Tuesday, January 5, 2021
January 5, 2021 By: John Fuchs and Char Heins On Sunday, December 27th, 2020 President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act offers an additional round of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and modifies various provisions related to current PPP borrowers, primarily in […]
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020By: John Vering and Mark Opara On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance in the form of an updated technical assistance document (“TAD”) entitled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws.” This updated guidance adds a new Section […]
Monday, December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020By Lori Beam An early holiday present arrived for providers charged with establishing physician compensation arrangements. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services released the new final rules with welcome updates for implementing compensation arrangements under the […]
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
December 16, 2020Lori Beam, shareholder, was published in the fourth quarter issue of Kansas City Medicine. Just as the positivity rate in COVID-19 cases continues to go up, the positivity rate for physicians considering selling their private practices has also been trending upward. Read the published article, Tips for Navigating Physician Practice and ASC Transactions […]
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
December 8, 2020 By Lori Beam The new final rules implementing the Physician Self-Referral Statute (the Stark Law) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) remove the sunsetting provision that would have put a stop to on health system donations of electronic health records (EHR) items and services to independent physician practices. So there’s no more need […]
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
November 24, 2020 By Lori Beam Just in time for your socially distanced Thanksgiving, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services dropped more than 1,600 pages of final rules on Nov. 20. The rules have been issued for implementing […]
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
November 11, 2020Wichita, Kan. – Curry Sexton, associate, was quoted in the Wichita Eagle for email comments in regard to the resignation of Wichita State University basketball coach, Gregg Marshall. Read the article “Did WSU have to pay Gregg Marshall $7.75 million? What lawyers say about his contract” here. Sexton is a member of Seigfreid […]
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Kansas City- Seigfreid Bingham was named among the “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, Eleventh Edition in the following categories. National Tier 3Franchise LawHealth Care LawMetropolitan Tier 1Kansas City-MO Commercial LitigationConstruction LawFranchise LawHealth Care LawLitigation – ConstructionReal Estate LawTrusts & Estates Law Metropolitan Tier 2Kansas City-MOCorporate LawEmployment Law – ManagementLabor […]
Friday, October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020 By Mark Opara and Bailie Schnackenberg On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) into law, allocating $100 billion in funding for the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (the “Fund”). As outlined in previous alerts, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Monday, October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020 By Curry Sexton and Greg Whiston As expected, the NCAA introduced legislation last week that marks another step in the move toward permitting student-athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”). The legislation will be presented for a final vote at the NCAA Convention in January 2021. In the […]