The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced it is expanding access to behavioral health services for Medicare beneficiaries through intensive outpatient services coverage. In general, Medicare will cover...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) on October 30, 2023, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to establish penalties for healthcare providers found to have committed information blocking. This...more
11/9/2023
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Medicare ,
NPRM ,
ONC
AGG’s Home Health & Hospice team publishes a quarterly newsletter covering legal and regulatory topics specific to the home and community-based healthcare industry. The fields of end-of-life and home healthcare present...more
Effective July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a period of enhanced oversight for new hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. According to the Medicare Learning Network...more
On July 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its first-ever nationally standardized Home- and Community-Based Services (“HCBS”) quality measure set to encourage consistent quality...more
States now have through March 31, 2025 to use the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) funding made available by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of Health and...more
Continuing the theme of increased transparency of ownership of nursing homes included in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the White House issued a Fact Sheet titled “Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving...more
3/9/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Biden Administration ,
Business Ownership ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Change in Ownership ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Elder Care ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Private Equity ,
REIT ,
Transparency
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more
2/1/2022
/ Advertising ,
Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Food & Drug Regulations ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
National Federation of Independent Business v Department of Labor and OSHA ,
OPDP ,
Opioid ,
OSHA ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Supply Chain ,
Vaccinations