On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Treasury and Department of Labor (the “Agencies”) announced new steps intended to “strengthen healthcare price transparency.” ...more
5/27/2025
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Drug Pricing ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Request For Information ,
Transparency ,
U.S. Treasury
Health care providers and payers have been subject to a flurry of developments at the federal level in recent weeks. Considering that health care represents almost 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product, this was perhaps...more
4/10/2025
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Medical Research ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Part D ,
OIG ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently followed up on a 2023 commitment to supplement its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) by publishing its first...more
12/5/2024
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New Guidance ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Risk Management ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
On October 6, 2023, the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released brand new “General Compliance Program Guidance” to assist health care providers, entities, and other...more
11/14/2023
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
New Guidance ,
OIG ,
Quality of Care Standards ,
Stark Law
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023, which is less than three months away. In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),...more
2/23/2023
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Stark Law
Health care providers began receiving direct deposits into their bank accounts on April 10, 2020 as part of the first disbursement of the $100 billion in provider relief funds allocated under the CARES Act. Providers are...more
On March 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the waiver request submitted by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) earlier this month (the “Minnesota Waiver”). In addition to...more