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Ragini counsels hospital systems and physician practices of all sizes, individual providers, specialty care groups, home health and hospice agencies, ambulatory care centers and related clients in order to optimally position them for day-to-day operations and long-term growth. Focusing her practice on regulatory issues, Ragini advises on cost-effective proactive compliance and advocates for clients before state and federal agencies when they face claims that threaten to interrupt patient care. Regulatory and risk management issues Ragini handles include:

  • False Claims Act (FCA)
  • Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)
  • Stark law
  • Licensing and credentialing
  • Privacy and security
  • Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and enrollment
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On April 7, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) in the closely-watched Northport case. In this case, certain nursing facility industry plaintiffs challenged the enforceability of the most recent iteration of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) rule governing the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents in long-term care (“LTC”) facilities that participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. In finding for the government, the Northport court held that the rule was a valid exercise of CMS’s authority under the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”), was adopted in accordance with federal procedural rules, and does not conflict with the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).