On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in Azar v. Allina Health Services whereby it ruled that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Medicare...more
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Every year, health lawyers, providers, consultants, and government experts from across the country convene in Baltimore for the American Health Lawyers Association’s Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues, the most...more
On March 6, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted Advisory Opinion No. 19-03, which permits a non-profit medical center (Requestor), and its affiliated...more
On January 23, 2019, Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr announced that he and forty-five (45) other attorneys general reached a $120 million Consent Judgment with Johnson & Johnson and DePuy, regarding allegations that...more
On September 13, 2018, in an update entitled “CMS Updates 2017 MIPS Performance Feedback,” the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) disclosed that it made errors in the scoring logic used for the merit-based...more
On October 13, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a CMS Transmittal to update the Medicare Program Integrity Manual (MPIM) on recent regulatory changes in the Office of Medicare Hearings and...more
In 2016, the Georgia Legislature passed the Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program that provides a state income tax credit that is designed to encourage Georgians to financially contribute to qualified rural hospital...more
On June 20, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-5522-P) that would make changes to the second year requirements of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015...more
On February 17, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its first round of awards of approximately $20 million to eleven organizations for the first year of the five-year program, designed to...more
On December 7, 2016, lawyers from Arnall Golden Gregory LLP’s Healthcare Technology team attended the annual Health IT Leadership Summit. While there, we noted several overarching themes. At the forefront were the topics of...more
In early November, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its 2017 Fiscal Year Work Plan, which summarizes new and ongoing reviews and activities that OIG plans to pursue with respect to Health and Human Services...more
The Cyber Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued a new ransomware notice. The notice encourages organizations, regardless of industry and size, to focus on two areas in their efforts to minimize...more
On May 2, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion regarding a proposed arrangement, under which a group purchasing organization (GPO)...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
The status of expanded federal telehealth reimbursement remains uncertain. Continuing an ongoing national policy conversation, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held its second meeting on March 3, 2016, under...more
Security threats to healthcare providers continue to be fluid and fast-paced, as the most recent publicized cyberattack demonstrates. On February 5, 2016, hackers took control of the computer systems at Hollywood Presbyterian...more
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced on February 9, 2016, that the State has been granted a waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of the Social Security Act (1115 waiver), authorizing Alabama to change the delivery of Medicaid...more
On October 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the 2016 final Medicare payment rules for physicians, hospitals and other providers. The rules include a provision that empowers patients,...more