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Time, Gravity, and the Complexity of Stark: 2022 MPFS Stark Proposals

There are three things that cannot be stopped: time, gravity, and the increasing complexity of the Stark Law. To be fair, complexity has not been the goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Rather, Stark's...more

CARES Act Funding and Support for Telehealth

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress appropriated significant funding for a number of telehealth programs and initiatives, including funding for programs administered by the...more

CMS Finalizes Hospital Pricing Transparency Rule

On November 15, 2019, CMS published a controversial final rule intended to improve hospital pricing transparency for consumers....more

Sprint Regulations: Value-Based Stark Exception and AKS Safe Harbors

The Value-Based Proposals: Turning Tides or Shifting Sands? Industry stakeholders have waited with bated breath to see whether CMS and OIG would offer meaningful changes to the Stark and AKS landscape in support of the...more

New Washington Law Requires Advance Notice to the Attorney General for Certain Healthcare Transactions

Starting January 1, 2020, hospitals, health systems, and many other healthcare providers must give notice to the Attorney General 60 days in advance of closing certain transactions. ...more

New Year, New Possibilities: OIG Final Rule Amends Beneficiary Inducement Rules

The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) adding new safe harbors to the federal anti-kickback statute, amending existing safe harbors, and...more

“Bundles of Bundles”: CMS Announces New Mandatory Bundled Payment Programs for Heart Attack, Heart Surgery, and Hip and Femur...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is forging ahead with the implementation of innovative and value-based payment programs, despite Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election and Republican...more

Tick, Tock, Shock: CMS Provides Welcome Guidance in the Final Regulation for 60-Day Rule

On Feb. 12, 2016, CMS published the much anticipated final regulations implementing the so-called “60-Day Rule.” Congress adopted the 60-Day Rule as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Rule requires health care...more

[Event] Preparing for the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement Program - Jan. 5th, 6th, & 7th - Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles

Please join Davis Wright Tremaine partners Bob Homchick and Adam Romney, and associate Kyle Gotchy for a briefing regarding the final rule for the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement (CJR) Program. They will discuss the...more

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