Several years ago, a Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC), an entity contracted with CMS to audit providers, alleged that CMS improperly paid nearly $2 million in claims to an oncology group due to its use of Modifier 25 and certain drug claims. The provider appealed the claims through the CMS […]

Country: Ethiopia Source: International Organization for Migration Almost 70% (91,046) are in Tigray, 26% (34,091) are in Afar and 5% (6,453) are in Amhara. Many displaced persons reportedly need emergency shelter, food and access to clean and safe drinking water.

Some people love long summers, others not so much. By the year 2100 people living in the Northern Hemisphere will have no choice but to get used to hot summers that last half a year. The traditional four seasons will have long been gone by then because climate change is […]

In 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea.

In just over a month, major changes will be introduced to the way trial witness statements are to be prepared in the Business and Property Courts. In this alert, we consider the rationale for these changes brought in by Practice Direction 57AC, their scope and some practical implications. Rationale for […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP congratulates civil rights pioneer Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr., on being named the recipient of this year’s NAACP Chairman’s Award, to be presented during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards taking place later this month. K&L Gates was honored to have Rev. Lawson recently serve […]