....
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04/16/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Do you practice in administrative law currently or want to in the future? Come hear from attorneys practicing in administrative law on the diverse areas of practice, tips for advocating before administrative bodies, cutting edge issues in the area and how to find a job in administrative law....
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04/08/2013
Regulators from the Office of Civil Rights, the Office of the Attorney General, and a panel of healthcare attorneys who have experience representing healthcare entities in data breach matters will provide an update concerning regulatory activity in Massachusetts and New England.
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04/05/2013 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
This program will address the forthcoming implementation of the Massachusetts medical marijuana law, particularly potential municipal land-use issues. Topics include the effect of the draft Department of Public Health regulations (due to be issued before the date of the program), the permissible scope of municipal regulations, and siting considerations for medical marijuana dispensaries. The panelists will offer the differing perspectives of a municipal counsel, and an attorney who represents a newly-formed state association of medical marijuana dispensaries....
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04/02/2013 - 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
This extended brown bag lunch will focus on the challenges veterans face when attempting to access health care in the Commonwealth. The discussion will include a focus on barriers to mental health services, and a range of risks associated with those barriers....
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03/15/2013 - 12:30 PM to 02:00 PM
This presentation will discuss the critical aspects of immigration law as it relates to Doctors and Dentists. We will review the training visas, work visas, and green card options most commonly used by these professionals and the employers who hire them....
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02/19/2013 - 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
The Massachusetts Health Care Cost Containment Law, Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012, was signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick on August 6, 2012. This complex law will have a significant impact on providers and payers in both the near and long-term future. Join the Health Law Section for a brown bag lunch to hear about those changes from one of the staff authors of this new law....
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01/22/2013 - 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
We are now more than six years into health insurance reform in Massachusetts, but medical debt remains a significant burden for many Massachusetts consumers. Come hear Chairman Sanchez and HLA's Executive Director Matthew Selig discuss the proposed legislation and its prospects in the new legislative session....
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12/06/2012 - 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program offers certain providers deep discounts in purchasing outpatient drugs. Recent changes have resulted in many more participating providers, but with more scrutiny from regulators and Congress....
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11/19/2012 - 04:30 PM to 05:30 PM
The Panel will address the increasing legal issues faced by life sciences companies, risk management and mitigation strategies, as well investment in biotechnology companies. Issues to be covered will include valuations issues, manufacturing/safety/quality control issues, sales and marketing issues (e.g., off-label), clinical trial issues, payments to healthcare professionals (Sunshine Act) issues, insider trading, and other issues that impact investment, operations, and expansion strategies. These will be approached from a business/transactional perspective...
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10/02/2012 - 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
Join the Federal Practice & procedur Committee for a look at National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius and its effect on congressional authority.
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09/25/2012 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Join the Tax Exempt Organizations Section for a presentation providing a general overview of the requirements including key provisions such as Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA), financial assistance policies, limitation on charges, and billing and collections policies....
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09/19/2012
This informative legislative update will provide a primer to the new health care cost containment and quality improvement bill signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick on August 6, 2012.
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07/24/2012 - 04:00 PM to 07:30 PM
Massachusetts decisions extend enforceability of non-compete agreements to protect "confidential information" that does not clear the high hurdle for trade secrets under the American Law Institute’s 1939 Restatement of Torts. Have broad employee confidentiality agreements changed the common law presumption against servitudes? Would joining forty-seven states, including California, in adopting the more modern Uniform Trade Secrets Act help make Massachusetts more competitive? Join in the conversation!...
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07/12/2012
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited ruling in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Constitutional challenge to the Obama Administration’s health care legislation, the Affordable Care Act. In addition to upholding the requirement that most Americans have health insurance, the Court’s decision significantly altered the traditional Constitutional understanding of the Medicaid program. Attend this program to stay updated on the current medicaid issues and implications!
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