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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 5, April 2025

Welcome to our fifth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the effect tariffs could have on pharmaceuticals, the rise in healthcare facilities as the...more

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CMS Proposes Increases to Hospice Care Rates for FY 2026

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On April 11, 2025, CMS issued a proposed rule that “would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for FY 2026” as required under the Social Security Act, clarify payment regulations on admission to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - February 2025 #3

News Briefs - Proposed Budget Cuts Could Greatly Impact Healthcare Sector - House Republicans unveiled a budget resolution that asks the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid, to find $880...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - November 2024 #3

News Briefs - New FDA Guidelines Aim to Make TV Drug Ads Clearer, More Direct - The ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking, or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look, as new rules...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - October 2024 #2

News Briefs - 75% of Hospitals Spending More on Tech to Boost Cybersecurity - Three-quarters of hospitals and health systems spent more on information technology last year and many will continue to do so, with greater focus...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2024 #4

News Briefs - Statistics Show Upward Trend in Healthcare Data Breaches - Healthcare data breach statistics clearly show there has been an upward trend in data breaches over the past 14 years, with 2021 seeing more data...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Finalizes FY 2025 Payment Rules for Inpatient Hospitals, Inpatient Rehab Facilities, Inpatient...

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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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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - July 2024 #1

News Briefs - Texas Federal Court Ruling Puts Noncompete Ban on Hold - A Texas federal court issued a preliminary injunction against the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, which if implemented would allow existing...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - June 2024 #4

News Briefs - Survey Finds Decline in Telehealth Use Across Most Groups in 2022 - The percentage of adults who used telehealth in the past year dropped from 37 percent in 2021 to 30.1 percent in 2022, with declines observed...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - April 2024 #1

News Briefs - More Nonprofit Hospitals Adding Concierge Physician Practices - Nonprofit hospitals created largely to serve the poor are adding concierge physician practices, charging patients annual membership fees of $2,000...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

UPDATE: CMS Finalizes Hospice 36-Month Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has finalized 2024 home health rules to include application of the home health “36-month rule” to hospice providers. The revised rule will forbid any change in majority...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

CMS Announces Enhanced Oversight for New Hospices in Four States

Effective July 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a period of enhanced oversight for new hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. According to the Medicare Learning Network...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Health Law Diagnosis - January 2023

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New York Governor Vetoes Act Prohibiting Establishment and Expansion of For-Profit Hospices - On December 23, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Assembly Bill Number A8472 “An Act To Amend The Public Health Law,...more

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NOTICE TO PROVIDERS: CMS Phasing Out Certain COVID-19 Regulatory Waivers in Long-Term Care Facilities, Hospices, and ESRD...

Certain COVID-19 emergency declaration blanket waivers are being phased out by the federal government, and health care providers should take steps to determine whether current arrangements are compliant. As background, in...more

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New CMS Regulations Mandating Vaccination of Health Care Facility Staff

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On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an interim final rule requiring that a wide variety of providers and suppliers participating in the Medicare program ensure their staff are...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - April 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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Healthcare Transactions: Year in Review - January 2020

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Discover the factors that drove healthcare M&A activity in 2019. Innovation, expansion and continued private equity investment in the industry influenced healthcare transactions last year. 2019 saw continued robust...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule Aimed to Reduce Burden on Providers and Suppliers Through Regulatory Reforms

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On September 26, 2019, CMS issued a Final Rule that CMS intends will reform certain Medicare regulations related to standards and certifications that CMS identified as “unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome.” CMS...more

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New Federal Fire Safety Regulations Could Mean Changes for Health Care Facilities

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On April 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed rules that would amend the fire safety standards for hospitals, long-term care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, hospice inpatient...more

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