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Vermont Enacts Two Landmark Health Care Laws Targeting Drug Prices and Hospital Oversight

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On June 12, 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into law two major healthcare reform bills — H.266 and S.126 — marking a coordinated legislative effort to curb healthcare spending and enhance regulatory oversight in the...more

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Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Data Dashboard (UPDATED)

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What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient volumes changed over time for inpatient hip and femur...more

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Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Data Dashboard

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Updated to include Medicare claims data thru Q4 2024. What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient...more

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All Is Not What It Seems, Or When Is A Dollar A Dime?

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Welcome to the strange and mysterious world of medical billing. If ever there was an industry in which the charges and the payments have no correlation, the medical industry is it. Medical billing can indeed be quite...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - May 2025 #1

News Briefs - Hospitals Lose Supreme Court HHS Payment Case - The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a lawsuit brought by more than 200 hospitals that serve low-income...more

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California Agency Cracks Down on High-Cost Hospitals

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is moving beyond broader policy-setting and into direct intervention at the provider level — a shift all hospitals and health systems across the state should take...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - April 2025 #4

News Briefs - High Court to Hear Case Challenging ACA Free Preventive Care - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case challenging a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurers to cover...more

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Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Data Dashboard

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Updated to include Medicare claims data thru Q3 2024. What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

[Event] Hot Topics in Health Care Law - April 9th, Baltimore, MD

Join Miles & Stockbridge and health care industry peers for an exclusive event focused on the rapidly evolving health care landscape. This evening will offer valuable insights into the latest policies, regulations and legal...more

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OIG Audit Finds That Medicare Could Achieve Significant Savings if Critical Access Hospital Payments for Swing-Bed Services Were...

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On January 3, 2025, OIG posted the results of an audit that found that Medicare could have saved $7.7 billion if critical access hospitals’ (CAH) payments for swing-bed services were similar to those of the fee-for-service...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Findings from Gibbins’ Annual Healthcare Bankruptcy Report

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In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," bankruptcy attorney Tyler Layne is joined by Gibbins Advisors managing directors Clare Moylan and Ron Winters to discuss their company's annual healthcare bankruptcy report. Their...more

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On April 1, 2024, California's New Office of Health Care Affordability Will Begin Pre-Closing Regulatory Reviews of Certain Health...

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On June 30, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-184 into law, which, among other things, created a new Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) within the CA Department of Health Care Access and Information. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

Health Care Triage: New Data Available Under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule

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In this episode, Darlene Davis, Andrew Ruskin, and Lauren Norris Donahue review data that is now available in light of the hospital price transparency rule. They discuss the recent increase in compliance among hospitals,...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 117: Chris Severn, Co-Founder & CEO, Turquoise Health

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This week, Chris Severn of Turquoise Health joins Matthew and Tina for the 2nd time on Taking the Pulse to give us an update on all things price transparency. Chris provides insight on the market’s reaction to the price...more

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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 115: Dr. Michael Havig, CEO, HealthMe

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Matthew and Amanda welcome Dr. Michael Havig, HealthMe founder and CEO, to episode 115. Michael is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist who created HealthMe to help patients find the best health care and save...more

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[Event] 2022 Hospitals & Health Systems Innovation Summit - October 20th, New York, NY

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Join us for our third annual Hospitals & Health Systems Innovation Summit and connect with C-suite executives, in-house counsel and other industry leaders as they share insights on how to innovate, collaborate and grow in a...more

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California Attorney General Probes Bias in Health Care Algorithms

A spurt of letters from California Attorney General Rob Bonta to leaders of hospitals and other health care facilities sent on August 31, 2022 signaled the kickoff of a government probe into bias in health care algorithms...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Surprise Medical Bills in the Crosshairs:‎ Supreme Court Decision Places Additional Obligations on Health Care ‎Providers

On May 16, 2022, the Colorado Supreme Court issued an opinion that serves as a cautionary tale for health care providers hoping to bill patients at chargemaster rates. The court’s decision in French v. Centura Health turned...more

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Better Healthcare Newsletter from Patrick Malone - March 2022

Whatever your political leanings, you have to appreciate President Biden's deep personal and tragic connection to the No. 2 killer of Americans, cancer. The disease killed his oldest adult son in the prime of his life, right...more

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Challenged in Court: Dispute Resolution Rules in Second Federal No Surprises Act Interim Final Regulations

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On September 30, 2021, the federal Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II,” the second in a series of interim final regulations (the “Second NSA...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

No Tort Liability for Insurer Underpayment of Hospital Bills

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On November 4, 2021, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 2, ruled against establishing tort liability for insurers who paid less than what the hospital believed to be the “reasonable and customary value.” This...more

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Biden extends special sign-up period for Obamacare with increased subsidies

The Biden Administration has further expanded a special sign-up season for health insurance plans offered on Obamacare exchanges, giving consumers until Aug. 15 to enroll in coverage that also may be much cheaper....more

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$1.9-trillion Biden law takes major steps to reshape U.S. health and health care

The Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief law, called the American Rescue Plan, tackles one of the leading concerns expressed by American voters in repeated recent political campaigns: our health...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Forecasting Healthcare Regulatory Developments in a Biden Administration

President Joe Biden was sworn into office on January 20, 2021. As with any incoming administration, new policies will be pursued while those of the previous administration are furthered, abandoned, or undone. The federal...more

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No Surprises: Congress Enacts Surprise Bill Law and Adds Mandatory Billing Transparency

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The recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) not only funds the government and provides further relief in regard to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it also adopted a number of new...more

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