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New Jersey FY 2026—Department of Health Budget Hearing

On April 3, 2025, New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) Commissioner Dr. Kaitlan Baston appeared before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to present Governor Murphy’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget for...more

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Deadline Approaches for Expiring Medicare Telehealth Waivers: What Providers Should Know

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, both federal and state governments enacted a host of laws and implemented flexibilities to ensure health care providers, hospitals, and health systems could move traditional brick-and-mortar care...more

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CMS Issues CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

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On July 10, 2024, CMS issued a proposed rule that identifies and seeks public comments on a broad array of proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Medicare Part B payments (the Proposed Rule) for...more

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[Webinar] 9th Annual Nashville Healthcare Fraud Conference - December 14th - 15th, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm CST

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Please join us for the 9th Annual Nashville Healthcare Fraud Conference hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims and the Tennessee Hospital Association. Eligible for more than seven hours of CLE credit (including ethics), this...more

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[Event] 9th Annual Nashville Healthcare Fraud Conference - December 7th, Nashville, TN

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Please join us for the 9th Annual Nashville Healthcare Fraud Conference hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims and the Tennessee Hospital Association. Eligible for more than seven hours of CLE credit (including ethics), this...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

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New Jersey’s First Hospital-Based Supportive Housing Opened Via Pioneering State Partnership Program

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On July 10, 2023, St. Joseph’s Health and the New Jersey Housing Mortgage and Finance Agency (NJHMFA) celebrated the opening of Barclay Place in Paterson, NJ. Barclay Place is a 56-unit housing community where supportive...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

California Legislative Update Part II: Upcoming Changes for Health Facilities

Governor Gavin Newsom signed 997 bills into law in 2022, including a substantial number relating to health care. In Part II of our legislative update, we summarize many of the laws relevant to health facilities, a number of...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Enacted To Address Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Amongst Health...

On March 18, 2022, President Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Act) into law. The Act is named for Dr. Lorna Breen, who served as the Medical Director of New York-Presbyterian Allen...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Massachusetts Public Health Council Approves Amendments to Clinic Licensure Regulations

On April 28, the Massachusetts Public Health Council (“PHC”) approved final proposed amendments to the clinic licensure regulations. The initial revisions presented by the Department of Public Health (the “Department”) in...more

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Healthcare Highlights

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Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more

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New California Mental Health Law May Affect Health Plan Benefits and Utilization Review

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California health insurers and health care service plans that provide hospital, medical, or surgical coverage and that are issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021 will be required to cover all medically...more

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Behavioral Health & Substance Abuse Services: Massachusetts Proposal Reflects Focus on Expanding Access and Coverage

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... Massachusetts House Bill 4134 includes several provisions aimed at expanding access to treatment for mental health and substance use conditions in the Massachusetts Commonwealth. Most notably, the Bill would require...more

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The Healthcare Revolution Impacting Social Service Agencies

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While the fight in Washington has been focused on the future of Obamacare, here in New York a healthcare revolution is well underway. Over the past several years, major changes in New York healthcare laws and regulations have...more

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OIG July 2018 Work Plan Update

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The OIG added six new items to its Work Plan in the July 2018 update. Areas addressed include HHS cybersecurity vulnerabilities, increased payments for transfer claims with outliers, oversight of funds for Access Increases in...more

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Legislation Affecting Behavioral Health

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Our series highlighting recent activity by the NYS Legislature continues with a recap of bills passed in 2018 that relate to behavioral health. This synopsis follows previous summaries we have done concerning pharmacy,...more

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21st Century Cures: A Closer Look

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On December 7, 2016, the US Congress enacted the 21st Century Cures Act, substantial legislation intended to accelerate “discovery, development and delivery” of medical therapies by encouraging biomedical research investment,...more

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The 21st Century Cures Act

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Signed into law by President Obama on December 13, 2016, the 21st Century Cures Act (Act) was overwhelmingly supported in both houses of Congress and comprises a dizzying array of provisions aimed to improve and modernize...more

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Health Care Update - November 2015

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Ways & Means Leadership Changes – Health Policy Implications Looming: As Congress pushes forward with a two-year budget deal, and new Speaker Paul Ryan begins his tenure as the top Republican in the House of...more

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