Yesterday (August 13), while in special session ordered by Gov. Bill Lee, the Tennessee General Assembly overwhelmingly passed an amended version of HB8002, which significantly enhances telehealth flexibility and payment...more
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, CMS announced a second round of regulatory waivers and flexibilities to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Information on the new waivers and flexibilities, as well as provider-specific fact sheets,...more
Texting by physicians and other health care providers has long been a hot topic due to the privacy and security considerations involved, although HIPAA and state laws have generally been at the center of this discussion....more
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Due to recent TennCare changes, health care providers not registered with TennCare should consider registering to avoid issues in prescribing for TennCare patients and to preserve TennCare revenue. ...more
It has now been a number of years since the enactment of Section 6402(a) of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), which requires among other things that any recipient of a Medicare or Medicaid overpayment report and return it...more