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Medicaid Unwinding: CMS to Withhold Federal Medicaid Funding from Noncompliant States

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Since our publication on disenrollments caused by the “unwinding” of Medicaid’s continuous enrollment condition, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule on December 6, 2023...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: December 12, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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CMS Issues Interim Final Rule for CMS Enforcement of State Compliance with Reporting and Federal Medicaid Renewal Requirements

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On December 4, 2023, CMS issued an interim final rule (the Interim Rule) (RIN 0938-AV26) to implement new enforcement authorities that CMS may use if states fail to comply with new reporting requirements or with federal...more

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CMS Lifts COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities

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On May 31, 2023, CMS issued a final rule (Final Rule) repealing COVID-19 vaccination requirements for staff and testing requirements for staff and patients of long-term care (LTC) facilities. These were previously required...more

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Public Sector Application of CMS' COVID-19 Health Care Vaccination Rule

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Key Takeaways: ..The Rule only applies to Medicare- or Medicaid-certified facilities and their contractors having contact with patients or staff ..The Rule does not apply to school districts receiving Medicare or...more

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Updated Deadlines and Interpretive Guidance from CMS for Compliance with COVID-19 Vaccination Standards

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Updated January 21, 2022 - In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on January 13, 2022, upholding the Health Care Staff Vaccination Standards for certain Medicare- and Medicaid- certified providers and suppliers...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Lifts Injunction Against CMS’ Health Care Facility Vaccine Mandate: What Does This Mean for Your Health Care...

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Health care employers are not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the constantly changing legal status of the various federal vaccine mandates. On Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court made its rulings on two preliminary...more

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The Supreme Court - January 13, 2022

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National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Department of Labor, Nos. 21-244, 21-247: Numerous challenges were brought against the emergency rule issued on November 5, 2021, by the Occupational Safety and Health...more

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Enforcement Update on CMS Vaccine IFR, OSHA Vaccine ETS, and OSHA Healthcare ETS

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While most healthcare providers have been struggling with staffing during the holidays, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has been active in providing an enforcement update on the Omnibus COVID-19 Health...more

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Florida Medicare and Medicaid Providers' Vaccine Mandate Dilemma

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Florida healthcare providers billing federal programs may again face a complicated COVID-19 quandary. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has denied the state of Florida's request for an injunction against the...more

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Breaking News on the CMS Vaccination Rule: Less Than 24 Hours After Being Shelved in 10 States, the Rule Is Sidelined Nationwide

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In a November 30, 2021, order, a federal judge sitting in Louisiana entered a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) interim final rule entitled...more

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Federal COVID-19 Mandates and Lawsuit Roundup

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Lawsuits challenging the CMS Interim Final Rule (IFR) on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for healthcare workers and Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards on Health Care...more

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Certain Health Care Employers Must Require Vaccinations to Continue to Participate in Medicare/Medicaid

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Earlier this month, on the same day the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), the Centers for Medicare &...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: November 2021 #2

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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 Releases COVID-19 Health Facility and Staff Vaccination Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 4, 2021, issued a long-anticipated Interim Final Rule with comment (IFC) requiring COVID-19 vaccination for most healthcare workers at certain healthcare facilities...more

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CMS Issues Interim Rule on Health Care Worker Vaccinations

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On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an Interim Final Rule (the CMS Rule) requiring employee vaccinations for certain Medicare- and Medicaid-certified health care providers. The CMS...more

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CMS Vaccine Mandate Update: Biden Administration Modifies Healthcare Rules for Medicare and Medicaid Facilities

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When the federal government issued its new COVID-19 vaccine mandates on November 5th for employers with 100 or more employees, the rules implemented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") received most...more

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CMS’ COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: What Health Care Providers Need to Know

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published their much-anticipated rules mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more

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CMS Issues COVID-19 Vaccination Interim Final Rule for Healthcare Facilities

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule with comment period (IFR) on November 5, 2021, that implements the Biden administration’s previously announced vaccine mandate for...more

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How Will CMS’ Interim Final Rule Implementing COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate impact Medicare and Medicaid Providers and Suppliers?

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On November 5, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule that will require all healthcare workers of certain Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers (as listed...more

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The Biden Administration Expands Staff Vaccination Requirement to All Medicare & Medicaid Participating Providers/Suppliers.

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The Biden Administration, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and via Interim Final Rulemaking (“IFR”), has expanded vaccination requirements in many health care settings. Effective November 5,...more

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Biden Administration Releases New Vaccine Mandate Rules Impacting Employers

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On November 4, 2021, the Biden administration announced two new rules which implement vaccine mandates in the workplace. OSHA Rule Impacting Employers with 100 or more Employees The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...more

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CMS Releases Interim Final Rule Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Employees and Suppliers

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Thursday, November 4th the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its interim final rule requiring all employees and certain suppliers of most Medicare and Medicaid certified providers to be fully vaccinated...more

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CMS Issues New Rule Imposing Education About, and Access to, COVID-19 Vaccines and Reporting Requirements for Nursing Home and...

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On May 11, 2021, CMS issued an interim final rule requiring that nursing homes and other congregate care facilities: (1) educate all residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccines; (2) offer COVID-19 vaccines to all residents...more

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CMS Issues Medicare IPPS and LTCH Proposed Rule for FY 2021

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On April 27, 2021, CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (the Proposed Rule). Among...more

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