Bob Dylan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of the greatest American songwriters of all time, has effectively used wind as a metaphor in a number of songs he has written, each with its own distinct message....more
9/26/2023
/ American Medical Association ,
Billing ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Nurses ,
Payment Systems ,
Physicians ,
Popular
The “law of unintended consequences” describes the general sociological principle that for every action there is an unintended or unanticipated outcome. An influential examination of the concept was published in 1936 by...more
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require those states previously subject to federal district court injunctions to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule...more
2/14/2022
/ Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
Students ,
Vaccinations ,
Volunteers
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, CMS will require several states to be compliant with the “Phase 1” requirements of its Interim Final Rule (“IFC”) as of January 27, 2022. These states include...more
1/27/2022
/ Biden v Missouri ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On December 15, 2021, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals partially affirmed an injunction entered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on November 30, enjoining the Centers for Medicare...more
12/16/2021
/ Appeals ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Injunctions ,
Stays ,
Vaccinations
HHS recently (1) postponed the deadline for healthcare providers to submit reports on Provider Relief Fund payments that exceed $10,000 in the aggregate and (2) identified additional methods that healthcare providers may...more
HHS reverses course and again permits healthcare providers to apply Provider Relief Fund payments against patient care lost “revenues” rather than limiting such application only to patient care lost “net operating...more
In the CARES Act that became law with President Trump’s signature on March 27, $100 billion was set aside for “health care related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable” to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commonly referred...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it would soon be implementing new reporting requirements for hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers who received General and...more
In August of 2005, and for months afterwards, the attention of the country was sympathetically focused on the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.Though slow to respond, once the great machinery of government was awakened...more
Section 5001 (Division A, Title V) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) passed by Congress earlier this year established the $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund (“Relief Fund”). Under this...more
7/22/2020
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dentists ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Nursing Homes ,
Physicians ,
Relief Measures ,
State and Local Government
On July 8, 2020, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed into law Senate Bill No. 3049, the “Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act,” legislation designed...more
At a White House press briefing on April 7, CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, announced that $30 billion of $100 billion in CARES Act funding designated for healthcare providers would be distributed this week. The announcement...more
As we reported in another item posted here, on March 13, 2020, pursuant to section 1135(b) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) invoked his authority to...more
On Thursday, March 19, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced the expansion of Medicaid coverage for telehealth services, in an effort to limit unnecessary travel, clinic visits, and possible exposure – through April 30,...more
Late yesterday, Governor Lee conducted his daily 3:00 Press Conference and Update regarding COVID-19 and discussed his just released Executive Order #15. The order is extensive and is heavily focused on the health care...more