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New Federal Initiatives Signal Digital Health Access as a Key Priority

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Recent activity among lawmakers and federal agencies signal that the government may be poised to undertake meaningful legislative and administrative efforts to harness the potential of digital health innovation and to expand...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Federal Regulatory Update: CMS Medicare Payment Changes & Congressional Next Steps

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released significant updates affecting Medicare payments for 2025. The changes, outlined in two final rules, will impact both physicians and hospitals, eliciting strong...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS Issues Final Notice on Program for Breakthrough Device Reimbursement but Industry Looks to Congress for More Inclusive...

Obtaining Medicare coverage and reimbursement for medical devices is notoriously more difficult than for drugs or biologics, and any progress on expanding coverage pathways has been agonizingly slow for industry stakeholders....more

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Post-Chevron Health Care Regulations: The Dawn of a New Day

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On June 28, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine — the legal principle that the judiciary should defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. Chevron reflected the view...more

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From Discretion to Regulation: FDA's New Path for LDTs

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Earlier this year, we reported on the expected U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruling concerning Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs). The FDA has consistently shown a commitment to regulating LDTs. On May 6, 2024, the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Remote Monitoring and Digital Therapies: CMS Updates Coverage and Payment Policies

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In recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded payment for remote monitoring services in an effort to pay for non-face-to-face services that improve care coordination for Medicare...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | July 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for July 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): Health Care Regulatory Considerations

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Sophisticated clinical software systems employed in specific health care services have graduated from being interfaces, operating systems, and subordinate tools that support physical medical devices and have matured to the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: June 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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Medicare curbs Alzheimer’s drug coverage, fueling regulatory turmoil

As the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to head the federal Food and Drug Administration advances, he and the agency already are confronting a major regulatory crisis over Aduhelm, a prescription drug targeted for Alzheimer’s...more

King & Spalding

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Permitting Cost-Sharing for Medicare-Reimbursable Items and Services in a Clinical Trial

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On November 19, 2021, OIG issued Advisory Opinion No. 21-17 in which it responded to a request for an advisory opinion regarding a proposed subsidization of certain Medicare cost-sharing obligations in the context of a...more

Cozen O'Connor

FTC Under New Management | First Assertion Of The BOTS Act | Ash Cleanup Costs Redistributed

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Breaking News- New Leadership at the FTC- •President Joseph R. Biden designated Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as Acting Chair of the FTC . •As Commissioner, Chairwoman...more

King & Spalding

HHS Releases New Frequently Asked Questions Regarding CARES Act Provider Relief Funds - December 2020

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This month, HHS released over twenty new and modified Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding payments distributed to providers via the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. The FAQs cover a wide range of topics, including...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, October 2020 # 10

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In Washington: State public health officials are urging Congress to provide at least $8.4 billion in emergency funding for distributing a coronavirus vaccine, warning that they lack enough money to carry out the immense...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Life Sciences Report - Winter 2018

Life Beyond FDA Clearance or Approval: The Reimbursement Challenge - To medical device manufacturers, winning premarket approval or 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is only half the battle....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Three Pressing Challenges for Personalized Medicine

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Personalized medicine can be described as the science of targeted therapies. Advances in diagnostic and molecular medicine have made it possible to more precisely identify alternative treatment options for patients based on...more

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FDA to Strengthen Oversight of Certain In Vitro Diagnostic Devices

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In the wake of a new Medicare reimbursement framework, FDA plans stricter regulation of some in vitro diagnostic devices. On July 31, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Agency) announced its intent to...more

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