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A Win for Virtual Care: Telehealth Flexibilities Remain in Place (For Now)

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 4/8/2025

The short-term spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last month included the extension of several telehealth waivers by entering a new termination date of Sept. 30 into the existing law. These waivers, called...more

Special Report - CMS Unwinds Waivers as the COvid-19 PHE Comes to an End

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/11/2023

At the onset of the COVID-19 PHE, CMS was permitted to issue several temporary emergency statutory and regulatory waivers to help providers appropriately respond to the pandemic. On May 1, 2023, the Secretary released a memo...more

The PHE is Ending: Do You Know Where Your Waivers Are?

Verrill on 11/10/2022

While the pandemic is not over, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is expected to expire soon, which means that a number of operational, safety, and billing standards that were waived at the beginning of the pandemic...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

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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