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A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra – Challenging the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Provision – Thought Leaders in Health Law
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Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Counsel That Cares - The Private Payer's Perspective on Value-Based Care
Opting Out of Medicare: When and How to Do It
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
Show Me the Money: New Study Confirms Hospice Saves Money for Medicare
An Unwanted Spotlight: DOJ Announces Hospice Fraud Is Top Priority
The Chartwell Chronicles: Medicare & Medicaid
Navigating EMTALA Rules
Heed Caution: Takeaways From the OIG's Advance Care Planning Report
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Patient Steering and Charting
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
Do You Have a Backup? Building Redundancies Into Your Written Certification Process
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series | The Results Are In: More Wins for Hospices in HIS Appeals
Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) have continued to grow in popularity since their inception in 2019 (see our article here summarizing the 2019 rule establishing ICHRAs). While initially it seemed...more
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Critical Implications of OSHA’s ETS for Federal Government Contractors - On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its...more
Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was initiated in Arkansas in March 2020, Governor Asa Hutchinson has repeatedly renewed the emergency order, maintaining the public health emergency for fourteen (14) months. ...more
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 10, 2021, passed the Senate-amended H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The ARP provides $1.9 trillion in additional relief to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)....more
President Joe Biden has proposed an "American Rescue Plan," which was described as an "emergency legislative package to fund vaccinations, provide immediate, direct relief to families bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis,...more
The House and Senate returned to Washington July 20, and a second Coronavirus Relief Package is at the top of the agenda. Passed in late May on party-line voting, the House Democrats' HEROES Act would provide over $3.5...more
On June 15, the Federal Reserve proposed to expand the Main Street Lending Program to benefit small and medium-sized nonprofits and released term sheets for public comment. Our chart summarizes the proposed expansion,...more
On April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act was signed into law, appropriating $75 billion for hospitals and other eligible health care providers for health care related expenses or lost...more
Congress Replenishes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Through its Phase Four Coronavirus Relief Package. On Tuesday, via unanimous consent, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020...more
Summary - Late yesterday, the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act of 2020. The measure appropriates a total of $484 billion, mainly to refund the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), but also to provide...more
The CARES Act adds $100 billion to the “Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund” to reimburse “eligible health care providers” for “health care-related expenses or lost revenues that are attributable to Coronavirus.”...more
The CARES Act establishes a $500 billion loan program accessible by cities, states, and businesses, while also providing for more than $250 billion in direct funding to state and local governments. The majority of the direct...more
On April 10, the Internal Revenue Service published responses to frequently asked questions with respect to the payroll tax deferral provisions of the CARES Act, including clarification that employers that take loans under...more
With the passage of the CARES Act, $100 billion has been appropriated to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (“PHSSEF”), to be administered by a small agency within the Department of Health and Human Services...more
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its advance payment program in light of COVID-19. As noted in the CMS press release, the program provides for a short term loan of advance Medicare payments...more
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (the “IFC”) to address numerous regulatory and administrative changes in response to the COVID-19...more
In this time of crisis, nonprofits of all shapes and sizes have been scrambling to obtain assistance under the federal CARES Act. Sheppard Mullin’s Nonprofit Team is grateful for the special opportunity to help by partnering...more
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which authorized $2.2 trillion to, among other things, help companies and individuals mitigate the financial repercussions...more
It might not be business as usual, but business in New York goes on even as the state grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. New York State’s annual budget bill, signed by Gov. Cuomo on April 3, contains amendments to New...more
The following is a summary of certain key tax provisions relevant to businesses outlined in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act"-- H.R. 748). The CARES Act provides financial support to...more
In this special weekend edition, Michael Schmidt hosts a roundtable discussion with 6 of his Cozen O'Connor colleagues to discuss frequently asked questions on the following issues: (1) labor and employment considerations;...more
For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has waived or flexed various Conditions of Participation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ...more
Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Medicare Advance Payments - On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Cares Act provides...more
The CARES Act appropriated $454 billion to the Treasury Department to be used in capitalizing Federal Reserve lending facilities. While that may sound like a lot of money, there is already intense competition for it among...more
A number of state legislators in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Massachusetts have proposed bills which would require insurers on some business interruption policies—those covering businesses with less than a specified...more