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CMS Proposes Increases to Hospice Care Rates for FY 2026

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On April 11, 2025, CMS issued a proposed rule that “would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for FY 2026” as required under the Social Security Act, clarify payment regulations on admission to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FDA and FTC to Study Impact of Social Media Influencers

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The widespread use of social media platforms make them ideal for companies trying to reach a large audience. Pharmaceutical and consumer products industries frequently maintain their own social media accounts and partner with...more

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Proposed Stark Law Changes May Impact Physician Compensation Models

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On October 9, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed sweeping changes to the federal Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly referred to as the Stark Law. While many of the changes reflect CMS’...more

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New Safe Harbors In A Storm of Risk and Regulations: A Review of the OIG’s Proposed Changes to the Federal Anti-Kickback Laws

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In an effort to modernize and clarify a statute that looms large in the minds of health care providers across the nation, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently...more

Epstein Becker & Green

HHS’s Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care – Part 3: CMS Proposes Expansive Set of Changes to Stark Regulations

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This Client Alert serves as the third in a three-part series in which we describe and analyze the rules proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as part...more

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CMS Proposes Rule Clarifying Physician Self-Referral Law Rules for Group Practice Profit Sharing

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On October 9, 2019 the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule making changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law, also called the Stark Law (PSR...more

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Trump Administration’s ‘Regulatory Sprint’ Includes Revisions to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

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On October 9, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two proposed rules: Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations and Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors under the...more

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New Stark Law Exceptions for Value-Based Care

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On October 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released proposed changes to the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (the “Stark Law”), as well as the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute (the...more

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HHS Proposes Sweeping Changes to Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law

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On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced significant changes to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Physician Self-Referral Law (known as the Stark Law) through proposed rules issued...more

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HHS Proposes Substantial Changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Regulations

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The Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) proposed changes to the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Civil Monetary Penalty Law, released today as part of the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, would...more

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Most Restrictive Medicare Enrollment Rules Proposed for Opioid Treatment Programs

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Grounded in the bipartisan Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act designed to "alleviate the nationwide opioid crisis," CMS's proposed...more

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HHS Continues the “Sprint to Coordinated Care”

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On August 27, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on the anti-kickback statute (AKS) and the beneficiary...more

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