The State of Healthcare Enforcement
Hospice Insights Podcast - Election Inspection: Be Proactive to Avoid Costly Election Statement Denials
Medicaid Cuts: Potential Challenges and Legal Implications for Long-Term Care Facilities â Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation
Federal Court Strikes Down FDA Rule on LDTs - Thought Leaders in Health LawÂŽ
UPIC Audits
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 8: Hospice Special Focus Program: Pumping the Brakes
Hospice Insights Podcast - Upping the Ante: Will CMSâs Enhanced Oversight Efforts Cause Hospices to Fold?
Podcast â Drug Pricing: Whatâs in the New CMS Medicaid Final Rule?
Hospice Insights Podcast - What a Difference No Deference Makes: Courts No Longer Bow to Administrative Agencies
Preparing for CMS Staffing Mandates â Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
Hospice Insights Podcast - Meet the New Laws, Same as the Old Laws: Overpayment Recoupment Update
Podcast â Drug Pricing: Takeaways From the Chicago Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit
Podcast â Drug Pricing: How the Demise of Chevron Deference and Other Litigation May Impact the Pharmaceutical Industry
The CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rules
Podcast â Drug Pricing: How Are Payers Responding to the IRA?
Findings from Gibbinsâ Annual Healthcare Bankruptcy Report
A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra â Challenging the Affordable Care Actâs Preventive Services Coverage Provision â Thought Leaders in Health Law
The White House announced it is launching a health data tracking system early next year that involves an unprecedented partnership between the federal government, providers, payors, and private sector technology companies....more
In 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) pursued significant enforcement activity under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (CCFI). As our readers know, the Deputy Attorney General announced the creation of the CCFI in October...more
Last quarter, our attorneys had the privilege of attending three prominent health care conferences, each of which offered a wealth of knowledge and insights into the current and future landscape of the health care industry. ...more
Updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule (âHIPAA Security Ruleâ) are planned for Spring 2024. New guidance from The Department of Health and Human Services (âHHSâ) via a recently...more
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and other government agencies arenât just worried that providers understandâand mitigateâthe privacy and security risks of telehealth. In fact, in 2022, the Government Accountability...more
The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has released a concept paper outlining its new cybersecurity strategies for the health care sector, identifying cybersecurity priorities, potential future regulations and...more
Explore the unique issues that are pertinent to managed care professionals! This annual event dedicated to compliance management for health plan providers is returning to an in-person format for 2024. Join your peers and...more
Our podcast series features AGG attorneys and guests discussing challenges theyâve encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the Technology industry. While all topics will have a legal...more
One year ago â in early 2020 â most of us did not know what COVID-19 meant (co-Corona; vi-Virus; d-disease; 19 â 2019); had no idea how to âzoomâ; did not know what social distance meant; and, were largely unfamiliar with...more
This two-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more
On October 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) simultaneously released a set of proposed rules (the âProposed Rulesâ) that, among other...more
Data privacy and security legislation and enforcement saw significant activity in 2018 and early 2019. McDermottâs 2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Data report â the first in a four-part series â highlights...more
In a report released on April 5, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not done enough to adequately protect the electronic data of Medicare...more
CMS has issued a memorandum clarifying its position on texting and recognizing that the use of texting has become an essential and valuable means of communication between health care team members. The takeaways from the...more
Over the last few years, health care providers have watched with interest as The Joint Commission wrestled with its stance on texting patient information....more
CMS issued a memo to state survey agency directors on December 28, 2017, to clarify CMSâs position on texting patient information. The memo, which indicates that it is effective âimmediately,â states that CMS prohibits...more
On September 14, 2015, the OIG released a Public Summary Report finding that although CMS had implemented controls to secure the Multidimensional Insurance Data Analytics System (MIDAS) and consumer personally identifiable...more