UPDATE: Shortly after the publication of this alert on December 20, 2021, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments on January 7, 2022 on both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...more
12/24/2021
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule with comment titled “Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination” (the IFC).1 The IFC establishes COVID-19 vaccination requirements for...more
On 2 December 2020, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a long-awaited final rule (the Final Rule or Rule). The Final Rule adds multiple new safe harbors,...more
1/22/2021
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Value-Based Care
On March 13, 2020, the American Medical Association (“AMA”) adopted Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) code 87635 to be used nationwide to report laboratory testing for the 2019 novel coronavirus. ...more