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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 25, Issue 1 - (Summer 2009)

Client Alert | 11 min read | 08.01.09


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Included Articles:

  • D.C. Circuit Upholds MSHA Jurisdiction On Mine Access Road
  • MSHA's Broken Plan Approval Process: A Call For Action
  • As If Things Weren't Already Bad Enough: Flagrant Violations Under The Miner Act
  • Major Supreme Court Victory For Mining Industry Under Clean Water Act
  • The Advantages To A Strategic Purchaser To Acquire Distressed Assets In Bankruptcy
  • Seven Senior Lawyers Join C&M's Environment and Natural Resources Practice

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 02.03.26

CMS Doubles Down on RADV Audit Changes

On January 27, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Health Plan Management System (HPMS) memo that provided a long-awaited update on how the agency plans to approach previously announced Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) audits for Payment Years (PY) 2020-2024. The memo is the agency’s most comprehensive statement on the subject since September 25, 2025, when the Northern District of Texas vacated the 2023 RADV Final Rule. The memo makes clear that, while CMS has made certain operational adjustments in response to concerns expressed by Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs), the agency is largely pressing forward with the accelerated audit strategy announced in May 2025....