Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
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12/1/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Section 340B ,
Substance Abuse ,
Vaccinations
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
This week's topics include: ...more
11/23/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Election Results ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Value-Based Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1, 2022, released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule...more
11/15/2022
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Organ Transplant Centers ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Pain Management ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Section 340B ,
Telehealth
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
...more
10/19/2022
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Section 340B ,
Vaccinations
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
This week's topics include...more
10/12/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation
Holland & Knight Health Dose Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
This...more
9/26/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
CARES Act ,
Congressional Committees ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Conversion ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Budget ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hurricane Season ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mental Health ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Puerto Rico ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth
Holland & Knight Health Dose Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. ...more
9/14/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Funding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Mental Health ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
OIG ,
Telehealth
Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more
8/17/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Part D ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Tax Credits ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 1, 2022, released the final rule for the federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) payment system....more
8/11/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disproportionate Share Adjustments ,
Final Rules ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Rural Health Care Providers
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include . ....more
8/10/2022
/ Abortion ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicare ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Veterans ,
Veterans' Benefits
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more
8/8/2022
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Authority ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Drug Pricing ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Budget ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Renewable Energy ,
Superfund ,
Tax Incentives ,
Tax Revenues ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1772-P),...more
7/21/2022
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Opioid ,
Organ Donation ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Section 340B
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include ...more
6/23/2022
/ Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
OIG ,
Reimbursements ,
SCOTUS ,
Telehealth ,
User Fees ,
Vaccinations ,
Veterans
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include . . ....more
6/9/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare ,
ONC ,
Quality of Care Standards ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Vaccinations ,
World Health Organization
As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more
1/7/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Appropriations Bill ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Budget ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
NDAA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth ,
Water Resources Development Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule with a comment period for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals; Changes to Medicare Graduate Medical...more
12/21/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Final Rules ,
FTEs ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Organ Donation ,
Rural Health Care Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule on Nov. 2, 2021,...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 4, 2021, issued a long-anticipated Interim Final Rule with comment (IFC) requiring COVID-19 vaccination for most healthcare workers at certain healthcare facilities...more
11/9/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OSHA ,
Preemption ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Vaccinations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 27, 2021, released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment...more
5/5/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Proposed Rules ,
Quality of Care Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rural Health Care Providers
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 10, 2021, passed the Senate-amended H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The ARP provides $1.9 trillion in additional relief to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)....more
3/11/2021
/ Agricultural Sector ,
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Production Act ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Native American Issues ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pending Legislation ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Public Schools ,
Relief Measures ,
Residential Leases ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Small Business ,
SNAP Program ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Credits ,
Transportation Industry ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
President Joe Biden has proposed an "American Rescue Plan," which was described as an "emergency legislative package to fund vaccinations, provide immediate, direct relief to families bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis,...more
1/22/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Direct Payments to Families and Individuals ,
Earned Income Credit ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Funding ,
FEMA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare ,
Municipalities ,
OSHA ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Credits ,
Tribal Governments ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia elections mean that incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will preside over the narrowest possible majority in the U.S. Senate under which...more
1/20/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Political Parties ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule. Note that the...more
12/9/2020
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Physician-Owned Hospitals ,
Prescription Drugs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued four major rules on Nov. 20, 2020, which was the final day for the Trump Administration to issue a rule with a 60-day implementation period for it to take effect...more
12/8/2020
/ Amended Rules ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Stark Law
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System Final...more