2003

AHA Amicus Brief
Radiation Therapy Oncology v. Providence Hospital Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (No. CV-2001-2850) [Re: Governing Board Authority -- decision affecting the medical staff] December 17, 2003

AHA Amicus Brief
Stanford v. NLRB: Petition for Certiorari U.S. Supreme Court (No. 03-501) [Re: hospital solicitation/distribution policy] November 2003

Comment letter
To the OIG regarding its proposed rule on hospital billing, Nov. 14, 2003

IRS Guidance to Health Care Providers
October 16, 2003

AHA Regulatory Advisory
CMS Final Rule Clarifies EMTALA Obligations, October 1, 2003

Clarification of terms and application of program exclusion authority for submitting claims containing excessive charges, OIG Proposed Rule, Federal Register, Sept. 15, 2003

AHA Amicus Brief
Oakwood Healthcare Inc., NLRB ( Notice and Invitation to file briefs on interpretation and application of "supervisory status" under the NLRA) September 22, 2003

Final Rule
EMTALA Regulation, September 9, 2003

Letter to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson and CMS Administrator Thomas Scully
Re: a proposed rule that would change the payment methodology for extraordinarily high-cost cases (cost outliers). May 8, 2003

Testimony
FTC/DOJ Health Care Hearings "Perspectives on Competition Policy and the Health Care Marketplace: Single Specialty Hospitals," March 27, 2003

Testimony
FTC/DOJ Health Care Hearings "Perspectives on Competition Policy and the Health Care Marketplace," Feb. 27, 2003

Comment Letter
Credentialing Practices under the Anti-Kickback Statute. February 5, 2003