MassHealth recently issued a Nursing Facility Bulletin, advising providers that in compliance with federal requirements it will be applying retroactive decreases to the Patient Paid Amounts (PPA) for MassHealth members who were residents of a nursing facility between 4/1/2020 and 11/30/2020 and who saw an increase in their PPA during that time. As a result, […]
LTC Providers and Covid-19 Litigation
On September 25, 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced[1] criminal charges against former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, Bennett Walsh, and its former medical director, Dr. David Clinton. The Soldiers’ Home is a fully accredited, long-term care facility for veterans, operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The charges against Mr. Walsh and Dr. Clinton […]
SHG Attorney Jesse LaFlamme
Jesse joined SHG in January 2020 bringing his experience in estate planning, business, financial and tax matters to Stotler Hayes Group. Prior to joining the firm, Jesse was an Attorney for the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Corporations Division in Massachusetts and an Associate Attorney at an Estate Administration and Tax Planning Group. Jesse currently resides […]
Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Guidance Regarding Stimulus Funds
On April 13, 2020, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office published guidance regarding the treatment of the stimulus funds issued to many Americans by the Federal Government as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act (CARES Act). According to the Mass AG’s office, the stimulus funds are considered to be “public […]
Massachusetts Unfair and Deceptive Debt Collection Practices During the State of Emergency Caused by COVID-19
We wanted to pass along some news to our Massachusetts partners. On Friday, March 27th, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office adopted and issued emergency regulations titled the Unfair and Deceptive Debt Collection Practices During the State of Emergency Caused by COVID-19. A copy of the regulations are located here for your reference. These regulations prohibit certain […]
