The links below are intended to supplement the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Law Manual and the Health & Hospital Law: MCLE BasicsPlus! program . . . since printed materials tend to become outdated almost immediately. (Rev. Nov. 2015)
New Developments (2015)
The Medicare Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities Needs to be Re-evaluated (OIG, September 2015)
New Developments (2013)
Community First Choice Rule
Home and Community-Based Services (Medicaid.gov)
Families USA / Long Term Services and Supports
Health Reform / Kaiser Family Foundation
State Refor(u)m
Massachusetts Health Reform Bill Tackles Cost Control and More
Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
The Digital Health Revolution
Society for Participatory Medicine
2013 MCLE Slides
Home and Community-Based Services (Medicaid.gov)
Families USA / Long Term Services and Supports
Health Reform / Kaiser Family Foundation
State Refor(u)m
Massachusetts Health Reform Bill Tackles Cost Control and More
Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
The Digital Health Revolution
Society for Participatory Medicine
2013 MCLE Slides
New Developments (2012)
Article summarizing Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012
Health Policy Commission
Center for Health Information and Analysis
Health Policy Commission
Center for Health Information and Analysis
New Developments (2011)
New Developments (2010)
New Developments (2009)
New Developments (2008)
- AN ACT TO PROMOTE COST CONTAINMENT, TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE (MA St. 2008, Ch. 305)
- MA DPH - Presentation on Cost Containment Legislation
- MA DPH - Proposed Green Building Guidelines
- MA DPH - Revised Determination of Need Regulations (July 2008)
- CMS - Home-and-community based services (HCBS) Press Release
- CMS - Expanded Access to HCBS for the Elderly and Disabled under DRA s. 6086 - State Medicaid Directors Letter (April 4, 2008)
- CMS - HCBS Proposed Rule - 73 FR 18676 (April 4, 2008)
- CMS - 2008 Action Plan for Nursing Home Quality
Online Resources
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- - MA DPH - Health Care Facilities and Programs
- MA Division of Health Care Finance & Policy
- MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs - Assisted Living
- MassHealth
- - MassHealth - Senior Care Options
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- - CMS - Certification and Compliance
- - CMS - Conditions for Coverage and Conditions of Participation
- - CMS - Innovation Center
- - CMS - Manuals
- - CMS - Medicare Demonstration Projects
- - CMS - Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office
- Office of Inspector General - US DHHS - Fraud Prevention and Detection
- American Health Lawyers Association