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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

UPICs May Audit Skin Substitutes Twice; Are Lawsuits Against Manufacturers Coming?

As the audits and investigations of wound care procedures with skin substitutes march on, providers who were audited once by a CMS unified program integrity contractor (UPIC) should prepare for a second round. And if the UPIC...more

Polsinelli

Colorado Budget Cuts Hit Home for Medicaid Providers

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Key Takeaways - Colorado’s new budget law and executive order impose immediate Medicaid reimbursement cuts and reinstate prior authorization and claim review requirements....more

BakerHostetler

Millions of Dollars Paid by Major Hospital Operator Due to Alleged Unlawful Training Repayment Agreements

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A major U.S. hospital operator recently agreed to pay approximately $3.5 million to settle claims that it unlawfully trapped nurses in agreements requiring them to repay their employers for job-related training costs if they...more

McGuireWoods LLP

From Delivery to Recovery: Unlocking Value in Postpartum Health

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Most maternal health complications happen after delivery, but for decades, postpartum care remained one of medicine’s most neglected phases of life. That is changing fast. The first 12 weeks after delivery, long overlooked,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - October 6th - 9th, San Antonio, TX

Grounded in the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance and DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, our immersive, three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy equips compliance...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - August 2025 #3

News Briefs - Physician Productivity Rising, But Reimbursement Isn't -Physicians are working more than ever, but reimbursement isn't rising in tandem. It's a worrying mismatch that could translate into access problems for...more

McGuireWoods LLP

CMS Proposes Reimbursement Changes for Remote Patient Monitoring

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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule (PFS Proposed Rule). The PFS Proposed Rule proposes to reduce requirements for several...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - September 8th - 11th, Scottsdale, AZ

Grounded in the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance and DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, our immersive, three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy equips compliance...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

New Billing Codes for At-Home Acute Kidney Injury Renal Dialysis

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed that, effective January 1, 2025, CMS will pay for acute kidney injury (AKI) renal dialysis treatments at-home at the daily rate based on...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: Hospices Fare Well in Federal Court

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Increasing audit activity combined with certain decreasingly favorable audit appeal outcomes has resulted in hospices appealing audit results beyond the administrative law judge phase and into federal court. In this episode,...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Proposed Medicare 2026 Physician Fee Schedule: What Health Care Providers Should Know

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 14. The agency’s announcement emphasized “significantly cutting spending waste, enhancing quality...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Hospital and Health Systems Reimbursement Check July 2025

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In the early days of the second Trump Administration, several federal funding agencies announced caps to indirect cost (“IDC”) rates for federally funded research awards. In many cases, these caps would substantially reduce...more

Blank Rome LLP

Impact of Recent CMS Rule on Site Neutrality and 340B Programs—Implications for Oncology Services

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Overview - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has finalized and proposed several significant changes affecting both site neutrality in Medicare payments and the 340B Drug Pricing Program. These changes...more

DLA Piper

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

Buchalter

Blame It on the Bot: Health Care Fraud and Compliance in theAge of AI

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A large health system implements an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered clinical decision support tool that promises to ensure “complete and accurate” diagnosis documentation. Within six months, the system’s Medicare...more

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Telehealth Staffing and Administrative Services Gain Favorable Advisory Opinion From OIG

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On June 6, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-03, providing important guidance for telehealth organizations and management services organizations...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Providers Keep Singing the Blues About Unfair Reimbursement Rates But Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Change Its Tune

After more than a decade of litigation and more than $5 billion in settlements, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) and its affiliate insurance companies (the “BCBS Entities”) appear to be up to their old tricks....more

Marshall Dennehey

Commonwealth Court Rejects Insurer’s Reimbursement Claim Against Pharmacy in Billing Dispute

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Pioneer Construction Company, Inc., Eastern Alliance Insurance Company, and employers Alliance, Inc. v. Insight Pharmaceuticals, LLC d/b/a Insight Pharmacy; No. 867 C.D. 2022; filed May 12, 2025; Judge Covey - A workers’...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

Disproportionate Impact: Supreme Court Narrows Disproportionate Share Hospital Reimbursement to Supplemental Security Income Cash...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling affecting hospitals that serve low-income Medicare beneficiaries, narrowing the interpretation of the Disproportionate Share Hospital (“DSH”) payment formula. In...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - July 21st - 24th, Nashville, TN

Grounded in the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance and DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, our immersive, three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy equips compliance...more

Dentons

Ep. 59 – Treating Medicare Beneficiaries as a Cash-Based Practice

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Cash-based practices, or providers who neither participate with nor bill insurers, are becoming increasingly common, especially in certain specialties such as primary care, women’s health, and mental health. While providers...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - June 9th - 12th, Pittsburgh, PA

Ideal for practitioners who want to build strong foundational knowledge of compliance program management in a healthcare setting and how to apply that knowledge in practice. Attendees will come away better prepared to...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

CMS Poised for Medicare, Medicaid Integrity Enforcement Actions

The Trump administration and 119th Congress are preparing to reduce federal expenditures by targeting Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. Medicare enrollment revocations, Medicaid enrollment terminations, and...more

J.S. Held

Inside the Healthcare Industry: The Critical Role of Medical Coding, Billing & Nurse Review

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In what is already a highly regulated industry, it is becoming increasingly difficult for healthcare organizations to navigate the growing volume, complexity and enforcement of laws, regulations and guidance that surround...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Albany Supreme Court Decision Overturns Health Care Rate Reduction; Requires Rule-Making for Reimbursement Methodology Change

In a case brought by Bond, Schoeneck & King, the Albany County Supreme Court has overturned hundreds of millions of rate cuts implemented at the direction of the New York State Department of Health. The court, fully adopting...more

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