Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) historically have been required to disclose ownership and managerial control information as part of their Medicare enrollment. However, these requirements were significantly expanded to...more
4/15/2025
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Filing Deadlines ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
New Guidance ,
Nursing Homes ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
Over the past two months, the second Trump administration has shifted federal policies and priorities regarding abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF), contraception, and other reproductive-health-related matters – and it is...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for January 2025. This month features long-awaited proposed and final rules regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more
3/3/2025
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Controlled Substances ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HMOs ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for May 2024. We discuss several notable cases and enforcement resolutions, including the US Court of Appeals for the District of...more
6/25/2024
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Appeals ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Manufacturers ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth
This special inaugural issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights noticeable enforcement activity, OIG regulatory developments, CMS regulatory developments and other key developments for healthcare...more
5/26/2022
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) ,
Global Code of Ethics ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agenda
On February 28, 2022, the White House issued a fact sheet outlining several efforts aimed to increase safety, accountability, oversight and transparency in the senior services industry (Fact Sheet). Although the Fact Sheet’s...more
3/14/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Skilled Nursing Facility