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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

A Win for Virtual Care: Telehealth Flexibilities Remain in Place (For Now)

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The short-term spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last month included the extension of several telehealth waivers by entering a new termination date of Sept. 30 into the existing law. These waivers, called...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rescinds "Richardson Waiver" Policy

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On March 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a new policy to reverse course on certain public notice and comment procedures. This marks a significant change to a process in place for...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Long Awaited Approval of the 1115 Waiver Amendment for NYS Medicaid – Just in Time for the New York State Executive Budget State...

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On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul released the SFY 2025 New York State Executive Budget (“Executive Budget”). While still subject to legislative approval, the Executive Budget incorporates the recently...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report - CMS Unwinds Waivers as the COvid-19 PHE Comes to an End

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At the onset of the COVID-19 PHE, CMS was permitted to issue several temporary emergency statutory and regulatory waivers to help providers appropriately respond to the pandemic. On May 1, 2023, the Secretary released a memo...more

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The PHE is Ending: Do You Know Where Your Waivers Are?

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While the pandemic is not over, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is expected to expire soon, which means that a number of operational, safety, and billing standards that were waived at the beginning of the pandemic...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OIG Has Seven (Yes Seven!) Different National Telemedicine Audits

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Companies who feel the Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers and exceptions have rendered telemedicine “immune” from compliance oversight might be surprised to learn what federal regulators have in the works. The Office of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Updates COVID-19 Infection Control Guidance for Inpatient Hospital Settings

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On March 30, 2020, CMS issued updates to its prior QSO memorandum, expanding its infection control and prevention guidance to include hospitals, critical access hospitals and psychiatric hospitals. The updated QSO memorandum...more

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N.C. DHHS Announces Timeline for LME/MCO Mergers

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In a letter dated March 17, 2016, Richard Brajer, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, announced that the Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (“LME/MCO”) merger process would...more

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