What is Colorado Hospital Discounted Care?
Colorado’s Hospital Discounted Care law, effective September 1, 2022, brought a detailed and comprehensive yet highly confounding overhaul to the way hospitals, freestanding...more
Last week was a roller coaster ride for health care providers and other recipients of federal grant funding. Here’s a quick recap of everything that’s happened since our last e-alert...more
The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released a memo directing federal agencies to take several actions impacting federal grant programs (outlined in greater detail below) that are resulting in real money consequences...more
The end of 2021 brings positive indications of the continued acceptance of telehealth as an important clinical care approach post public health emergency (“PHE”). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), like...more
2/22/2022
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The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Issues New Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule -
On September 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Medicare...more
12/31/2020
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Introduction -
CMS has taken extensive measures to assist providers and promote access to care in light of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The efforts taken have and continue to benefit...more
8/4/2020
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Medicaid is a shared federal and state program. Federal and state dollars are combined so states can furnish Medicaid health coverage to poor and disabled Coloradans including many who need nursing facility care. ...more
The Supreme Court of the United States in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar et al., weighed in on and embraced the implied certification theory of liability within the False Claims Act (FCA)....more
6/22/2016
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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released its FY 2016 Work Plan, in which it identified key areas of focus for the upcoming year. Consistent with its mandate to detect...more
On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would drastically change the payment rates for clinical laboratory services beginning January 1, 2017 (the “Proposed...more
9/29/2015
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On June 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will publish in the Federal Register a long-awaited proposed rule addressing Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MMCOs). Comments on the proposed rule...more