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Minimum Staffing Rules for Long-Term Care Facilities Tossed Out by Federal Courts and Budget Bill: Key Points for Medicare and...

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A federal judge in Iowa recently struck down key parts of a Biden-era final rule that set new minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities as a condition of participation in Medicare or Medicaid programs. The June...more

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Health Care Week in Review | Senate HELP Committee Releases Budget Reconciliation Text; White House Issues Memo on Medicaid State...

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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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Flying Through the Whirlwind: Health Care Industry Continues To Be Buffeted as Administration Rolls Out New Initiatives

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Health care providers and payers have been subject to a flurry of developments at the federal level in recent weeks. Considering that health care represents almost 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product, this was perhaps...more

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Federal Telehealth Update

Congress has extended telehealth flexibilities through its recent federal spending bill, H.R. 1968, titled “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025” (the Act). Notably for health care providers, among...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

HHS Scraps Richardson Waiver, Clearing Way for Faster Rulemaking

On March 3, 2025, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a policy statement rescinding the Richardson Waiver, a policy in place since 1971 that required notice-and-comment rulemaking for...more

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Department of Health and Human Services Seeks to Revise Rulemaking Policies

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On Friday, February 28, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a policy statement announcing changes to rulemaking processes for agencies within HHS. According to the statement, HHS is rescinding a...more

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Important Updates on Telehealth Coverage for Medicare Providers

Providers who offer telehealth services to Medicare patients take note: many key telehealth flexibilities that have been in effect since the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire on March 31, 2025. These changes are...more

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Regs and De-Regs: What to Watch Out for Next

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It is relatively quiet on the healthcare regulatory front. The Trump administration is currently filling out its leadership team within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with the confirmation process of...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

CMS Cracks Down on Responsible Party Liability in LTC Admission Agreements

A nursing facility that participates in the Medicaid or Medicare programs may not require a third party to guarantee payment for a resident’s admission or continued stay. However, facilities are allowed to require a resident...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

May the Coverage Be With You: Navigating CMS’s Changes to the Health Insurance Marketplace

The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently issued the final “HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026” (hereinafter referred to as the “Rule”)...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Lawsuit Challenges Hospice Special Focus Program Rule and List

A group of four state associations and a hospice provider have filed a federal lawsuit in Texas challenging the Special Focus Program (“SFP”) Final Rule and the resulting list of hospices identified as poor performers. The...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 13, 2025

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During the Biden Administration’s final week, congressional Republicans are moving full steam ahead with Senate confirmation hearings for Trump-nominated officials and with ongoing budget reconciliation discussions....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Nursing Home Update

The federal government has made a variety of changes to federal requirements aimed at improving the quality of care at long-term care facilities across the country. In May 2024, the United States Department of Health and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Updates Scope of Providers Subject to Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule (Final Rule) expanded the scope of providers subject to a provisional period of enhanced oversight (PPEO) to include...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 17, 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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OCR Shores Up Access to Healthcare with Nondiscrimination Protections

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Access to quality healthcare services has long been a priority of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) this agency has, since at least 2001, sought to provide...more

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CMS Releases CY 2025 OPPS and ASC Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule with comment...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Releases PFS, OPPS, ESRD, and Home Health Final Rules; Senators Cassidy and Hassan Release a...

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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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What’s Hot in Healthcare: Digital Health Regulatory Update

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As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, and below we have summarized several key updates for...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: September 13, 2024

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House Education & the Workforce Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ERISA’s 50th Anniversary. Members and witnesses assessed how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: September 10, 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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Biden Administration Issues Final Reg on Mental Health Parity Requirements

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Biden Administration Issues Final Reg on Mental Health Parity Requirements McDermott+ is pleased to bring you Regs & Eggs, a weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis. Click here to subscribe to future blog posts....more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | July 2024 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for July 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including a final rule on provider...more

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FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS)...

On August 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates for certain acute care hospitals by a net 2.9% in fiscal year 2025, compared...more

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CMS Issues IPPS and LTCH Final Rule for FY 2025

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On August 1, 2024, CMS filed a display copy of its final rule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 pertaining to the Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for general acute care hospitals and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) (the...more

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