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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - June 2024

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KCP supports House bill to restore original intent of Medicare Secondary Payer Act - Kidney Care Partners (KCP) commends the 36 co-sponsors of the bill before the House, who come from both sides of the aisle and represent...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 14, 2024

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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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Health Care Week in Review: House Held a Markup of Telehealth Legislation; CMS Introduced a New Model to Improve the Kidney...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - September 2023

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FTC, DoJ propose changes to HSR Act for more effective, efficient merger reviews - The FTC, along with the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division, proposed changes to the premerger notification form and...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - August 2023

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NY non-compete ban still receiving pushback as Governor waits to sign off - While NY Governor Kathy Hochul waits to sign off on one of the country’s toughest bans on non-compete agreements, many lobby groups from the...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - June 2023

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Benesch: MN ban on non-compete agreements includes carveout for business sale, dissolution - Benesch Law notes the bill only awaits the signature of MN’s Governor and could become law as early as July 1. It would prevent...more

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CMS Releases 2023 Hospital OPPS and ASC Payment System Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1, 2022, released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - November 2022

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Benesch: DOL proposed rule aims to clarify independent contractor classification - The Department of Labor (DOL) proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to clarify the difference between an independent contractor...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - September 2022

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Fresenius CEO resigning; to be replaced by head of company’s pharmaceutical business - Michael Sen, President and CEO of Fresenius Kabi, will replace Stephan Sturm as CEO of Fresenius SE on Oct. 1. Shares in the company...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - July 2022

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SCOTUS sides with OH-based medical plan in dispute with DaVita over dialysis reimbursements - In a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Benefit Plan in a case that hinged...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - April 2022

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SCOTUS questions appear to support DaVita’s position in dialysis care discrimination case - Private plans are supposed to provide coverage for dialysis for the first 30 months before the patients can transition to...more

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2021 Medicare Cost Report Preparation, Reminders and New Developments for Hospitals

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With many hospitals well into their FY 2021 Medicare cost report preparation, here is a brief reminder of the process required for protesting items, as well as a summary of two new developments for Medicare Graduate Medical...more

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CMS Considers Comprehensive Changes to Organ Donation and Transplantation System Through RFI

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As part of its continuing efforts to improve the organ donation and transplantation system, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments on...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - December 2021

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SCOTUS to consider case alleging private plan’s ESRD coverage violates MSPA - The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefits Plan v. DaVita, which alleges a private...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - September 2021

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Industry players agree on need for quality assurance but believe CMS’ QIP program for ESRD care delivery flawed - The ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP) implemented by CMS provides a payment penalty of up to 2% for...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - August 2021

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DaVita, former CEO indicted in federal market collusion case - DaVita and the company’s former CEO, Kent Thiry, were alleged to have conspired with Surgical Care Affiliates to suppress competition for senior-level...more

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Newly Proposed Rule Regarding Organ Acquisition Payment Policies

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On April 27, 2021, CMS issued its Fiscal Year 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Rates Proposed Rule (CMS-1752-P), in which it proposes several changes to...more

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Organ Procurement Organization Final Rule Takes Effect

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After some implementation delays, the final rule updating Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) performance measures took effect April 1, 2021. The final rule, titled, “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Organ Procurement...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - December 2020

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AKF: CBO report suggests bill to cover immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients will save Medicare $400M over 10 years - A bill before the House of Representatives would provide Medicare coverage for...more

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New rules proposed to increase accountability and availability of the organ transplant supply

Compliance Today (February 2020)  - On December 17, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in a press release, “As directed by President Trump in his July 10 Executive Order on Advancing American...more

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Organ Procurement Organizations: CMS Proposes Revisions to Conditions For Coverage Designed To Increase Donated Organs

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On July 10, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Advancing American Kidney Health. The Executive Order stated that the “state of care for patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule Aimed to Reduce Burden on Providers and Suppliers Through Regulatory Reforms

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On September 26, 2019, CMS issued a Final Rule that CMS intends will reform certain Medicare regulations related to standards and certifications that CMS identified as “unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome.” CMS...more

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The Shifting Landscape of Organ Allocation for Transplantation

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Recent policy changes and the prospect of new organ sources have markedly altered the landscape for organ transplantation. In particular, new allocation policies for lung and liver transplants, and advances in gene-editing...more

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CMS Issues Second Set of Proposed Rule in Response to Executive Order 13563

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The proposed rule, issued on February 7, 2013, would make reforms to existing Medicare regulations applicable to hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, intermediate care facilities for individuals who are intellectually...more

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CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Reform "Unnecessary, Obsolete, or Excessively Burdensome" Medicare Participation Standards

On February 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to reform Medicare regulations that CMS views as unnecessary, obsolete, and/or excessively burdensome on hospitals and health care...more

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