Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published updated reporting guidance for entities that received $10,000 or more in payments under the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) created by the CARES...more
On Friday, April 10, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of the provider relief funds authorized by the CARES Act. These funds will provide $100 billion to hospitals and...more
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule that outlined additional flexibilities for providers to address the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. CMS believes that these...more
On Mar. 25, the Senate passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The House of Representatives passed the CARES Act on Mar. 27, and President Trump signed the bill later in the day,...more
3/30/2020
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On Mar. 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an updated memorandum titled “Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Nursing Homes.”...more
Healthcare providers nationwide now have an additional tool to promote social distancing in patient care. On Mar. 17, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed that practitioners nationwide may conduct...more
Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is authorized to temporarily waive or modify certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued its proposed rule updating fiscal year (FY) 2018 payment policies and rates under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). As highlighted...more
On January 12, 2017, less than a week before the official transition from one administration to the next, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a rule finalizing...more
On December 31, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction in Franciscan Alliance, Inc. v. Burwell, N.D. Tex., No. 16-cv-108, holding that portions of the final rule issued...more
When healthcare providers are involved in real estate leasing, they bring with them a host of laws and regulations that may be unfamiliar to professionals accustomed to handling traditional real estate leasing....more
CMS recently issued a proposed rule updating fiscal year (FY) 2017 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and the long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment...more
5/11/2016
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On July 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (Final Rule) updating fiscal year (FY) 2016 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)...more
8/18/2015
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