Thursday, January 10, 2013
By now it is well known that the one provision in the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down was the penalty of withdrawing all federal funding from any state’s Medicaid program when the state refused to expand its Medicaid program to include adults up to 133% of the federal poverty […]
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (the Notice), which builds upon rules previously issued by CMS and provides further clarification regarding various aspects of the health insurance exchanges that are being implemented pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The key […]
Friday, November 16, 2012
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce that two attorneys from the firm have been named “2013 Lawyers of the Year” in Kansas City. Best Lawyers designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in any community is honored as the “Lawyer of […]
Friday, October 19, 2012
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce that Angie Armenta has become a shareholder of the firm. “Angie has demonstrated all the qualities that we seek in our shareholders,”said Managing Director Joe Hiersteiner. “She is an outstanding attorney and a great person. We are extremely pleased that she accepted our invitation to become an owner of […]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Nine lawyers from Seigfreid Bingham have been selected as Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2012. The publication features outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 2012: Larry Bingham, Estate Planning & Probate Gordon Gee, Business Litigation Greg Gerstner, Construction Litigation Joe Hiersteiner, Business/Corporate […]
Friday, September 28, 2012
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce that seven lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013. Attorneys receiving this recognition are: Larry J. Bingham: Health Care Law, Trusts and Estates Gordon D. Gee: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities Gregory S. Gerstner: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction Mark […]
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The law firm of Seigfreid Bingham, P.C., formerly known as Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer & Gee, P.C., is pleased to welcome six new attorneys to the firm. Attorneys who recently joined the firm are: Fritz Riesmeyer, a Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation Department, focuses on complex business and intellectual property litigation. He has more than […]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
THE MANDATE Effective: In 2012 with full phase-in of penalty by 2016 Requires: U.S. citizens and legal residents to maintain “minimum essential health coverage” for themselves and their dependents Exceptions: Specified faiths with religious conscience exemption Cost of coverage exceeds 8% of household income Income below the federal poverty level (“FPL”) Income below the threshold to file an income tax return Native […]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
While most of the publicity surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been focused on the individual mandate and various health insurance reforms, the PPACA also contained many significant provisions aimed at curbing health care fraud and abuse. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the PPACA (with the exception of […]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision that upheld nearly all of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). PPACA imposed many new requirements designed to expand the scope of coverage and benefits offered to employees and their dependents through group health plans. Many of the […]