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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Proposed Regulations Released

Todd Rodriguez
March 31, 2011 15:52

Several federal agencies have just issued much awaited proposed guidance regarding Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The guidance includes the following: 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued proposed regulations that...

Supreme Court Hands Credit Card Companies a Big Win

Jonathan Ginsberg
January 12, 2011 16:56

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a creditor friendly decision in the case of Ransom v. Fia Card Services.  At issues was the "ownership expense" deduction in the means test. The means test is a calculation used to determine whether a debtor has enough "disposable...

Number of Patents Issued to Marylanders Up Sharply in 2010

Brian Wm. Higgins
January 08, 2011 17:40

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the one year period ending December 31, 2010, the agency granted 2,462 patents naming at least one Maryland resident, a 24% increase over the number of patents issued to Maryland inventors in 2009 (1,988), and a...

Authorities Halt "Unconscionable" Scam by Collection Agency

Jonathan Ginsberg
November 02, 2010 17:07

My Bankruptcy Law Network colleague Dana Wilkinson, who practices in South Carolina, reports on an unbelieveable scam perpetrated by a collection agency in Pennsylvania.   According to a press release issued by the state attorney general, the Unicredit Collection Agency created a bogus "court...

Number of Patents Issued to Marylanders Inches Up

July 08, 2010 02:27

     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the one year period ending June 30, 2010, the PTO granted 2,136 patents on which at least one inventor was identified as a Maryland resident. That is an 8% increase in the number of patents...