On April 3, 2020 the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released DQA Memo 20-001, which establishes the process for hospitals and critical access hospitals (collectively, “hospitals”) to temporarily expand acute...more
On March 24, 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) prepared correspondence to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking waivers of certain Medicaid requirements pursuant to Section 1135 of...more
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued blanket waivers of sanctions under the federal Physician Self-Referral Law (also known as the Stark Law) with respect to specific...more