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Proposed CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Signals Support for Digital Health Advancement

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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule). This client alert focuses on the proposed...more

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Trending in Telehealth March 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and...more

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2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Payment and Overpayment Policies

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On December 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS's) Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (the Final Rule) was published in the Federal Register. The Final Rule includes noteworthy...more

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CMS Proposes Extending COVID-Era Telehealth and Supervision Flexibilities through CY 2025

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend a number of COVID-era regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, remote services, and supervision in the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more

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[Webinar] Lunch and Learn Series: Telehealth After the Pandemic: Recent Federal and State Developments - September 14th, 12:00 pm...

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On Thursday, September 14, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Compliance Lunch & Learn series, Rivkin Radler Partner Eric D. Fader will present an update on the regulatory landscape for the provision of...more

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[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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CMS Continues to Modernize by Expanding Reimbursement for Digital Health Services

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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) fundamentally changed the healthcare industry, forcing healthcare providers and patients onto their computers and phones to enable continuation of care when patients were mandated...more

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Telehealth: Key Takeaways From The CY2022 PFS Final Rule

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In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (“Final Rule”) which includes several telehealth policy updates that will go into effect in calendar year...more

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Is This the Worst Medicare Telehealth Law of 2020?

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The Public Health Emergency introduced a myriad of changes to federal and state telemedicine and digital health laws and rules. There were expansions to telehealth coverage and reimbursement, suspension of enforcement on...more

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Benesch Market Intelligence: Health Care Quarterly Report - Q3 2019

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Shepherd Premier Aims to Open 30 Small-Home Communities By 2022 - Aug 11th, 2019 via Senior Housing News. Small-home senior living provider, Shepherd Premier Senior Living, offers an alternative to traditional large-scale...more

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New York Expands Telemedicine Regulations

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The authorized use of telehealth to deliver mental health services to New Yorkers has been expanded by amendments to the state Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) Telemental Health Services regulations increasing the types of...more

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New Connecticut Law Allows Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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Connecticut has taken another step towards expanding the meaningful use of telemedicine in connection with treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. SB 302, signed by Governor Dannel Malloy and effective July 1,...more

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The VA Mission Act of 2018 and Potential Opportunities for Providers

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After a concerted effort, the bipartisan bill to reform the way care is delivered to Veterans has been signed into law. While there are a number of significant reforms, perhaps none are so critical as those related to the...more

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In a Unanimous Vote, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 Makes it Onto the Legislative Calendar

As previously discussed in our post from September 2017, the push for a response to the opioid crisis is gaining momentum. Enter the “Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018.” On May 7, 2018, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of...more

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Texas Medical Board Proposes New Rules on Heels of Relaxed Telemedicine Laws

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The Texas Medical Board recently proposed changes to its telemedicine regulations (22 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 174.1 – 174.12) to follow the amendments to Section 111 of the Texas Occupations Code governing the practice of...more

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Alaska Enacts New Telemedicine Law: What Providers Should Know

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Alaska Governor Bill Walker signed SB 74 into law on June 21, 2016, expanding the use of telemedicine in the Last Frontier state. Specifically, SB 74 removes Alaska’s previous in-state presence requirements for prescribing...more

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Florida Expands Telemedicine Controlled Substance Prescribing

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The Florida Board of Medicine recently met and voted to uphold a rule allowing controlled substances to be prescribed via telemedicine for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. This change has enormous potential to benefit...more

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Six Ways to Take Advantage of New Hampshire’s New Telemedicine Law

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A physician in New Hampshire can now establish a valid doctor-patient relationship without needing a prior in-person exam. This is among several recent changes in New Hampshire’s telemedicine laws that offer new opportunities...more

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