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Year-End Appropriations Bill Includes Myriad Medicare Policy Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The Big Picture - Until late December, few if any Medicare policy changes were anticipated as part of a year-end healthcare package, barring extensions of funding for programs that otherwise would have expired.

CMS Finalizes New Limitations to the Isolated Transactions Exception to the Stark Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The Situation: The isolated transactions exception under the Stark Law has been used by some providers and entities to retroactively protect services arrangements that do not qualify for personal services or fair market value compensation exceptions because, for example, the arrangements were not

How to Determine Identity of the Declarant in Planned Community

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The concept and designation of the "Declarant" arise from the formation of a planned community or a condominium.

Check if you are ready for China's New National Security Review Rules in 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The national security review of foreign investment is not a novel topic throughout the world. Nor is it alien to China. China has implemented the national security review regime for years, but it will enter a new era by unveiling a new regulation recently.

Life Sciences Newsletter - Slovenská republika

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

Life sciences companies regularly face new challenges related to current changes in legislation. We have prepared for you a brief overview of selected legal, regulatory and media news for the last calendar month in the field of life sciences adopted in the Slovak Republic and the European Union.

Use My Likeness? Over My Dead Body!

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

On November 30, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law New York Senate Bill S5959D, an amendment to New York’s right of publicity law to provide the 40 year post-mortem right of estates of deceased celebrities and performers to protect their likenesses and rights of publicity.

Congress Delays Medicaid DSH Cuts, Makes Targeted Medicaid Policy Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

The Big Picture - In late December, following several weeks of dynamic negotiations, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act).1 The massive legislative package includes appropriations through September 30, 2021, $900 billion in supplemental appropriations to address CO

PA’s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act Takes Effect on January 19, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

Pennsylvania’s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act will become effective on January 19, 2021.

Double tax benefit: Expenses paid with PPP funds now tax-deductible

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

After months of uncertainty, there is now clear congressional and IRS guidance regarding the deductibility of business expenses for small businesses that have portions of a covered loan forgiven pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program of the CARES Act.

Why Big Tech Wants Your Body

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/01/21

Your body may be a wonderland or a wasteland, but it is a goldmine of data. Collectors of information have noticed.

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