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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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Proposed New Rules to Add Long-Term Care Safety Requirements in Georgia

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The Georgia Department of Community Health (“DCH”) board recently introduced proposed updates to long-term care facility standards, impacting background check requirements, care models for at-risk youth, and staffing...more

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Health Care Week in Review: Donald Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election; Republicans May Control Both Senate and House of...

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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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States, Interest Groups Launch Fresh Attack Against Federal Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule in New Litigation

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The Biden administration’s controversial Final Rule establishing minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes is under new attack. The Final Rule, long decried by nursing home industry leaders as a one-size-fits-all...more

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FMV for Provider Contracts: Regulatory Standards

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As a general rule, healthcare employers are required to pay employed physicians and other contracted providers fair market value (FMV) for their services, but many employers do not understand relevant regulatory standards. ...more

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Health Care Week in Review: HHS Finalizes Provider Disincentives for Information Blocking and House Ways and Means Committee...

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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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Health Care Week in Review: Senate Democrats Released Draft Legislation to Prevent Labor and Delivery Unit Closures; CMS Announced...

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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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Massachusetts AG Secures Landmark $4M Settlement Over Alleged Staffing Violations

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Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $4 million settlement with Next Step Healthcare, LLC (Next Step), a Massachusetts-based long-term care management company, in a deal that the AG described as...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule Mandating New Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

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On April 22, 2024, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency...more

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CMS Final Rule Cranks Up Staffing Requirements at Long-Term Care Facilities

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A final federal rule raising minimum staffing requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding becomes effective June 21, starting a staggered timeline for LTCs to create and...more

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The 80/20 Rule is Here: CMS Finalizes HCBS Care Worker Payment Requirements

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In May 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed a series of rule changes intended to help promote the availability of home and community-based services (“HCBS”) for Medicaid beneficiaries. Chief...more

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Understanding the Impact of Federal Conscience Rights on Health Care Employers: Navigating Legal Protections and the 2023 Final...

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Conscientious objection in health care is the refusal of a health care professional to provide or participate in the delivery of a legal, medically appropriate health care service to a patient because of personal beliefs. ...more

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Publishes Medicate Advantage Advance Notice and Senate Publishes Draft 340B Legislation

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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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New York Department of Health Sets New Due Dates for Submission of Home Care Worker Wage Parity Compliance Certifications and...

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On September 21, 2023, the New York Department of Health (DOH) issued guidance addressing the due dates for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MMCOs), Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs), Licensed Home Care Services...more

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Health Care Week in Review: PAHPA Reauthorization Bills Receive House and Senate Markups

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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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Connecticut Governor Signs Legislation Implementing New Requirements for Hospitals and Nursing Home Facilities

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed two important pieces of legislation that affect hospitals and certain Medicaid providers and programs. First, Public Act No. 23-39, “An Act Requiring Discharge Standards...more

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Minimum Wage Increase for Employees of Florida Medicaid Providers

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On June 2, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed the “Freedom First Budget” for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for the sole purpose of increasing the minimum wage for employees and independent contractors of Medicaid providers to at least...more

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Florida Medicaid Providers: Action is Required by October 1, 2022

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Check your mailboxes.  AHCA is sending out postcards to existing Florida Medicaid providers (Providers) alerting them to upcoming changes in the Florida Medicaid program.  These changes require Providers to pay certain of...more

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Can Money Buy Happiness? New York Seeks to Retain Health Care Workers Through its New Bonus Initiative

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​​​​​​​Last month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus (HWB) Program, an initiative to increase New York’s health care workforce by 20% over the next five...more

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Florida Medicaid Providers: New $15 Minimum Wage Requirements

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Effective October 1, 2022, certain providers participating in the Florida Medicaid program will be required to pay direct care workers a minimum of $15 per hour. Below we’ve outlined which organizations are subject to this...more

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Florida Increases Medicaid Provider Minimum Wage to $15.00 an Hour

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On June 2, 2022, the Florida governor signed the Freedom First budget for State Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (the Law), which provided over $600 million in funding to the Agency for Health Care Administration (the Agency)...more

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New York Department of Health Extends Deadline and Issues Additional Guidance for Health Care Worker Bonus Program

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In early August, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) announced and opened the New York Health Care Worker Bonus (HWB) Program, which provides $1.2 billion dollars in health care worker bonuses to eligible employees....more

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Health Care Week in Review: HHS Issued an Advisory Highlighting the Need to Address the Health Worker Burnout Crisis

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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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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 24, 2022

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. ...more

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2022 Health Care Predictions

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​COVID-19 – and its variants Delta and Omicron – continue to wreak havoc around the world. Thousands of individuals have died and continue to die, and millions more have been diagnosed as having COVID-19. Many sectors of the...more

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