U.S. DOL Guidance on ESG Investing – Restatement or Retreat?
The United States Department of Labor created a ripple in the shared value waters by issuing a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) in late April...
CMS Temporarily Suspends Risk Adjustment Payments
Update July 26: Just this week CMS found a work around of the court ruling, issuing an interim rule, the “Ratification and Reissuance of...
Department of Labor Finalizes Rule on Association Health Plans
On June 19, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule that makes it easier for small businesses and sole proprietors to band...
Texas Interim Committee Series – Part 1: Hurricane Harvey
The Texas Legislature meets only in odd-numbered years and for only 140 days, but this does not define the time period when actual work...
The Illinois Opioid Crisis
Hardly a day passes by without a news story on opioids. The opioid epidemic has hit the United States hard, and Illinois has not...
Wisconsin Political Roundup- June Edition
In our third edition of the Wisconsin Political Round Up, Nathan Houdek takes a closer look at both sides of the aisle’s fight to...
What Does It Take to Make a Community Healthier? Ask Fond Du Lac County,...
I had the good fortune to be in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin recently to give a presentation as part of the unveiling of their...
Recent Regulations and Rulings Continue to Shift Healthcare Landscape
Recent regulatory action from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to shift healthcare decisions to the states and ease rules that...
Wisconsin Political Round Up – May Edition
In the second edition of the Wisconsin Political Round Up, Nathan Houdek takes a closer look at both sides of the aisle’s fight to...
2018 Pharmacy Quality Alliance Annual Meeting
Michael Best Strategies’ partner Michael Heifetz joined a panel discussion with Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, CEO of the National Quality Forum, at the recent 2018...
