On February 15, 2019, CMS released a proposal to provide nationwide coverage for a new cancer therapy, Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy (CAR-T Therapy), for Medicare patients. The proposed nationwide coverage decision...more
On July 27, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Maine dismissed a claim that York Hospital, a Maine Hospital with a dedicated emergency room, violated EMTALA after a patient suffered a stroke and was...more
Medi-Cal and other California health care providers will soon be required to change their document retention policies and practices for services rendered under programs administered by California’s Department of Health Care...more
CMS recently announced a delay in the broad implementation of a stricter review program for Medicare home care claims that launched on a demonstration basis on August 3, 2016. CMS began the demonstration program to test...more
Earlier this month, CMS issued guidance regarding privacy concerns in nursing homes. In a letter entitled “Protecting Resident Privacy and Prohibiting Mental Abuse Related to Photographs and Audio/Video Recordings by Nursing...more