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DEA Announces New Telemedicine Rules Expanding Access to Controlled Substances

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On January 16, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced three new telemedicine rules that extend prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances, following the expiration of temporary flexibilities granted...more

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SAMHSA Final Rule Codifies Opioid Treatment Program Telehealth and Take-Home Medication Flexibilities

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On February 2, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule that expands access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) via telehealth modalities and “take-home” doses....more

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2024 Outlook: Behavioral Health Trends

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Healthcare systems are facing significant challenges in recruiting and retaining talent within the burgeoning field of behavioral health services, primarily due to competition from telehealth providers and inconsistent...more

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Remote Monitoring and Digital Therapies: CMS Updates Coverage and Payment Policies

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In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded payment for remote monitoring services in an effort to pay for non-face-to-face services that improve care coordination for Medicare...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - September 2023 #2

This Week in Washington: House stalls on defense spending bill, but begins negotiations among Republicans on appropriations; Senate was expected to move forward on three appropriations bills, but has now stalled; House to...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: August 4, 2023

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Congress is officially in recess for the month of August and will return after Labor Day. On the regulatory front, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final fiscal year (FY) 2024 Inpatient...more

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CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Medicare Telehealth Update

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On November 2, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule), which will take effect January 1, 2023. The Final Rule includes noteworthy...more

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CMS Issues 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule on Nov. 1, 2022, which impacts Medicare Part B payments starting on Jan. 1, 2023....more

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CMS Changes Course: Increases Medicare Reimbursement Rates for 2023 Fiscal Year

On Friday, July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule on 2023 Medicare rates for skilled nursing facilities...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: August 2, 2022

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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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New Iowa Law Will Impact Health Care Staffing Agencies and Contracts with Health Care Entities

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On March 17, 2022, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law House File 2521, “Relating to Health Care Employment Agencies, and Providing Penalties,” which will have its home in Chapter 135Q of the Iowa Code. In general, the...more

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District Court Enjoins Montana State Statute Which Prohibits Healthcare Providers from Denying Employment Based on a Person’s Lack...

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On March 18, 2022, a group of providers successfully obtained a preliminary injunction to stop enforcement of a Montana statute that prohibits employers, including healthcare providers, from compelling their employees to...more

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CMS Issues 2022 OPPS and ASC Payment System Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule on Nov. 2, 2021,...more

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CMS Issues 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 2, 2021, released the calendar year (CY) 2022 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule. With a temporary COVID-19 Public Health Emergency...more

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Post-Pandemic Access to Telehealth:  Highlights of the CMS 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Last week, CMS announced its final Physician Fee Schedule Payment Policies (the “Final Rule”), which will become effective January 1, 2022. The Final Rule included several updates to Medicare coverage of telehealth services,...more

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OSHA and CMS Vaccination Rules Released: Here Are the Details

On November 4, 2021, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect employees of large employers in all industries from COVID-19. The Centers for...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - October 2021 #3

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This week in Washington: Debt ceiling measure signed by President Biden; default averted for at least a month. Discussions about budget reconciliation continue....more

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[Event] Chicago Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - October 22nd, Chicago, IL

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

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“State” of Telehealth Series: New Hampshire

On January 13, 2021, New Hampshire lawmakers, Jess Edwards, Jason Osborne and John Hunt, introduced House Bill 602, which seeks to roll back certain provisions of the July 21, 2020 telehealth bill (“House Bill 1623”) signed...more

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New Year Brings Significant Changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2021 (the Final Rule) issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 1, 2020, and published in the Federal Register on December 28,...more

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The Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act: A Matter of Healthcare Equity?

In our December 7, 2020 Blog Post, “Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services,” we discussed the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (the “Final Rule”) and the regulatory changes made therein by the...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - December 2020 #2

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Proposed class action alleges DaVita subsidiaries withheld wage premium during declared COVID health emergency - According to a proposed class action filed in Washington state, an employee at Total Renal Care contends the...more

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Expands Telehealth Coverage

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The 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule recently released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) includes the addition of 60 new telehealth services that will be covered and reimbursed by Medicare. The...more

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CMS Releases 2021 OPPS and ASC Payment System Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule. Note that the...more

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Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services

On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule final rule (“Final Rule”) which, among other things, aimed to further President Trump’s October 3, 2019...more

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