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Noteworthy GME Payment Policies in CMS FY 2026 IPPS and IPF Proposed Rules

This month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued several noteworthy proposed Graduate Medical Education (GME) payment policies and opportunities in its fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare Inpatient Prospective...more

Upcoming Deadline to Apply for Medicare-Funded Residency Positions

Teaching hospitals training over their graduate medical education (GME) caps have limited opportunities to receive additional funding from Medicare. ...more

Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended Until March 2025

At the close of 2024, Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law, a long-awaited Continuing Resolution that temporarily extends certain critical programs and appropriations through March 31, 2025. The legislation,...more

2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Payment and Overpayment Policies

On December 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS's) Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (the Final Rule) was published in the Federal Register. The Final Rule includes noteworthy...more

Noteworthy GME Payment Policies and Opportunities for Residency Slots in CMS's FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule

CMS's FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (Final Rule) finalizes several noteworthy proposals related to graduate medical education (GME) payment opportunities. Below are the takeaways from the...more

How to Apply and Who's Eligible for Millions of Dollars in Funding Available for New Residency Programs and Expansions Through...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has issued two Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) notices of funding opportunities for the academic year (AY) 2024-2025 and AY 2025-2026. These...more

CMS Proposes Significant Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and 60-Day Rule

Under the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, CMS proposes several modifications to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) that would become effective in performance year 2025. CMS also proposed...more

CMS Proposes Extending COVID-Era Telehealth and Supervision Flexibilities through CY 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to extend a number of COVID-era regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, remote services, and supervision in the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more

Noteworthy GME Payment Policy Takeaways from the CMS FY 2025 IPPS Proposed Rule

CMS's FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) includes several noteworthy proposals and requests for information related to graduate medical education (GME) payment policies. Below...more

2024 Changes to the HSR Pre-Merger Notification Thresholds, HSR Filing Fees, Civil Penalties, and Interlocking Directorate...

January is the time of the year for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to announce the annual changes to several statutory thresholds, including those relating to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and...more

DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescriptions Through 2024

On October 6, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they would further extend the COVID-19 flexibilities allowing for telemedicine prescription of controlled...more

Significant 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule Proposals: E/M, Social Determinants of Health, and Behavioral Health

In this article, we highlight a number of policy proposals in the current year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule that have significant health care delivery and operational implications. These...more

FTC and DOJ Propose Major Overhaul of Merger Guidelines

On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies) issued revised Merger Guidelines (Proposed Guidelines) that if adopted would lead to...more

CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Extending Telehealth Flexibilities and Seeking Future Policy Input

CMS recently released the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule), which included many noteworthy proposals and clarifications related to Medicare telehealth services and other remote...more

FTC and DOJ Propose Sweeping Changes to Pre-Merger Notification Filings

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (together, the Agencies) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that if implemented would fundamentally change the...more

DOJ to Health Care Industry: There Are No Antitrust Safety Zones

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently withdrew its support from three joint policies with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), each of which created antitrust safety zones for the health care industry. The...more

While the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is Projected to End May 11, Medicare Telehealth Coverage Expansions Were Extended Through...

President Biden recently announced that his administration plans to end the COVID-19 PHE on May 11, 2023. This provides more clarity about the long-anticipated end date for certain telehealth waivers and enforcement...more

2023 Changes to the HSR Pre-Merger Notification Thresholds, Filing Fees, and Interlocking Directorate Thresholds

On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification thresholds and filing fees. The FTC is required by law to revise the jurisdictional thresholds...more

Healthcare Entities Take Notice: DOJ Antitrust Division and HHS-OIG Look to Cooperate More on Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care

On December 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...more

Noteworthy Telehealth and Remote Services Provisions in the CY 2023 Medicare PFS Final Rule

On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. This article highlights noteworthy provisions of the Final Rule...more

Safeguarding Against Discrimination in Telehealth to Meet Requirements of New Federal Guidance and the Proposed Rule Implementing...

With telehealth becoming increasingly prevalent, the federal government has taken steps to protect against discrimination in telehealth and prevent accessibility issues that disproportionately affect individuals with...more

Key Telehealth Proposals in Calendar Year 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On July 29, 2022, the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule was published in the Federal Register. The proposed rule includes several noteworthy proposals related to telehealth and other...more

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