This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for June 2025, including a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) innovation model; proposed rules with significant...more
7/28/2025
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DMEPOS ,
EMTALA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG
NY Public Health Law (PHL) § 18-c, regarding consent for payment of certain medical services, was enacted as part of the 2025 New York State budget. As drafted, it requires patient consent to payment for treatment costs. The...more
7/8/2025
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Budgets ,
State Legislatures
Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more
6/11/2025
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Digital Health ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmacist ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The recently released New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 contains proposed revisions to a recently enacted law impacting how healthcare providers obtain patients’ consent to payment.
NY Public Health Law...more
1/29/2025
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Consent ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Legislatures
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for October 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more
11/21/2024
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Regulatory Agenda
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
10/25/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
9/5/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Rules ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
7/17/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reimbursements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
7/12/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mental Health ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
6/3/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Regulations ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
5/30/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reimbursements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for February 2024. We discuss various regulatory developments, including guidance on the use of AI in coverage decisions and texting...more
3/15/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Confidential Information ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Machine Learning ,
Opioid ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Texting
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
3/7/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
2/16/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Interstate Compacts ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Rules ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Licensure Compact ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
1/8/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Interstate Compacts ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mental Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
12/11/2023
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Interstate Compacts ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Boards ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more
6/23/2023
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Vaccinations
On April 20, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a new toolkit designed to help analyze telehealth claims to assess federal healthcare program...more
On July 8, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its regulations implementing and interpreting the Stark Law (the Proposed Rule). 80 Fed. Reg. 41,686,...more
7/28/2015
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Comment Period ,
FQHC ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Patient Referrals ,
Physician Compensation Arrangements ,
Physician-Owned Hospitals ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Stark Law