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10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending, July 26, 2025
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Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
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Evolving AI Legislation: Federal Policies, Task Forces, and Proposed Laws — The Good Bot Podcast
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False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud
Federal Court Strikes Down FDA Rule on LDTs - Thought Leaders in Health Law®
Breaking Down the Shifting Vaccine Policy Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
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Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
New York State’s Medicaid Homecare program pays for in-home personal care services. New York’s program has long been the best in the country. One underlying policy behind the program was that people should have every...more
On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B [CMS-13271]...more
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
Health plan members of AHIP and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association made news earlier this week when they announced a series of steps that a broad swath of health insurers will take to improve the prior authorization...more
On May 21, Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 979 (HB 979) into law. Notably, provisions of this law aim to address physician shortages and improve access to specialized medical care in rural and underserved areas in...more
On May 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule, entitled “Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations – Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole” to address a...more
The Oregon Senate is considering a bill that would impose new and expanded workplace violence prevention, response, and reporting obligations upon hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, home health agencies, and home hospice...more
H.5159, An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process, was signed into law in January 2025. The primary focus of H.5159 is to expand the Commonwealth’s healthcare oversight mechanisms, particularly with respect to private equity...more
On February 12, 2025, Senator Christopher Cabaldon introduced Senate Bill 351 (“SB 351” or “the bill”), to strengthen and codify the corporate practice of medicine doctrine (CPOM) in California as it relates to private equity...more
In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved demonstrations under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act, providing federal matching funds for state expenditures for Designated State...more
Attention Turns to Government Funding - Last week, after some drama on the floor, the House passed its version of a budget resolution in a 217 – 215 vote, a week after the Senate passed its “skinny” resolution. For the...more
On January 17, 2025, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two rules regarding telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances: a proposed rule...more
On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a press release announcing that it was publishing updated cybersecurity guidance in the form of Compliance Assistance Release No. 2024-01 for all plans governed...more
Hospitals and health insurance companies will bear the brunt of several new legal requirements taking effect on January 1, 2025. These requirements stem from the 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly...more
As mentioned last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently put out a large buffet of regs – too many to digest in one blog post. While we focused on the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule...more
While we all are focused on the election results, let’s take a quick break to digest some regs and eggs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “spoiled” all of us in the health policy world with a huge buffet of...more
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
Last week, the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released what it calls “historic” guidance to states on best practices for adherence to early and periodic...more
The 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly produced a number of new statutory provisions impacting the operations of hospitals, physician groups and other health care providers. To alert the health care...more
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
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
In case you need a reminder given everything going on in Washington, DC, the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and CY 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed regs were released a couple...more