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There could be an all-you-can-eat buffet of regs (and eggs) from now until the end of the year! As you may recall, a July 2024 Regs & Eggs blog post highlighted the spring 2024 “unified agenda” that listed all the regs...more
As I mentioned last week, comments are in on major calendar year (CY) Medicare payment regulations. Besides the CY 2025 physician fee schedule, another big reg is the CY 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for July 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including a final rule on provider...more
If our trade and industry sources have it right, we could see final regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...more
We are in the midst of a storm of regulations that are being released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more
During this election year, McDermottPlus is actively monitoring annual regulations that federal agencies are expected to release, as well as “ad hoc” regulations that will be released at the discretion of federal agencies. ...more
In recent years, states have been exploring innovative avenues to address rising healthcare costs and ensure access to affordable medication for their residents. One idea gaining traction involves pursuing authorization from...more
After a brief hiatus to discuss the pleading standards adopted by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in E.W. v. Health Net Life Insurance Company, we return to our examination of the comments submitted in response...more
Happy New Year! As we enter 2024, we want to lay out some of the main regulatory issues (both new and old) that McDermott+Consulting will be tracking over the next year. While these may evolve, we think they are still...more
In our last post, we considered some of the comment letters submitted in response to proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued by the US Departments of Labor, Health and...more
The bumpy road toward implementing the No Surprises Act took another turn last Friday, October 6, 2023. The US Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) provided...more
Discrimination on the basis of disability has contributed to significant disparities in healthcare and child welfare. To address these disparities, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updated...more
Starting today, the industry has 75 days to provide input on the proposed rules published in the Federal Register regarding the future enforcement of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). ...more
Along with proposed Stark Law exceptions designed to accommodate value-based care models, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or the agency) proposed additional revisions to the Stark Law regulations (the...more
Following a number of drug pricing reforms implemented or proposed in 2018, 2019 likely will bring more action from HHS and Congress to reduce drug prices. Key Points: ..In 2018, the Administration implemented and...more