Leslie Goldsmith - Health Lawyer at Ober|Kaler (Baltimore, MD)

Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Principal
ldgoldsmith@ober.com
410.347.7333
443.263.7533 fax

Bar Admissions

  • Maryland

Court Admissions

  • Court of Appeals of Maryland
  • Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
  • United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Education

  • Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1987)
    • American Journal of Law & Medicine, 1985-1987
  • Bucknell University (B.A., 1982)

Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Recently Published

Client Alerts

CMS Proposal Provides Framework for ACO and Shared Savings Program Rules
April 6, 2011
By: Julie E. Kass, Sarah E. Swank, Leslie Demaree Goldsmith, Robert D. Clark, Kristin Cilento Carter, and Aaron Rabinowitz

Newsletters

CMS Proposes New Standard for Hospital Inpatient Admissions, Payment Matters
May 16, 2013
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

D.C. District Court Again Rules That Bad Debt at a Collection Agency is Allowable, Payment Matters
April 4, 2013
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

The New DSH - Are You Supplying the Correct Data That Will Drive Your Payments? Payment Matters
April 4, 2013
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Proposes Rules to Promote Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction, Payment Matters
March 7, 2013
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Expect Increased Medicare Denials for Incarcerated Beneficiaries and Unlawful Aliens, Payment Matters
February 21, 2013
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Recent PRRB and CMS Administrator Decisions: A Summary for Providers, Payment Matters
February 7, 2013
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Extension of Time for Overpayment Recoveries in Fiscal Cliff Law Not as Broad as it Sounds, Payment Matters
January 10, 2013
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Thomas W. Coons

Recent PRRB and CMS Administrator Decisions: A Summary for Providers, Payment Matters
December 13, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Court Again Rules Medicare’s “Must Bill” Policy for Medicare Dual Eligible Bad Debts Is Reasonable, Payment Matters
November 29, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

AHA and Hospitals Sue HHS Over Claims Denials Involving Patient Status, Payment Matters
November 14, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Raises Threshold Amounts for Medicare Appeals, Payment Matters
October 4, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Seeks Suggestions for Rules Governing Inpatient vs. Outpatient Admission Decisions, Payment Matters
July 26, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Protect Wage Index Budget Neutrality Issue by Protesting Amount on FYE 12/31/11 Cost Report, Payment Matters
May 3, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Instructs Teaching Hospitals on Reporting FICA Tax Refunds for Medical Residents, Payment Matters
January 25, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

FY 2012 Wage Index Appeals Due Soon, Payment Matters
January 11, 2012
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Wage Index Rules for FY 2012, Payment Matters
September 15, 2011
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

New Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey Data Due July 1, Payment Matters
June 10, 2011
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

FFY 2012 IPPS Proposed Rule Would Eliminate Hospice Data from the IME and DSH Calculations, and Would Modify the ESRD Add-On Payment Calculation, Payment Matters
May 13, 2011
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Mark A. Stanley

CMS Begins Reprocessing of Claims Required by Affordable Care Act and 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes, Payment Matters
February 22, 2011
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Open Door Forum to Address Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Set for February 24, Payment Matters
February 22, 2011
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

February 12, 2011 Deadline to Protest FY 2011 Wage Index Data, Payment Matters
January 26, 2011
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Seeks Comments on Applicability of EMTALA to Hospital Inpatients and to Hospitals with Specialized Capabilities, Payment Matters
January 14, 2011
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Announces Access to Medicare DSH Eligibility Data, Payment Matters
November 4, 2010
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Releases FY 2012 Wage Index Public Use Files, Payment Matters
October 21, 2010
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Updates Its RAC Data, Payment Matters
July 1, 2010
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Yet Another Federal Court Rejects Hospitals' Claims For Inclusion of State-Only Medical Assistance Days in DSH Adjustment, Payment Matters
June 24, 2010
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Issues Proposed Rules Affecting The Medicare Wage Index, Payment Matters
June 10, 2010
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

FFY 2010 Wage Index Appeals Due Soon, Payment Matters
December 18, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Court Finds No Right of Appeal Where Intermediary Refused to Reopen, Payment Matters
December 3, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

OIG's 2010 Work Plan — What's Critical for Long-Term Care & Community-Based Providers, Payment Matters
November 13, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Lisa D. Stevenson

DC Appeals Court Upholds Secretary's Exclusion of CAH Data from Wage Index Calculation, Payment Matters
October 1, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Medicare Bad Debts - Providers Win One and Lose One in the Courts, Payment Matters
September 17, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Proposes Changes to DSH Patient Day Count and IME Bed Count Calculations, Payment Matters
June 2, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Mark A. Stanley

CMS Miscalculated Hospitals' Wage Index by Improperly Including Short Term Disability Hours in Calculation, Payment Matters
May 14, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

New CMS Regs, PRRB Rules Set Rights for Part A Appeals, Health Law Alert
Spring 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Follow the Rules for Protested Amounts on Your Cost Reports or Lose Your Right to Appeal, Payment Matters
April 9, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

RAC Program Resumes, Payment Matters
February 19, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Announces Final Five Medicare MACs, Payment Matters
January 23, 2009
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Hopeful News for Providers on DSH/SSI Issue, Payment Matters
November 25, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Postpones Deadline for Submission of Quality Data, Payment Matters
November 12, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

PRRB - Oct. 20 Deadline to Add Issues and Recent Alerts, Payment Matters
October 15, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Announces New RACs and Revisions to the RAC Program, Payment Matters
October 15, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Publishes FY 2009 Final Wage Indices and IPPS Rates, Payment Matters
October 15, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Issues FY 2010 Hospital Wage Index Development Timetable, Payment Matters
September 17, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Final FY 2009 IPPS Rule Addresses Wage Index Issues, Payment Matters
September 5, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Adds Thirteen New Quality Measures for Reporting in the Hospital Quality Data Program, Payment Matters
August 21, 2008
By: Kristin Cilento Carter and Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

PRRB Issues New Rules, Effective August 21, 2008, Payment Matters
August 21, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Deadline to Appeal Reduction in Annual Payment Update for FFY 2008 Under RHQDAPU is Fast Approaching, Payment Matters
July 23, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Kristin Cilento Carter

Watch for E-mails from the PRRB, Payment Matters
July 10, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Adopts Final Rule Addressing Part A Appeals Before Intermediaries and the PRRB, Payment Matters
June 11, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Mark A. Stanley

CMS Note to Providers on FY 2006 DSH/SSI Ratios, Payment Matters
June 11, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

D.C. District Court Rules Moratorium Laws Prohibit CMS from Changing its Bad Debt Policy to Disallow Bad Debts Claimed While Still at a Collection Agency, Payment Matters
June 11, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Final PRRB Rules Issued, Payment Matters
May 28, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Mark A. Stanley

Proposed Changes to the Hospital Wage Index, Payment Matters
May 1, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

April 21, 2008 Deadline to Protest FY 2009 Wage Index Data, Payment Matters
April 18, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Releases Proposed IPPS Rule for FY 2009, Payment Matters
April 18, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Mark A. Stanley

PRRB Has Jurisdiction Over Costs Not Claimed By Provider On Its Cost Report, Payment Matters
April 1, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Final Part A Reimbursement Appeal Regulations Expected Soon, Payment Matters
February 20, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Outpatient Quality Reporting Deadline: January 31, 2008, Payment Matters
January 9, 2008
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Issues Final Policy and Payment Changes for Hospital Outpatient Services, Payment Matters
November 12, 2007
By: Thomas W. Coons, Leslie Demaree Goldsmith, and Carel T. Hedlund

Requests for Approval for All Hospital Transplant Programs Due by December 26, Payment Matters
November 8, 2007
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Claiming Medicare Bad Debts, Payment Matters
September 14, 2007
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith and Carel T. Hedlund

CMS Issues Final FY 2008 IPPS Rate and Policy Changes, Payment Matters
August 15, 2007
By: Carel T. Hedlund, Thomas W. Coons, and Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Extends Time for Publication of Much Anticipated Final PRRB Rule, Payment Matters
July 31, 2007
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Publishes Inherent Reasonableness Final Rule, Health Law Alert
Fall 2006
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Two Major DSH Decisions, Health Law Alert
Fall 2006
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Proposed Changes to PRRB Appeals Procedures, Health Law Alert
Fall 2005
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Correct Minor Errors and Omissions Without Appeals, Health Law Alert, Spring 2005
Spring 2005
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

CMS Proposes Changes to Reimbursement Appeal Rules, Health Law Alert
Fall/Winter 2004
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith

Revised Coverage Determination Procedures, Health Law Alert, Spring/Summer 2004
Spring/Summer 2004
By: Leslie Demaree Goldsmith