The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 14. The agency’s announcement emphasized “significantly cutting spending waste, enhancing quality...more
8/4/2025
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Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
MIPS ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reimbursements ,
Telehealth ,
Value-Based Care
The Miles & Stockbridge Health Care Practice Group hosted its inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law seminar last month for clients from Maryland and beyond. Miles & Stockbridge health care lawyers kicked off the seminar...more
3/4/2024
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Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Telehealth ,
Web Tracking
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) jointly published final rules that expand upon and modify regulatory safe harbors and exceptions to the Anti-Kickback Statute and...more
4/9/2021
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Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care ,
Value-Based Fees
On April 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an MLN Matters Special Edition Article with additional guidance for rural health clinics (RHCs) and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)...more
The Telehealth Services During Certain Emergency Periods Act of 2020 (the “Act”) is part of the larger bipartisan Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. The Act gives the Secretary of...more
3/19/2020
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Emergency Response ,
Health Care Providers ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
State of Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Waivers