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Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM): What You Need to Know About CMS’ Proposed Changes

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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed key changes to remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) services reimbursed under the Medicare program. The...more

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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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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

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Congress Extends Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Through March 31, 2025

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At the close of 2024, US Congress passed a short-term extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities as part of the American Relief Act, 2025 (ARA). The Medicare telehealth waivers, originally enacted as part of the COVID-19...more

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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

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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

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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

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Effective Care: California Left Behind as Other States Expand Hospital at Home Programs

Hospital at Home (“HaH”) programs received renewed interest during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to relieve hospital capacity issues and allow patients to receive effective care outside of the traditional hospital setting....more

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Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Get a Three-Month Lifeline

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After much uncertainty, Congress has extended many Medicare telehealth flexibilities through March 31, 2025, in its end-of-year appropriations bill. However, several important flexibilities, such as first-dollar coverage of...more

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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

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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Hospital and Health Systems Reimbursement Check - NOVEMBER 2024

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Ropes & Gray attorneys share their analysis of administrative and court litigation, regulatory developments, key developments affecting federal program payments to hospitals and health systems, and other reimbursement-related...more

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CMS Proposed Rule Decreases Physician Payments, Expands Telehealth, and Much More

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The comment period for the CMS CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule recently closed on Monday, September 9th. Based on previous years, the Final Rule can be expected as soon as early November, taking effect...more

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[Event] Physician Practice Management and ASC Symposium 2024 - May 15th - 16th, Nashville, TN

The Physician Practice Management (PPM) and ASC Symposium 2024 is the destination event for PPM and ASC industry leaders and health industry investors. Join us as we deliver actionable insights on the state of the market and...more

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2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Policies and Includes Bonus Extension

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The CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule) implemented several statutory extensions to COVID-19 telehealth waivers and flexibilities, finalized proposed policies, and extended an important telehealth...more

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Policy Update - CMS Releases CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2024 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

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AHLA Takeaway: Healthcare Executives, Is Your House In Order?

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Walking away from the American Health Law Association’s annual conference, I’m feeling energized from (re)connecting with friends and colleagues, inspired by the complex and transformational work being done throughout the...more

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Telehealth Flexibilities Continue After End of COVID-19 Emergency

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Telehealth experienced massive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, due in no small part to various regulatory and reimbursement policies that federal agencies implemented following a declaration by the US Department of...more

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Set to End May 11, 2023, Along with Many Waivers and Flexibilities

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After more than three years, the Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to COVID-19 is scheduled to end on Thursday, May 11, 2023. The PHE declaration under the Public Health Service Act has allowed the Secretary of the...more

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New Reimbursement Rules Will Likely Impact Digital Health and Telemedicine

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. CMS publishes a PFS annually so as to make changes in federal healthcare reimbursement and...more

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CMS Finalizes Changes for Telehealth Services for 2023

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On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. As finalized, some of the most significant telehealth policy changes include: ...more

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Prepare for the End of the Public Health Emergency: Compliance Concerns

For nearly three years, federal and state agencies have waived or relaxed regulatory requirements and expanded reimbursement for services due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), but the signs indicate that the...more

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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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CMS Continues to Modernize by Expanding Reimbursement for Digital Health Services

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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) fundamentally changed the healthcare industry, forcing healthcare providers and patients onto their computers and phones to enable continuation of care when patients were mandated...more

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Medicare Telehealth and Substance Use Disorder Treatment FAQs: New CMS Reimbursement Requirements

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In the 12-month period starting in April 2021, over 100,000 people have died from drug overdoses, a 28.5% increase from the same period the year before. While the opioid crisis has been a declared public health emergency...more

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