On March 30, 2020, in response to the public health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers from section 1877 of the Social Security Act (the...more
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 19, 2013, the two-midnight rule provided that an inpatient admission generally would only be payable under Medicare Part A if: (1) the admitting practitioner had an expectation,...more
In 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (the "OIG") published final rules providing for an exception to the Stark Law...more