On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (EO). The wide-ranging EO covers many sectors of the economy and...more
The decreasing value of Medicare reimbursements for physicians has caught the attention of a group of doctors in Congress. Our Heath Care Group explains how draft legislation would stabilize the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)...more
Our Health Care Team eyes the abrupt end of payments to health care providers under the Provider Relief Fund. HRSA will no longer process or complete reconsideration requests....more
Our Health Care Group analyzes why the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) is flexing its auditing muscles and explores the implications for entities that received Provider Relief Funds and American Rescue Plan...more
On June 30, 2021, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) opened the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal, which providers who received PRF distributions will need to use to submit required information....more
Medicare providers face a nearly 10% reimbursement cut in 2022. Our Health Care Legislative & Public Policy Team does the math and explains how a combination of sequester cuts and expiring reimbursement support could bring a...more
Our FDA Compliance & Enforcement Team examines the Food and Drug Administration’s first guidance on remote interactive evaluations, a tool in response to the agency’s COVID-19 inspection postponements....more
As the hospital price transparency rule effective date approaches, the Administration has finalized new price transparency requirements for health plans and insurance issuers, as well as a requirement for COVID-19 test...more
Our Health Care Group details how changes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to the AAP loan program delays repayment obligations for all health care providers and suppliers that received AAP loans during the...more
Our Health Care Group reviews the nuances for eligibility and applying for the latest round of COVID-19 relief from the CARES Act’s Provider Relief Fund....more
The effects of the final interoperability rules from the Department of Health and Human Services will be significant for data security in the health care industry, despite enforcement delays. Our Health Care and Privacy &...more
Our Health Care Group explains new rules (final and proposed) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on pricing transparency for hospitals and cost-sharing information for health plans....more
Despite partisan rancor in Congress over health care, one thing both parties agree on is that patients should not be surprised by an out-of-network health care bill. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Health...more
Though the biosimilars market has evolved, and more companies are seizing the opportunities, reimbursement regulations have been unclear at best. Our Health Care Group untangles the latest rules from the Centers for Medicare...more
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) was established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the mission of reducing the growth rate of Medicare spending. The necessary conditions to trigger IPAB activity have not...more