James Junger

Attorney with @HallRender tweeting about health law, compliance, and dogs. #CHC. @UWMadison alum. Tweets are my own.

[OIG at HHS @OIGatHHS]

HHS-OIG will infuse our work with an equity lens to ensure that we are identifying where HHS programs can do better to achieve equity in health and human services, including areas such as quality of care, access to care, and health outcomes. https://t.co/pSGbHtktiw

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

Logging in after several years to say that this search "logic" from the Tennessee Secretary of State website is completely bonkers. Spaces? You disregard spaces?

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

@intapp Is this a good place for a feature suggestion? As a lawyer with ADHD, I'd love a countdown timer function. I use the Pomodoro method to boost productivity, and having a countdown timer directly integrated into my timekeeping software would be huge.

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

that the manufacturers extend to covered entities from the calculation of the Medicaid/340B price.

The 340B program's fundamental purpose is to generate revenue for covered entities.

I will now step off my soapbox.

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

The 340B program is not meant to reduce prices for patients. It is meant to reduce prices for covered entities. Those "scarce federal resources" that are being stretched are grant funds and Medicare dollars that, in the judgment of Congress, have 1/x

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

better uses than landing in the coffers of drug manufacturers. Those manufacturers could very easily reduce prices for patients---even patients of covered entities---because Congress also excluded any additional discounts 2/

[Missy Taylor @Missytaylor1993]

Catch up next week on the latest healthcare fraud & compliance enforcement trends! https://t.co/CaBrc2uCdn

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

HHS released a final rule today on guidance documents. It falls into my favorite category of "boring stuff that's super important."

Read about the proposed rule here, and keep you eyes peeled for our analysis of the final rule. https://t.co/hpMq1bvjzX

[Hall Render @HallRender]

CMS announced additional flexibilities in the “Hospitals Without Walls” waiver initiative designed to permit even greater flexibility for hospitals to treat eligible patients in the patient’s home. Learn more about this individualized waiver program here: https://t.co/JOx5vi91NF.

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

A very smart colleague with an important message for health care providers.

[Hall Render @HallRender]

Actions under the False Claims Act typically allege conduct that is knowingly in violation of Medicare’s conditions of payment. Recently, the Ninth Circuit affirmed that a liability insurance policy did not cover claims under California’s FCA. Learn more: https://t.co/VzYoC6WsFA.

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

What’s the German word for the feeling when you can’t find something after “cleaning up” the space it was in?

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

My wife and I exchanged ornaments last night. The tree is going to be a special one this year!

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

Barreling into Christmas with @brimurphymusic's What Child Is This and a thousand or so pages of Stark and AKS commentary.

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

Just got off a great call with @HallRender colleagues talking about changes to E/M RVU rates. Lots of solutions to new, widespread issues!

[Hall Render @HallRender]

Hall Render attorneys Charise Frazier & Kevin Stella will be presenting to the Business of Medicine Physician MBA – Alumni Residency 2020 group on Saturday, October 10. Their topic of discussion will revolve around "Diversity & Medicine: Legal Considerations for Your Practice."

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

@realsled @A_JD1985 Probably not, if they hadn't already signed it. Just guessing though, I'd defer back to @A_JD1985 on UCMJ.

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

@brimurphymusic Quick question: Are radishes spicy?

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

Oooooh man, just realized that xlookup is finally enabled in my firm's implementation of Excel. Life-changing.

[James Junger @LawAndDogs]

Tula is really channeling the work from home vibes today.