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Health Care Week in Review | CMS Finalizes FY 2026 Medicare Payment Rules, Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Labor-HHS...

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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

Fisher Phillips

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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CMS Terminates KCF Model and Finalizes Significant Revisions to CKCC Participation and Payment Framework

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On May 28, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Innovation Center formally announced the early termination of the Kidney Care First (“KCF”) model effective December 31, 2025, and issued a suite of...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Final Rule Vacated by Texas Court

The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on June 18, 2025 vacated portions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (2024 Final Rule) related to reproductive healthcare privacy....more

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Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Rule Struck Down Nationwide by Texas Judge: What Providers and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans...

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A federal judge in Texas just tossed out Biden-era reproductive healthcare privacy protections, halting a 2024 final rule with nationwide effect. The rule, which largely took effect in December and created new HIPAA privacy...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care Week in Review | Senate Finance Committee Releases Budget Reconciliation Text; SCOTUS Upholds TN Ban on...

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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

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: April 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Regulatory Changes Address Surge of Food-As-Health Initiatives and Shift “Healthy” ‎Standard; Plus New Labeling Requirements

Food and beverage products that promote health and well-being have proliferated. Demand has surged for foods and drinks that are loaded with nutrients and offer health benefits. Their growth is partly driven by an increased...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CMS Final Rule on CY 2026: Policy and Technical Changes

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released on April 4, 2025, the final rule for contract year (CY) 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

DEA Buprenorphine Rule Delayed to December 31, 2025

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have postponed the effective date of the final rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine (the final...more

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Breaking Down the New No Surprises Act FAQs Post-TMA III

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On January 14, 2025, the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), along with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), jointly issued Part 69 of a series of...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Ohio Board of Pharmacy Takes Aim at Dispensing Errors

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The Ohio Board of Pharmacy (“Board”) published two new rules aimed at preventing and rooting out dispensing errors. The first new rule requires pharmacies to implement quality assurance programs for dispensing errors. The...more

Baker Donelson

CMS Enacts New CLIA Regulations Effective January 2025

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On December 23, 2023, CMS issued its Final Rule, establishing new Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations (the Final Rule). Several provisions only became effective December 28, 2024. CMS was driven to...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Trump on Transparency: Making America Healthy Again Through Executive Order 14221; How Plan Sponsors Can Respond

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One mandate under the PPACA required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

OSHA Terminates COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare Workers

Is COVID-19 still a thing, and does OSHA care about it? Yes and yes. We all know that COVID-19 is still around. On the OSHA front, the agency seems to be focused less exclusively on COVID-19 and plans to take a broader...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

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

McCarter & English, LLP

DEA Telemedicine Update

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in concert with other federal agencies, has taken various steps in the past few months to strengthen a practitioner’s ability to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine, a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

FDA Relaxes Critical Positions on Use of Scientific Information in Off-Label Communications

On January 6, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published final guidance titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Medicare Advantage Plans Onerous Prior Authorizations Requirements & Negative Impacts on Skilled Nursing Facilities

Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (Part C, including additional vision, dental, and hearing benefits) plans aim to provide comprehensive medical benefits to American Seniors and adults with...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

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

Foley Hoag LLP

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses (SIUU) Communications

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On January 6, 2025, FDA published a final version of its guidance document, “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products.” This...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Understanding the DEA’s New Telemedicine Rules: FAQ for Healthcare Providers and Telehealth Companies

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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced new rules that will impact telemedicine practices, especially concerning remote prescribing of controlled substances....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Future of Telemedicine Prescribing Comes Into Focus: New Final and Proposed Rules

On January 17, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly published two final rules addressing the prescription of controlled substances via telemedicine in...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Regulatory Update Part II - February 2025

We continue our New Jersey Regulatory Update with this Part II, which focuses on regulations that were finalized in the second half of 2024 and impact healthcare. For example, as a continuation of price transparency efforts,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

CMS Implements First Major Updates to Lab Personnel Requirements in 30+ Years

On December 28, 2024, a long-awaited Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule became effective, significantly updating laboratory personnel requirements under Subpart M of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement...more

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