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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

ArentFox Schiff

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 & Emery

CMS Poised for Medicare, Medicaid Integrity Enforcement Actions

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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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy - March 24th - 27th, Chicago, IL

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 & Emery

Trending in Telehealth: February 2025

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Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

[Event] Hot Topics in Health Care Law - April 9th, Baltimore, MD

Join Miles & Stockbridge and health care industry peers for an exclusive event focused on the rapidly evolving health care landscape. This evening will offer valuable insights into the latest policies, regulations and legal...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Trump Administration’s Proposed Health Care Cuts Pose Risks to Distressed Providers

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Last week, the Trump administration and Congress proposed spending cuts that if enacted are likely to affect federally funded health insurance programs such as Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These cuts could...more

Kerr Russell

The Difference Between ‘Non-Covered’ vs. ‘Disallowed’ Services

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Question: I have had several colleagues describe their experience with dental plan audits. All of them have had to pay something back. Sometimes they say this is due to a service being deemed a “noncovered service.” Other...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Hospital Provider-Based Compliance: Top 10 Myths and Truths

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Medicare reimbursement for hospital outpatient services has come under attack in recent years, with a focus on “site neutral” payment policies that would pay hospitals for outpatient services furnished in off-campus locations...more

Whiteford

Navigating Value-Based Care in Anesthesia: Enhancing Patient Outcomes Amid Legal Complexities

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Value-based care (VBC) is a healthcare delivery model that prioritizes patient outcomes over the volume of services provided. This approach aims to enhance the quality of care while controlling costs by incentivizing...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Virginia Hospital Indicted for Allegedly Turning a Blind Eye to Doctor’s Crimes

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In an unusual criminal prosecution, the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC), a hospital in Chesapeake, Virginia, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Virginia for conspiring to defraud the United States and...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Federal Government Announces Policy on Canada Health Act Status of Payments to Regulated Healthcare Professionals Providing...

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Friday, the Federal Government issued correspondence to the provinces and territories regarding its newly introduced Canada Health Act Services Policy. As set out in this correspondence from the Minister of Health, the CHA...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: Phoning It In: Congress Passes A Short Extension To Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities As 2025 Approaches

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With the end of 2024 and an expiration of applicable Medicare telehealth flexibilities approaching, Congress passed the American Relief Act of 2025, preserving applicable flexibilities for an additional three months, through...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended Through March 2025

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Earlier this month, Dinsmore provided a notice to clients that several telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries were set to expire on December 31. However, on December 20, Congress passed the American Relief Act,...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Shining Light on Phantom Medical Bills–Lessons from Washington on Using Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rules to Fight Back

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How many of you reading this have had this experience: you get a settlement demand with hundreds of thousands of dollars in claimed hospital bills, but the actual amount owed by the claimant is redacted, or you are told by...more

Whiteford

Navigating New Medicare Overpayment Rules and Practical Tips to Comply

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On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Medicare regulations interpreting the federal 60-day overpayment refund requirement (the Overpayment Statute) for Medicare Parts A and B as...more

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