The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and its contractor, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (“WPS”), recently notified over 940,000 Medicare beneficiaries of a data breach that has potentially...more
10/24/2024
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As individuals continue to live longer beyond retirement and the U.S. population size of those 65 years and older continues to increase, the demand for long-term services and supports (“LTSS”) is also expected to increase....more
The once-novel medium of telehealth surged onto the stage as a common sense solution to the COVID-19 pandemic. This surge was facilitated, in part, by certain flexibilities authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...more