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Back for seconds: digital health policies in the CY 2026 PFS proposed rule

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It’s been more than two weeks since the release of the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. We’ve had a chance to digest our initial helping and now we’re ready for seconds. We thought we would see...more

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Qlarant, Novitas Audits Escalate as Medicare Skin Substitutes Spending Hits $1.6 Billion, CMS Seeks Evidence of Clinical...

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The wound care industry faces unprecedented scrutiny as Medicare Part B expenditures for skin substitutes exceeded $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 alone. The spending surge has triggered a wave of skin substitute...more

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Medicare's Innovation Center Charts New Direction: Part 3 – Drugs, Devices, and Data

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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") is set to reshape value-based care. In the third of a three-part series highlighting this new direction, this summary is focused on CMMI's efforts regarding drugs,...more

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AI Summit panelists offer tips for obtaining reimbursement for innovative health care technology

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Hogan Lovells and the AI Health Care Coalition recently hosted their fourth annual AI Health Law & Policy Summit, where thought leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss a variety of topics including reimbursement issues...more

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Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Data Dashboard

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Updated to include Medicare claims data thru Q2 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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Healthcare Industry Team 2024 Year in Review

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As we begin a year that will once again be transformative for the industry, we are excited to present our comprehensive 2024 year-in-review, highlighting all that has happened and the trends that will shape 2025. ...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - November 2024 #2

News Briefs - Congressional Extension of Telehealth Waivers Left in Limbo - Pandemic-era telehealth waivers that allowed providers to expand their virtual care footprint will end this year unless Congress takes action. The...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - October 2024

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The House Ways and Means Committee has postponed discussions on several healthcare bills, including those related to physician pay, due to scheduling conflicts and disagreements over legislative language. This delay affects...more

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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 5, September 2024

Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we take a look at the Biden administration's proposed insurance rule regarding mental health and substance use...more

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CMS Releases Final TCET Notice – Implications and Next Steps

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final procedural notice for the new Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway for certain US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)...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

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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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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Issues Rules on FY 2025 Payment Rates; Medicaid Enrollment; and Short-Term, Limited Duration...

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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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McDermottPlus Check-Up: January 5, 2024

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Congress Returns Next Week to Face Imminent Funding Deadlines. The Senate will return to session on January 8, and the House will return on January 9. Lawmakers face an immediate time crunch on FY 2024 appropriations, as the...more

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TAKE TWO: CMS’s Second Attempt to Streamline Breakthrough Device Coverage Limited to 5 Devices Per Year

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On June 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed “Transitional Coverage for Technologies” (TCET) pathway—the Biden administration’s highly anticipated take on a mechanism to expedite...more

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Remote Monitoring Services Under Review: Medicare Coverage Policies May Be Coming

Six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are scheduled to jointly host a multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting on February 28, 2023. This CAC panel meeting will allow the MACs to...more

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Expedited breakthrough device coverage, “reasonable and necessary” definition delayed until Dec. 15

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On May 14, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a display copy of a Final Rule (Final Rule) further delaying the effective date of the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) and...more

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CMS finalizes “reasonable and necessary” definition, expedited breakthrough device coverage process

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On January 14, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule that, for the first time, adopts a regulatory standard for determining whether a particular item or service is “reasonable and...more

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CMS Proposes Changes to Medicare’s Coverage Determination Criteria and Expedites Approval of Breakthrough Devices

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued a proposed rule that would grant Medicare coverage to breakthrough medical devices immediately upon FDA approval. The rule also proposes to codify a new...more

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Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - September 2020 #1

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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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CMS Proposes to Streamline Medicare Coverage Process for Innovative Technology and Consider Commercial Coverage in “Reasonable and...

- The proposed rule seeks to “demolish the existing bureaucratic barriers that have created a ‘valley of death’ for innovative products.” - A new Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) pathway would allow...more

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CMS proposes “reasonable and necessary” definition, expedited breakthrough device coverage process

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On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule addressing the Medicare coverage standard and expedited coverage for certain medical devices. If finalized, the...more

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Sequence of Events: Genetic Testing Offers Significant Promise, But Coverage and Access Limited

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In the world of rare diseases, patient testimonies about the extreme difficulties of receiving an accurate diagnosis for an illness are numerous. For instance, one woman, sick for most of her young life, was not properly...more

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Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

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A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

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As Congress Struggles With ACA Repeal, Trump Administration Moves Forward With Regulatory Reform

The Trump administration and Republican-led Congress spent substantial time and political capital in 2017 on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and enact sweeping Medicaid reform. By the end of the...more

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