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Understanding Reimbursements for CPT Code 97039

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CPT code 97039 has been in a state of constant flux in Florida and recent rulings have created greater change. First, one must understand what 97039 is and its history. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), CPT...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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Mintz IRA Update — The Consequences and Costs of Redesigning the Part D Program

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) marked a significant milestone in Congress’s ongoing efforts to address escalating health care costs. While the IRA aims to rein in government spending on Medicare and...more

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2024 Outlook: Behavioral Health Trends

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Healthcare systems are facing significant challenges in recruiting and retaining talent within the burgeoning field of behavioral health services, primarily due to competition from telehealth providers and inconsistent...more

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Local Law Amends New York City Charter and Establishes an Office of Healthcare Accountability

On June 8, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill focused on healthcare accountability, with the goal of increasing access to healthcare services for New Yorkers. Entitled the Healthcare Accountability & Consumer...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Internal Investigations are a MUST for Avoiding False Claims Act Liability

Many providers are not familiar with their obligations under the “60 Day Rule,” also known as Reverse False Claims liability, which can cause significant financial harm if providers fail to comply with these obligations....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Supreme Court Strikes Down Medicare Part B Reimbursement Reduction for 340B Drugs

The Supreme Court yesterday issued a unanimous opinion striking down the federal government’s reduction in Medicare Part B reimbursement for 340B drugs for calendar years 2018 and 2019. As background, the Centers for Medicare...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Sides with 340B Hospitals in Significant $1.6 Billion Part B Drug Payment Ruling

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On June 15, 2022, after many years of ongoing litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a substantial Medicare Part B payment reduction to many 340B Program participating hospitals related to certain...more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2022 #2

SCOTUS Halts OSHA’s Vax-or-Test ETS (but Greenlights CMS Rule). On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing...more

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Medicare links Part B payment rates to international prices: Most Favored Nation Model

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On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) with comment period implementing a mandatory “Most Favored Nation” demonstration model (MFN Model) to test...more

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Health Care Providers on High Alert: COVID-19 Billing & Reimbursement Issues

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Below are six reimbursement issues that health care providers should be on “high alert” for as the COVID-19 crisis persists. An increasing number of patients will be losing their health insurance coverage....more

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Legislation Re-Introduced to Expand Access to Telehealth Under Medicare

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on October 30th designed to expand Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth services. The bill is called the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective...more

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The State of Telehealth - Policy and Reimbursement Q&A

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Foley Partner Nathaniel Lacktman, head of the firm’s telemedicine and virtual care practice, participated in a comprehensive Q&A discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the telehealth market with Healthcare...more

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Three Pressing Challenges for Personalized Medicine

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Personalized medicine can be described as the science of targeted therapies. Advances in diagnostic and molecular medicine have made it possible to more precisely identify alternative treatment options for patients based on...more

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CMS Proposes Sweeping Changes to Medicare Reimbursement for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests

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First Data Collection Period for Clinical Laboratories Is July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 - In the October 1, 2015 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule...more

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Navigating the Diagnostic Commercialization Process

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Guest Post By: Perry Dimas, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Premier Source, part of AmerisourceBergen The 2015 Business of Personalized Medicine Summit was an inspiring day with talented professionals. One...more

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Telehealth Commercial Coverage and Parity Laws: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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There will always be differences among state laws on telehealth coverage, but what is remarkable is the rapidly increasing pace at which states have been adopting coverage statutes in the last few years, with currently 29...more

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