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Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q2 2024

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Deal volume across the healthcare industry generally appears to have steadied despite headwinds. The general sentiment is that buyers have adapted to the current interest rates and are gritting their teeth and pressing...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Pooled Income Trusts for Medicaid Home Care

One of the biggest misconceptions related to Community (Home Care) Medicaid is the idea that one thinks they and/or their loved one is not eligible for services because “they make too much money.” In New York State, for one...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Statutory Update Part II

Below is Part II of our New Jersey Statutory update. As you can see from the below, several statutes were passed imposing requirements on health insurance payers, including new requirements for prior authorization request and...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Getting Help When Providing Care at Home for Aging Parents

As they grow older, your parents may prefer to continue living in their home rather than moving to a long-term care facility. They are not alone in this; more than three-quarters of adults over the age of 50 say they would...more

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Florida Legislative Session 2024: Health Care Highlights

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The Florida Regular Legislative Session began on January 9, 2024, and ended on March 8, 2024. Below is a summary of relevant health care laws that will be effective July 1, 2024, if they are approved by Governor DeSantis....more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

Balancing Lawyering and Caregiving in the Sandwich Generation: A Woman’s Perspective

Alzheimer’s. April 2023 (I’d dig out the exact date, but that would take even more time away from caretaking and lawyering).  That’s when my 76-year-old mother, my only remaining parent, who had been living alone 163 miles...more

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CMS Finalizes Important Changes to Medicare Enrollment Requirements for Hospice, Home Health Providers

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The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized important changes to the Medicare enrollment regulations applicable to hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), including increasing the level of screening that...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

The Key Health Care Initiatives Proposed in Governor Hochul’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budget

This year’s Health and Mental Hygiene Bill (“HMH Bill”) (part of the Governor’s FY 2025 Executive Budget, which proposes a $233 billion balanced budget), includes $35.5 billion to fund Medicaid, $4.8 billion to address...more

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New York State Medicaid Updates for 2024

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Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to millions of Americans. Federal law requires states to comply with certain minimum requirements, but New York is considered a maximum state in that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Digital Health to the Rescue – Improving Access to Specialized Care: A Discussion with Viveka Rydell-Anderson

The 21st-century healthcare landscape has been dramatically shaped by the rise of digitized healthcare solutions aimed at making healthcare more accessible, affordable, and personalized....more

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Pushing a Balloon Into or Against the Jet Stream? Key Takeaways from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

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The 42nd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference started with clear skies and overall optimism from investors. But with Jamie Dimon’s prediction of a recession in 2024 on Tuesday morning, the climate shifted to an on-again,...more

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Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q3 2023

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After steadying during Q2, it appears the overall volume of deals in the healthcare industry declined in Q3 compared with Q2, and year-to-date 2023 is still down from last year. A slumping economy has no doubt played a large...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

California Health Care Legislative Update: Fall 2023

Governor Newsom signed 890 bills and vetoed 156 bills in 2023. Every year, California passes multiple laws that impact health care practitioners and health facilities and, as further described below, 2023 is no exception....more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

CMS Announces 0.8 Percent Aggregate Home Health Payment Increase in 2024

On Wednesday, November 1, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update final rule for CY 2024 (the Final Rule). The Rule estimates that the aggregate...more

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New York Department of Health Sets New Due Dates for Submission of Home Care Worker Wage Parity Compliance Certifications and...

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On September 21, 2023, the New York Department of Health (DOH) issued guidance addressing the due dates for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MMCOs), Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHAs), Licensed Home Care Services...more

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It’s a Congressional Hearing Bonanza! A Series of Healthcare Hearings with Regulatory Implications (September 21, 2023)

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Given the number of healthcare-related congressional hearings this past week, you would think there was a legislative requirement to hold them all at once! There were at least five major healthcare hearings on Tuesday alone...more

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CMS Announces New GUIDE Model for People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers

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The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new, voluntary and nationwide test model designed to support two rapidly growing demographic groups: people living with dementia, and their unpaid...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q2 2023

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The healthcare M&A market appears to be steadying. Although deal activity through the year appears slightly below the high-water marks for the corresponding period of 2022, deal activity is generally up from the first quarter...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice - Reimbursement Audits and Appeals

In this episode, Jason Bring, AGG Healthcare partner and co-chair of the Post-Acute & Long-Term Care team, and Lanchi Nguyen Bombalier, AGG Healthcare partner and member of the Post-Acute & Long-Term Care, Hospitals & Health...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Payment Cuts and Program Changes: CMS Issues Calendar Year 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

On June 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the Home Health Prospective Payment System for the 2024 calendar year. The proposed rule aims to permanently update the payment...more

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Top Takeaways | 2023 Digital Health Forum | Innovative Partnerships in Action: Fireside Chat with Best Buy and Atrium Health, a...

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In this lively and practical conversation, panelists elaborated on the recently announced partnership between Atrium Health, a part of Advocate Health (Atrium), and Best Buy Health. The partnership is designed to leverage...more

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HHS Releases Ownership Data of Medicare-Certified Hospices and Home Health Agencies

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On April 20, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made ownership data of all Medicare-certified hospices and home health agencies publicly available for the first time. This move is consistent with the...more

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The U.S. Department of Labor Intensifies Scrutiny of Wage and Hour Violations in the Home and Health Care Industry

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), through its Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”), has been intensifying its pursuit of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) violations by residential care facilities, nursing facilities, home...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

CMS Continues Transparency Efforts for Home Health and Hospice

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on April 27, 2023, that it will publicly release all ownership information of home health and hospice agencies. This move is aimed at increasing transparency and...more

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New York State Budget Brings Sweeping Changes to the Home Health Care Industry

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Governor Hochul signed the New York State Budget for fiscal year 2023-2024 into law on May 3, 2023, bringing with it sweeping changes to the way home health care agencies and home care staffing agencies in the state will...more

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