This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2023. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the new General...more
1/15/2024
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Final Rules ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
On November 17, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule requiring nursing facilities participating in Medicaid and skilled nursing facilities participating in Medicare to disclose...more
12/11/2023
/ Business Ownership ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mortgage REITS ,
Private Equity ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
Following the Biden administration’s efforts to promote nursing home safety, transparency, accountability and quality, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule governing nursing home...more
3/31/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Data Reporting ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Medicare ,
New Rules ,
Nursing Homes ,
REIT ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Transparency
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant enforcement activity between July 21 and August 20, 2022. Key updates include a case in which the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...more
9/1/2022
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Payment Systems ,
Section 1557 ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant activity between June 21 and July 20, 2022. During this period, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, which historically...more
8/8/2022
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CLIA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disproportionate Share Adjustments ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Roe v Wade ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights notable enforcement activity between April 21 and May 20, 2022, including a telemedicine case involving $64 million in false and fraudulent claims. We also...more
6/14/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Competition ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Information Technology ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Medical Devices ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Payment Systems ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a letter to State Survey Agency Directors describing revisions to Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual (SOM) to reflect mandatory disciplinary...more
On April 15, 2015, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to address Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Medicare rate increases for fiscal year (FY) 2016, as well as to propose a variety of measures...more