On July 16, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state’s charity care requirement—which mandates that hospitals must treat patients regardless of their ability to pay—does not amount to...more
7/31/2025
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To offset the cost of other provisions in the bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes significant reforms to Medicaid, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that are expected to result in...more
On April 9, 2025, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 25-02, a favorable advisory opinion allowing a community health center operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (the Requestor) to ask individuals, to whom...more
4/30/2025
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On January 15, 2025, HHS released a report highlighting negative sentiments from commenters toward consolidation, private equity, and private insurers in health care markets. The comments were received in response to a joint...more
On July 30, 2024, CMS issued (CMS-1810-F), its final rule updating the Medicare hospice payment rates and aggregate cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2025 (the Final Rule). Highlights of the Final Rule are below....more