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Adam Walters Proudly Announces Successful Appeal of U.S. Army Veteran's Disability Rating

3/5/2020

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We are very proud to announce that after filing an appeal, the VA has reversed its original decision to rate a U.S. Army Veteran's disability rating at 0% and increased it to 50% with benefits back to April 1, 2015.  
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Adam Walters to speak at the Georgia Medical Group Management Association's Annual Meeting in May

1/24/2020

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Adam Walters will be presenting on how health care entities can prepare for Department of Labor Audits at the 2020 GMGMA Annual Meeting in Savannah, Georgia on May 3, 2020.  For more information, please click here.  
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Adam Walters Authors AHLA Weekly Feature Article on 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

12/28/2019

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Adam Walters authored the feature article, CMS 2020 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Offers Some Benefits to Rural Health Care Providers, in the December 13, 2019 American Health Lawyers Association Weekly.  
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Adam Walters to Speak at NBI Continuing Education Event on the Probate Process

11/11/2019

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On December 19, 2019, Adam Walters will be the presenting speaker at 2 sessions of the National Business Institute"s Seminar "The Probate Process: From Start to Finish."  He will speak on "Final Accounting and Closing the Estate" and "Probate Disputes and Litigation."  NBI is one of the nation's most sought after source for continuing education for attorneys, CPAs, and financial planners.  
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American Health Lawyers Association Publishes Bulletin Authored by Adam Walters on Proposed Rules on New AKS Safe Harbors and Stark Law Exceptions

11/11/2019

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On October 24, 2019, the American Health Lawyers Association's Physician Organization Practice Group published a bulletin titled "CMS and OIG Publish Proposed Rule Modifying Anti-KIckback Safe Harbors and Stark Law Exceptions Related to Shift Away from Fee-For-Service Reimbursement" which was authored by the firm's principal Adam Walters.  The bulletin provided an overview of the proposed rule issued on October 9, 2019 
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Adam Walters to speak at G2 Intelligence's 2019 Lab Institute

9/24/2019

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The firm is proud to announce Adam Walters will be speaking on the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act ("EKRA") and its impact on laboratory marketing at G2 Intelligence's 2019 Lab Institute.  
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Congratulations to Attorney Adam Walters in his recent victory in the matter of Gateway Cmty. Serv. Bd v. Bonati

8/9/2018

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Gateway Cmty. Serv. Bd. v. Bonati, A18A0589 (Ga. App., 2018) - Walters Law congratulates Attorney Adam Walters, and client Dr. Frank Bonati, regarding their victory in an employment matter argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals.  Following Dr. Bonati’s amicable completion of all of his employment commitments, along with the expiration of his contract as the executive director of Gateway Community Service Board (“Gateway”), Gateway attempted to invalidate Bonati’s employment contract and the payments still due and owing to him.  On October 2, 2013, Gateway brought a declaratory judgment suit to achieve those ends, and Bonati counterclaimed for breach of contract and other claims.  Following a bench trial, the trial court ruled in favor of Bonati and awarded him over $320,000 in contractual damages, plus over $100,000 in attorney's fees.  Gateway appealed that decision arguing that the contract was not enforceable because it contained terms exceeding Gateway’s authority, violated public policy and the Georgia Constitution’s Gratuities Clause, and that the extent of attorney’s fees awarded at trial exceeded the purview of the contract.  The Court of Appeals rejected all of the above arguments, and issued a decision, dated June 27, 2018, affirming the judgment in Bonati’s favor.  A copy of the decision can be found here.
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Adam Walters added to the American Health Lawyers Association Dispute Resolution Service's Exclusive Mediation Roster

5/22/2018

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On June 1, 2018, the American Health Lawyers Association Dispute Resolution Service is moving to an exclusive invitation only mediation roster.  The firm is proud to announce that Adam Walters will be joining the panel.  

The AHLA Dispute Resolution Service is one of the nation's leading arbitration and mediation service providers for health law disputes.  If you or a client needs an experienced mediator, please contact Adam Walters to schedule a session.  
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New Georgia Law to ease estate inequities in Medicaid recovery program

5/15/2018

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On May 3rd, 2018, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law SB 370.  Under SB 370, which was passed by both chambers of the legislature, the first $25,000 of any Medicaid recipient’s estate is exempted from collection as part of the State’s Medicaid recovery process.  Under the current recovery scheme, only those estates valued at less than $25,000 qualified for an unreasonable/substantial hardship exemption and were not subject to collection by the state Department of Community Health.  However, all recipient’s estates valued over $25,000 were automatically subject to recovery, and could be completely wiped out by the recipient’s outstanding Medicaid bills.   Pursuant to SB 370, the State is now attempting to correct this inequity, and allow all estates to be treated equally.  The bill is still subject to final approval by the U.S. Dept. Of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and requires the Dept. of Community Health to submit a request for such approval no later than July 1, 2018.
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The D.C. Court corrects itself on labs and medical necessity

12/21/2017

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In U.S. ex rel Groat v. Boston Heart Diagnostics Corp (D.D.C. Dec. 11, 2017)., the D.C. District Court granted a motion for reconsideration of its June 2017  decision which held that clinical laboratories were responsible for determining medical necessity. In the new Order, the Court relied on longstanding OIG guidance and clarified that a laboratory cannot and is not required to determine medical necessity, and is allowed to rely on an ordering physician's determination of medical necessity in its requests for government reimbursement.  

The Court further explained that although it previously overstated the obligation of a laboratory to make independent decisions regarding medical necessity, a duty still exist for laboratories to ensure that they do not submit claims for medically unnecessary tests.  
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