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CMS Proposes FY 2024 Inpatient Payment Policies for Hospitals

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or Agency) on April 10, 2023, published its annual proposed rule for the federal fiscal year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: January 2022 #3

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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CMS Issues FY 2022 IPPS Final Rule, Implements Medicare GME-Related Provisions

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In December 2021, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the second part of its FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule with Comment Period. Among other policies, the Final Rule...more

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CMS Finalizes Policies on Residency Positions and Organ Procurement Payment

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule with a comment period for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals; Changes to Medicare Graduate Medical...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: December 2021 #2

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - December 2020 #1

This week in Washington: COVID-19 relief bill negotiations begin in earnest; Congress works on Appropriations bills hoping to have them passed before government funding ends on Dec. 11....more

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Health Care and Price Transparency: The Latest Summary

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Federal executive agencies recently published two rules, one final and one proposed, aimed at publicizing the various costs associated with health care. A final rule, promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services...more

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CMS Finalizes 2020 Home Health Agency Payment and Policy Changes

On October 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its 2020 payment and policy changes rule for Home Health Agencies (HHA Rule).  The final rule is scheduled to be posted in the Federal...more

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CMS Final Rule Strengthens Integrity of Medicare Provider Enrollment Process

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On September 10, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule (Final Rule) expanding Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program...more

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Guilt by Affiliation: New CMS Regulations Require Provider Disclosure of Past Association with “Bad Actors”

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On September 10, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule with comment period, titled Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process (the “Final Rule”), which enhances...more

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Site-Neutral Hospitals Find Reprieve for their Outpatient Departments Through the Courts

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On September 17, 2019, the D.C. District Court held that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its statutory authority when it cut the payment rate for clinic services at off-campus provider-based...more

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Providers and Suppliers: Do You Have Skeletons in Your Enrollment Closet?

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On September 10, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule significantly expanding its authority to deny or revoke participation in Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance...more

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CMS Cracking Down on Health Care Fraud and Abuse

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To increase provider and supplier transparency and accountability, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) with comment period that allows CMS greater ability to...more

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Key Takeaways from CMS’s Final Rule Requiring the Disclosure of Affiliates during Provider Enrollment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) recently published a final rule with comment period (the “Final Rule”) that is designed to increase CMS’s ability to identify and prevent bad actors from participating in...more

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Are You Your Brother’s Keeper? CMS Finalizes Rule to Reduce Fraud in Federal Health Insurance Programs

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On September 10, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule with comment, entitled “Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process” (Final Rule), which CMS claims will...more

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CMS Finalizes Rule Expanding its Authority to Deny and Revoke Medicare Program Enrollment, Among Other Changes

On September 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule with comment period entitled, “Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process” (the “Final Rule”). The...more

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Blog: Final Rule Issued by CMS re: New Enforcement Authorities to Reduce Criminal Behavior in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued late last week a final rule with comment period titled, Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process (CMS-6058-FC) (Final Rule). The Final Rule is...more

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CMS Publishes Final Rule to Cancel Medicare Episode Payment and Cardiac Rehab Incentive Payment Models, and to Cut Back Joint...

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This is the first in a series of alerts from Seyfarth’s Health Law practice highlighting significant changes in health care regulations and policy as providers and other industry participants enter 2018. ...more

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What's Next Now that Mandatory EPM and Cardiac Rehabilitation Payment Models Have Been Terminated?

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CMS released its Final Rule canceling the Episode Payment Model (EPM) and Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model (CR Incentive Payment Model). This was an expected result following August's proposed rule to cancel...more

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CMS Finalizes Payment Changes for Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule (Final Rule) on Tuesday. The Final Rule...more

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Making Sense of the MACRA Final Rule, Part 1 of 3: Essential Concepts

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On Oct. 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule with comment period implementing the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The nearly 2,400 pages of...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - July 2016

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CMS Proposes Home Health Payment Reduction in 2017 – On June 27, 2016, CMS released a proposed rule that would decrease payments to home health providers by one percent, or $180 million, in calendar year 2017. Home health...more

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Medicaid Program: Covered Outpatient Drugs, Final Rule with Comment Period Summary

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On January 21, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule implementing the prescription drug rebate provisions enacted as part of the health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act...more

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Meaningful Use Stage 3 Final Rules Encourage Providers to Engage Patients in their Health Care

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On October 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published the...more

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