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Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended through September 30, 2025

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 3/18/2025

On March 14, 2025, as part of a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown, Congress extended COVID-era telehealth “waivers” applicable to Medicare until September 30, 2025. These were originally scheduled to end...more

HRSA Confirms End of COVID Waiver of Advance Registration Requirement for Provider-Based Clinics

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 10/30/2023

On September 27, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice in the Federal Register applicable to all 340B Program hospitals that formally ends a COVID-era waiver of the long-standing HRSA...more

The Status of 10 Key CMS Waivers Affecting Health Care Practitioners Following the Expiration of the COVID Public Health Emergency...

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law on 5/3/2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used its emergency waiver authority to relax many aspects of health care delivery during the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE) to allow health care...more

Health Law Diagnosis - CMS Issues Guidance for Providers on Waivers, Flexibilities and End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/17/2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Fact Sheet (Fact Sheet) providing guidance on the impact of the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on certain regulatory waivers,...more

The “State” of Telehealth: Texas - Update

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/5/2021

Texas Makes Significant Strides to Expand Telehealth - On April 14, 2021, the Texas House passed House Bill 4 (the “Bill” or “HB4”), a telehealth bill seeking to make permanent the temporary waivers issued during the public...more

FCC Moves Forward with COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/10/2020

The Program will guide disbursement of $200 million to health care providers for connected care services. Health care providers interested in receiving funds must complete a three-step process that requires advance planning....more

FCC Chairman Proposes Plan to Implement CARES Act Funding for Telehealth Program

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 4/1/2020

On Monday, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, circulated a plan to his fellow Commissioners detailing how the $200 million the agency will receive via the CARES Act should be deployed for a...more

NYS Takes Emergency Steps to Encourage Telehealth

Rivkin Radler LLP on 3/22/2020

On March 17, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the issuance of a new emergency regulation requiring insurance companies in the state to waive cost-sharing, including deductibles, copayments,...more

Health Care Providers: President Trump's Declaration of National Emergency Paves Way for Additional Regulatory Flexibility

Baker Donelson on 3/17/2020

With the emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 13, 2020, President Trump paved the way for CMS to temporarily waive certain Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's...more

No Cost-Sharing for Coronavirus Testing in NY

Rivkin Radler LLP on 3/6/2020

On March 2, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new regulations on New York health insurers regarding coverage for coronavirus testing and related matters. The State Department of Financial Services (DFS) directive requires...more

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