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CMS Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Begins — Understanding the Three Deadlines

On Jan. 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to enforce its interim final rule requiring many Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers to vaccinate...more

1/28/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Facilities , Infectious Diseases , Popular , Vaccinations

Supreme Court Upholds CMS Vaccine Mandate: Next Steps for Healthcare Providers

Update (Jan. 15, 2022): After the Jan. 14, 2022, publication of this alert, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued updated guidance to State Survey Agency directors providing 30 days (by Feb. 13) for facilities...more

1/17/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Corporate Counsel , Healthcare Workers , Infectious Diseases , Popular , SCOTUS , Vaccinations

Omnibus Appropriations Package – 15 Key Provisions for Healthcare Providers

Passed by Congress Dec. 21, 2020, and signed by President Donald Trump Dec. 27, 2020, the $1.4 trillion omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133), includes numerous statutory provisions that directly affect...more

1/14/2021 / CARES Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Telehealth

CMS Recommendations for Non-Emergent Healthcare Reopening: Eight Key Points

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released Phase II recommendations to guide healthcare facilities as they reopen to provide non-emergent procedures unrelated to the 2019 novel coronavirus...more

6/15/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Facilities , Re-Opening Guidelines , Unnecessary Medical Procedures

CMS Continues to Increase Flexibility in Quality Reporting Requirements

This alert is part of a series discussing the comprehensive actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most important to healthcare providers....more

5/11/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Reporting Requirements

“Hospitals Without Walls” and Other Flexibilities for Hospitals During COVID-19

On March 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule with comment period (IFC). This alert is part of a series of alerts discussing the IFC provisions and comprehensive actions...more

4/27/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Telemedicine

CMS Relaxes Guidance to Postpone Non-Essential Procedures: Six Key Points

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its first phase of recommendations regarding reopening medical facilities for the provision of non-emergent procedures unrelated to the 2019 novel...more

4/22/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Elective Surgical Procedures , Health Care Providers

CMS Waives Certain Requirements to Expand Healthcare Workforce, Put Patients Over Paperwork

As part of its continued efforts to ease burdens on healthcare providers during the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a slew of additional waivers on March...more

4/16/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Conditions of Participation (CoP) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Workers

CMS Updates Healthcare Quality Reporting Exceptions in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

As discussed in a previous alert from March 24, 2020, due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would temporarily ease quality reporting...more

4/7/2020 / Alternative Payment Models (APM) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , MIPS , Quality Payment Program (QPP)

CMS Eases Quality Reporting Requirements Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would temporarily ease quality reporting requirements for clinicians, providers and healthcare facilities...more

3/31/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Reporting Requirements

CMS Recommends Postponing Non-Essential Procedures During Pandemic – Seven Key Points

During this unprecedented public health emergency created by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in an effort to slow the spread, protect healthcare providers and consumers from exposure, and ensure healthcare resources remain...more

3/23/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Healthcare , Healthcare Facilities , Healthcare Workers , Public Health , Public Health Emergency

Four Things to Know About CMS’ “Patients Over Paperwork” Input Request

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently took the next step in its Patients Over Paperwork initiative by publishing a second request for information (RFI). This RFI seeks public comment by Aug. 12 on ways...more

7/9/2019 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Physicians , Request For Information

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McGuireWoods LLP

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