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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

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September 2025 CPT Editorial Panel meeting: what’s on the agenda and why it matters

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The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT®* Editorial Panel will convene in Chicago, Illinois, from September 18 to 20, 2025. The meeting agenda includes proposals to create new current procedural terminology (CPT) codes and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

DOJ and HHS Launch New False Claims Act Working Group: What The Healthcare Industry Needs to Know

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On July 2, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group, a high-level interagency initiative aimed at...more

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Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Data Dashboard

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Updated to include Medicare claims data thru Q4 2024. What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

CMS to Immediately Begin Auditing Medicare Advantage Plans in Significant Expansion of Enforcement Efforts

On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a significant expansion of its auditing efforts with respect to Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans....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

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

Epstein Becker & Green

A Common Denominator Governs the Medicare Fraction - SCOTUS Today

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In its 2022 decision in Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, for Valley Hospital Medical Center, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the phrase “entitled to [Medicare Part A] benefits” applied to “all those qualifying for the...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Part D Pharmacies Required to Enroll in Data Exchange Module to Help Drug Price Negotiation Cash Flow Issue

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On April 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes Final Rule which amends the regulations governing various Medicare programs, including the...more

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Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Data Dashboard

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Updated to include Medicare claims data thru Q3 2024. What is the cost of a knee implant in the inpatient setting? How much does Medicare pay for different types of cardiac valve procedures? How have Medicare inpatient...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

King & Spalding

OIG Releases Findings on Medicare Contractor Compliance with Medicare Cost Report Oversight Requirements

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Last week, OIG’s Office of Audit Services released its latest report on Medicare Administrative Contractors’ (MACs) compliance with Medicare cost report oversight requirements. The report, which is titled Medicare...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Hospital & Health System Reimbursement Check Newsletter - MARCH 2025

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In the short time since taking office on January 20, President Donald Trump has taken executive actions calling for sweeping changes affecting the health care sector. While new administrations always bring changes, the speed...more

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PA Supreme Court Approves OTC Supplements & CBD Oil for Workers’ Compensation

In a unanimous opinion issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that any item that is part of a health care provider’s treatment plan falls within the purview of medical services and the broad-encompassing...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

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

Hogan Lovells

JPM 2025 recap: Panelists discuss life sciences growth strategies, policy uncertainties, and promising regulatory opportunities

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In the wake of the 2024 U.S. elections, stakeholders in the life sciences and health care industry are intensely focused on the policy implications for global financial markets, investment strategies, and M&A opportunities....more

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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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities Extending and Enduring

In the wake of an end of year filled with intense negotiations and political wrangling, Congress has successfully enacted the American Relief Act, 2025 ("the Budget Bill" or "legislation"), narrowly averting a government...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

Baker Donelson

2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Payment and Overpayment Policies

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On December 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS's) Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (the Final Rule) was published in the Federal Register. The Final Rule includes noteworthy...more

Ankura

The Impact of the Proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule on Parity and Delivery

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Healthcare in the United States is undergoing significant changes, particularly in the areas of reimbursement and coverage of telehealth, substance use disorders (SUDs), and mental health services. The proposed 2025 Physician...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

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