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Enforcement Back On: Departments Rescind Enforcement Relief for Machine Readable File Requirements under Transparency in Coverage...

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On September 27th, the Departments released FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part 61 (“FAQ 61”), announcing that the Departments are rescinding prior-issued enforcement relief for certain machine-readable file...more

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Proposed Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities Implements Law Expanding Regulation of Private...

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On February 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed a long-delayed regulation that would implement a provider enrollment provision of the Affordable Care Act that expands the information...more

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HHS Proposes Repeal of Two Trump Administration Rules on Guidance, Enforcement, and Adjudication Procedures

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On October 20, 2021, HHS published in the Federal Register a proposal to repeal two final rules issued during the Trump administration. The final rules up for repeal are the “Department of Health and Human Services Good...more

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What's In Those Proposed Wellness Regs?

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Some Q and A. Last week (while I was on vacay), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued proposed regulations on wellness programs and the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information...more

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EEOC Provides Proposed Wellness Rules for Review

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NPRMs Will be Published in the Federal Register for Public Comment - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) today forwarded to the Federal Register its Notices of Proposed Rulemakings...more

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Seeing the Big Picture – How Proposed Health Reimbursement Arrangements Might Harmonize with Existing Law

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On October 29, 2018, proposed regulations were published in the Federal Register that would permit employers to offer two new types of health reimbursement arrangements (“HRAs”) that align with the requirements of the...more

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Trump administration issues proposed health insurance market stabilization rule: Will it be enough to stabilize exchange...

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On 15 February 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took a step toward addressing concerns about the stability of the individual and small group health insurance markets by proposing a modicum of...more

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First Steps: Trump Administration's Initial Executive Actions Target the Affordable Care Act and Obama Administration's Midnight...

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On Friday, January 20, 2017—within hours of President Trump’s inauguration—the new Administration took its first executive actions. These executive actions included: President Trump's issuance of an Executive Order...more

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OMB Receives Final Medicare Parts A and B 60-Day Overpayment Rule from CMS

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On October 21, 2015, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received the Medicare Parts A and B overpayment final rule from CMS which is the last phase before the rule is issued in the Federal Register. While the text of...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - August 2015

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CMS Issues SNF Final Payment Rule for FY 2016 – On July 30, 2015, CMS released the final Medicare FY 2016 payment rule for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The final rule will result in an estimated increase of $430 million...more

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CMS Issues FY 2016 IPPS and LTCH Final Rule

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On July 31, 2015, CMS issued its final rule to update the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective...more

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CMS Releases CY 2016 Proposed Rule on OPPS and ASC Payment Systems, Including Changes to the Two Midnight Rule

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On July 1, 2015, CMS released a Proposed Rule that would revise the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Payment System payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2016, and would...more

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CMS Issues CY 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

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On July 8, 2015, CMS issued its annual proposed rule outlining payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for CY 2016. In the proposed rule,...more

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New CMS Proposed Rule Revises Long-Term Care Facility Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Program Participation

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On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more

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