On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal government’s petition for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court in Louisiana that...more
12/22/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
En Banc Review ,
Enforcement ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Vaccinations
On November 12, 2021, CMS released “final guidance” for state survey agencies regarding shared space and co-location arrangements between hospitals and other hospitals or healthcare providers. This guidance is intended to...more
On August 24, 2021, CMS announced that it is again increasing the Medicare reimbursement rate for providers who administer at-home COVID-19 vaccines. This rate increase aims to boost the rate of COVID-19 vaccination,...more
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will no longer hear oral arguments that were set to occur on March 2, 2021, over D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rulings striking down Medicaid work...more
3/18/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Executive Orders ,
Medicaid Act ,
Medicaid Work Requirements ,
Oral Argument ,
SCOTUS
On Friday of last week, HHS published two long-awaited final rules implementing significant changes to the regulations under the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The two final rules are: (i) Revisions to the Safe...more
11/30/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
DMEPOS ,
Electronic Health Record Incentives ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Final Rules ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
On July 31, 2020, CMS issued Final Rule CMS-1737-F for fiscal year 2021, in its yearly update to Medicare payment policies for SNFs (the Final Rule). In addition to updating Medicare payment rates under the SNF prospective...more
On March 18, 2020, CMS issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to clarify that the diagnosis and treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is covered by catastrophic health plans. CMS also confirms that the agency...more
Hospitals that attempt to discharge a patient to a post-acute level of care but are not able to because they cannot find an appropriate accepting facility must continue providing care if the patient cannot be safely...more
12/16/2019
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Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Hospitals ,
Knox Keene ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Provider Agreements ,
Qualified Health Plans