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McDermott+ Check-Up – July 11, 2025

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THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - President Trumps signs OBBBA into law. After months of debate, Congress passed and President Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law on July 4, 2025. - Senate HELP...more

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Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities for Two More Years

With only two weeks remaining in the year, Congress is considering a government funding deal (the “Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025” or the “Bill”) that includes a...more

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Virtual Care Policy Update: What to Expect in Lame Duck

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Updated November 18, 2024 – The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2023 (Public Law 117-328), signed into law on December 29, 2022, extended certain key telehealth flexibilities instituted during the COVID-19 public...more

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Virtual Care Policy Update: What to Expect in Lame Duck

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2023 (Public Law 117-328), signed into law on December 29, 2022, extended certain key virtual care flexibilities instituted during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) through...more

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Congressional Committees Report Telehealth Extension Bills to the House Floor

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Telehealth has become an indispensable method of healthcare delivery, providing access to care and maintaining continuity of care when patients and providers are separated by distance or circumstances. The importance of...more

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Exploring the Virtual Care Policy Landscape One Year Post-PHE

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May 11, 2024, marked one year since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and not much has changed in Medicare telehealth policy. We are still operating under temporary waivers and flexibilities and, as a...more

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Regulatory Reflections from the Past Year

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As 2023 comes to a close, I can’t help but reflect on all the regulations and policies we reviewed this year (and those that we’ll continue to handle next week before the year actually ends). There were some tasty eggs with...more

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Senate HELP Committee Requests Comments on Discussion of Draft Legislation to Reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards...

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On July 3, 2023, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of the HELP Committee, Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Mitt...more

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Key Takeaways | Regulatory Roadblocks and Opportunities: How to Thrive in a Shifting Healthcare Landscape

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During this session, panelists offered insights into the regulatory action, rulemaking and legislation shaping the future of digital health, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy and the end of...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 12, 2023

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The House and Senate were both in session this week. The House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee met to discuss policies inhibiting innovation and patient access, and the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee held a...more

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MA Plan Requirements Post-PHE: Ensuring a Smooth Transition

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The end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023, presents both regulatory and business risks for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans as some (but not all) emergency declarations and regulatory flexibilities...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 31, 2023

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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.  This week's topics include:...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 5, 2023

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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. This week's topics include . . ....more

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CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Medicare Telehealth Update

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On November 2, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule), which will take effect January 1, 2023. The Final Rule includes noteworthy...more

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Finding Our Way Out of the Pandemic Haze: What Telehealth Tools Are Medicare Providers Allowed to Keep, and Which Must They Leave...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare coverage expanded to include a vast arsenal of tools that help patients access medical services while keeping patients and practitioners safe. Many of these tools involve telehealth...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: November 22, 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. This week's topics include: ...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: November 15, 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. This week's topics include: ...more

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Washington State’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration To Expire With HELSA Still in Effect

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee will end the statewide COVID-19 emergency declaration on October 31, 2022, and rescind all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations. Despite the governor’s action, however, Washington’s Health...more

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Telehealth in a Post-Pandemic World

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As we enter the third year of the pandemic, life with COVID-19 has become the new “normal” for many Americans. While debate can be had about when a pandemic ends or becomes endemic, there is no dispute that more and more...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 31

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. After a busy weekend voting on the reconciliation bill, the Senate is now in recess through Labor Day. The House, in recess since late July, returns this week on...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 29

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week, and they are gearing up for a busy calendar crunch ahead of their August recess, which begins on July 29 and August...more

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Changing Telehealth Rules Raise More Questions Than Answers

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Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic the landscape of virtual health care has changed dramatically. Services offered via telehealth exploded as the virus swept through the country and patients were unable to seek care...more

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2022 Congressional Outlook and Top 10 Federal Health Policy Issues to Watch

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As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more

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Dutch Bill on Corona Passes for the Workplace Advances

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The legislative bill on the temporary extension of the use of temporary corona passes (in Dutch: wetsvoorstel Tijdelijke wet verbreding inzet coronatoegangsbewijzen) was submitted to the Lower House of Parliament the evening...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2021 #3

Congressional Update: Debt Limit Crisis and Reconciliation Plans. Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives were officially out this week, but the U.S. Congress still made some news....more

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