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Telehealth Cliff Averted, for Now (But September is Six Months Away)

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/26/2025

The potential plunge off the telehealth cliff that we warned you about in our March 3, 2025, blog post has been averted, for now....more

Medicare Telehealth Gets Another Temporary Lifeline – Will Congress Make it Permanent?

Polsinelli on 3/18/2025

On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown, which included a critical six-month extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities through September 30, 2025. This six-month...more

CMS Proposes Extending COVID-Era Telehealth and Supervision Flexibilities through CY 2025

Baker Donelson on 7/30/2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend a number of COVID-era regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, remote services, and supervision in the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more

Exploring the Virtual Care Policy Landscape One Year Post-PHE

McDermott+ on 5/15/2024

May 11, 2024, marked one year since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and not much has changed in Medicare telehealth policy. We are still operating under temporary waivers and flexibilities and, as a...more

Telehealth Update: DEA Extends Flexibility in Prescribing Controlled Substances via Telehealth Through 2024

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/25/2023

On October 10, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published another temporary rule extending the COVID-era telemedicine flexibilities that allow physicians and other prescribers to prescribe controlled substances...more

Tele-Prescribing Flexibilities Extended Again in Second Temporary Rule

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/18/2023

This month, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), in conjunction with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”), issued a Second Temporary Rule further extending the telemedicine waivers...more

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 8/8/2023

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

DEA Reverses Course and Extends Telehealth Prescriptions of Controlled Substances

Dickinson Wright on 5/22/2023

Reversing previously proposed rules, the DEA recently issued new guidance allowing the continued use of telehealth when prescribing controlled substances following the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency (“PHE”)....more

Key Medicare Issues to Watch in Lame Duck Session

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/19/2022

Washington, D.C. is currently focused on a September continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded, but it is worth looking ahead to the broader health care horizon and the key Medicare issues that await...more

Employer Considerations For Leave Donation Programs

Holland & Hart LLP on 6/9/2022

We are now several months into the "Great Return" — with employers declaring that employees must return to the workplace. To incentivize office engagement, employers are replacing COVID-19 testing, vaccination and mask...more

Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 31, 2022

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/1/2022

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

CMS Continues to Modernize by Expanding Reimbursement for Digital Health Services

Goodwin on 2/23/2022

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) fundamentally changed the healthcare industry, forcing healthcare providers and patients onto their computers and phones to enable continuation of care when patients were mandated...more

Telehealth: Key Takeaways From The CY2022 PFS Final Rule

Polsinelli on 12/21/2021

In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (“Final Rule”) which includes several telehealth policy updates that will go into effect in calendar year...more

Medicare Telehealth Use Increased 63-fold in 2020

Rivkin Radler LLP on 12/14/2021

A study recently released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that the number of beneficiaries in the traditional Medicare program who used telehealth increased from 840,000 in 2019 to nearly 52.7...more

HHS OIG Studies State Medicaid Programs’ Use of Telehealth

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/16/2021

The United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a report concerning the use of telehealth to render behavioral health services to Medicaid enrollees, calling for...more

Trends in Digital Health Funding and Transactions: A Tremendous Year So Far

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/1/2021

As the world continues to shift and adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the digital health sector has experienced tremendous growth and the momentum has only accelerated in 2021. According to the Digital Health...more

Telehealth Expansion is Here to Stay...And Expand More

Benesch on 3/12/2021

In 2020, Americans locked down and logged on to stay connected to their providers and even to receive new health care services through telehealth. A recent report by FAIR Health found that telehealth claims rose nearly...more

OIG Has Seven (Yes Seven!) Different National Telemedicine Audits

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/1/2021

Companies who feel the Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers and exceptions have rendered telemedicine “immune” from compliance oversight might be surprised to learn what federal regulators have in the works. The Office of...more

One-Stop-Shop Apps for COVID-19 Information

Knobbe Martens on 6/10/2020

COVID-19-related web applications have been popping up from the very start of the pandemic, and many, including Apple and others, have stepped up to contribute to the developments. The majority of COVID-related applications...more

COVID-19: K&L Gates Triage: Considerations for Behavioral Health Providers in the COVID-19 Environment and Beyond

K&L Gates LLP on 6/5/2020

In this week’s episode, Carla Dewberry, Sarah Carlins, and Cheryl Choice discuss the ways in which the COVID-19 emergency has changed the landscape of behavioral health in the United States. The presenters address the ways in...more

COVID-19: Three Health Care Sectors Still Attracting Investment

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/19/2020

Since President Trump declared a national emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak on March 13, 2020, the health care industry has witnessed increased focus by investors on sectors closely tied...more

CMS Updates COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Inpatient Hospital Settings

McDermott Will & Schulte on 4/1/2020

On March 30, 2020, CMS issued updates to its prior QSO memorandum, expanding its infection control and prevention guidance to include hospitals, critical access hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. The updated QSO memorandum...more

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