Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Drinker Biddle handles complex and sophisticated business transactions and litigates many of the most important legal challenges our clients face. Our 150-year practice history is marked by service to clients, the public and the bar, with an extraordinary tradition in leadership of legal ethics. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Drinker Biddle's lawyers serve clients from twelve offices across the U.S.

House Committee Probes the Role of Hedge Funds in Recent Economic Meltdown
December 19, 2008
Congress is in the midst of holding hearings relating to the collapse of Wall Street, in order to better understand what precipitated the failures, and to hear proposals for creating a better model of regulation of investment firms and the products they sell to the public.

CMS Awards RAC Contracts and Then Suspends Them
December 17, 2008
In early October, the CMS announced the permanent Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program.

CMS Issues Final Rule for Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System
December 17, 2008
On Oct. 30, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)/Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rule with comment period, updating payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) and ASCs for...