State Hospital Association Fights Changes to Medicaid DSH Payment Rules
For hospitals that “serve a disproportionate number of indigent patients” Medicaid allows for supplemental payments to help ensure their financial viability. The calculation of those supplemental payments recently became the subject of litigation brought by a state hospital association, culminating…
Policy Assessment for Review of the NAAQS for Particulate Matter: Comments Submitted by Five State Attorney Generals
November 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Attorney Generals from five states filed comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) September 2019 document titled: Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter – External Review Draft (“Policy Assessment”) See…
Dyed Diesel/Kerosene Dispenser Labels: PMAA Weekly Review Notes Increased Internal Revenue Service Enforcement
November 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The November 15th edition of the PMAA Weekly Review (“Review”) published an article titled: IRS Issues Hefty Fines for Failure to Display Dyed Fuel Dispenser Labels The Review is published by the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (“PMAA”) which is a trade association based in the…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and City of Greenway Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Greenway, Arkansas (“City”) entered into an October 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No. 19-097…
Nondelegation Doctrine/Gundy v. U.S.: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) American College of Environmental Lawyers Blog Post
November 15, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
My law firm colleague, Allan Gates, authored a November 14th blog post for the American College of Environmental Lawyers (“ACOEL”) titled: What’s Up with Gundy? While the U.S. Supreme Court decision addresses sex offender registration, it could have significant ramifications for federal…