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Health Care Week in Review | Oz Confirmed as CMS Administrator; CMS finalizes CY 2026 MA/Part D Final Rule

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

Baker Donelson

Looking Back at 2024: Key Health Care Regulatory Legal Developments in Fraud and Abuse, Compliance, and Enforcement

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The health care regulatory space realized significant regulatory and enforcement developments in 2024 that are influencing how providers and industry stakeholders approach various compliance measures and enforcement...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Released Negotiated Medicare Part D Prices for 10 Drugs and ARPA-H Awarded $150 Million in Funding...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: April 9, 2024

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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....more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Finalizes Rules for Medicare Advantage, Part D, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG Announces New Audit Focus on Diabetes Drugs and Weight Loss

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced multiple new OIG Work Plan Items, including two audits, focused on identifying and quantifying improper Medicare and Medicaid...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: March 5, 2024

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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. ...more

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CMS Proposes Payment Updates for 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs

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Last week, CMS unveiled the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Advance Notice for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D Prescription programs that would update payment policies for these programs. CMS estimates that these...more

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Health Care Week In Review: Senate Finance Committee Advanced Bipartisan Healthcare Legislation, CMS Released Medicare Advantage...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Held Hearing on Medicare Proposals, CMS Released 2024...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Announces Details to Pay Drug Costs on Installment Plan

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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New Medicare Advantage Regulations Add Provider and Beneficiary Protections Against Plan Utilization Management Policies

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On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule (CMS-4201-F) regarding the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs. The Final Rule includes changes related to various aspects of...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 17, 2023

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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

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CMS Proposed Rule Addresses Multiple Aspects of Medicare Advantage Program for 2024, Including an Overpayment Rule Update

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On December 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that contemplates several changes to, and clarifications of, guidance for the Medicare Advantage (MA) program in coverage year 2024....more

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Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Price Negotiation Program explained

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In the first of a three-part webinar series on the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), Hogan Lovells partners Alice Valder Curran and Ken Choe discussed the Drug Price Negotiation Program established by...more

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Next Steps for Healthcare and the Inflation Reduction Act

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On August 16, the President signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law. While this post focuses on key healthcare provisions in the IRA, the law likewise has significant implications for the energy sector and...more

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Summary of Medicare Drug Negotiation Program in Inflation Reduction Act and Impact on Pharmacies and Providers

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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected today to pass legislation passed by the U.S. Senate that will significantly alter the landscape for pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement under the Medicare program for certain...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Co-Pay Assistance and Accumulators in the Legal Spotlight: A Changing Landscape

Key Points - Patient outcomes studies suggest a clinical benefit of co-pay programs, and a negative impact of co-pay accumulator programs. Co-pay programs remain unavailable to participants in federal...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - January 2022 #1

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

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Arent Fox's Stark & Anti-Kickback Statute Final Rules Analysis

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Click the link below for our complete analysis of recent updates to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and their impact on health care providers. ...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - January 2021 #2

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

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Trump Administration revives rebate safe harbor rule in late effort to reform drug pricing

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On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) finalized its previously abandoned 2019 proposal to exclude certain rebates paid by drug manufacturers from the...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2020 #2

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This week in Washington: Negotiations for COVID-19 stimulus package are ongoing; House and Senate are in recess....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

HHS-OIG: Pharma Manufacturer’s Proposed Copayment Assistance Program ‘Highly Suspect’ Under Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

On September 23, 2020, the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) publicly released Advisory Opinion 20-05 (AO 20-05), a significant, adverse opinion rejecting a...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2020 #2

This week in Washington: House passes bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) to avoid government shutdown; Senate set to pass the CR this Tuesday....more

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