In 2018, Alabama joined approximately 17 other states in adopting the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (“UVTA”) in place of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (“UFTA”). The UVTA applies to any transactions occurring on or after January 1, 2019, while the UFTA will apply to any transactions before that date. The UVTA brings a few notable […]
Resident’s Rights on the Verge of Major Breakthrough in Texas
A Texas resident’s right to deduct incurred medical expenses is on the verge of a major breakthrough in Texas. For years, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“THHSC”) has failed to recognize well-settled Federal law regarding a resident’s right to apply their patient liability toward uncovered medical expenses incurred prior to qualifying for Medicaid […]
The Texas Nursing Home Quality Act
The Texas Nursing Home Quality Act (SB 1050 and HB 3342) would make Texas a leader in quality-based payments in nursing home care. The pending legislation is designed to bring federal tax dollars back to Texas while providing incentive based additional funding to nursing home facilities. The program differs from the programs in operation in […]
When Cyber-Pirates Attack the Mothership
Over the last two decades, those of us in the healthcare industry have grown accustomed to the array of new vocabulary words and phrases, acronyms, and pseudo-blends in our daily repertoire – HIPAA, security incidents, PHI, disaster recovery plan, breach notification, and business associates, to name a few. Healthcare has always had an encoded language […]
2019 State Budgets: Impact on Medicaid
We surveyed all 50 states for how 2019 budgets are expected to impact Medicaid. Check out our findings below. Have questions or want more information about how Medicaid will be affected in your state? Contact us at http://www.stotlerhayes.com/contact-us/# Alabama: (FY begins Oct. 1) All general funds requested by Medicaid Commissioner in 2019 budget were appropriated […]