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A Win for Virtual Care: Telehealth Flexibilities Remain in Place (For Now)

The short-term spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last month included the extension of several telehealth waivers by entering a new termination date of Sept. 30 into the existing law. These waivers, called...more

4/8/2025 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Healthcare Reform , Medicare , Mental Health , Public Health , Regulatory Reform , Telehealth , Trump Administration , Waivers

CMS Innovation Center Requests Comments for New Episode-Based Payment Model

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Request for Information (RFI) on July 18 regarding the design of a future, episode-based payment model on behalf of CMS’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid...more

7/25/2023 / Alternative Payment Models (APM) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Comment Period , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Request For Information

In Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, the Supreme Court Reaffirmed Reduced Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation and resolved a split between the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 6th, 9th and District of Columbia Circuits in favor of how the Department of...more

7/26/2022 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Disproportionate Share Adjustments , Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Medicare , Medicare Part A , SCOTUS , Split of Authority

In the Wake of the CARES Act, CMS Issues Additional Guidance for RHCs and FQHCs

On April 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an MLN Matters Special Edition Article with additional guidance for rural health clinics (RHCs) and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)...more

4/30/2020 / CARES Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , FQHC , Medicaid , Medicare , Rural Health Care Providers

CMS Waives Conditions of Participation for Independent Freestanding Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic

CMS continues to issue revised guidance to health care providers to assist them with dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, including blanket waivers of CMS’s conditions of participation (“CoPs”). New guidance published from CMS’s...more

4/24/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Certification Requirements , Emergency Rooms , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare

CMS Reduces Quality Reporting Program Burden for Providers

On March 22, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented substantial administrative relief for clinicians, providers and facilities participating in Medicare quality reporting programs, including...more

3/27/2020 / ACOs , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Medicare Shared Savings Program , Public Health Emergency , Relief Measures

Health Care Providers, Do You Understand Section 1135 Waivers?

On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national state of emergency as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Regardless of the intensity of the emergency from COVID-19 in a particular area, the President’s...more

3/19/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Emergency Management Plans , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , State of Emergency , Waivers

Using Telehealth Services in Response to COVID-19

The Telehealth Services During Certain Emergency Periods Act of 2020 (the “Act”) is part of the larger bipartisan Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. The Act gives the Secretary of...more

3/19/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Emergency Response , Health Care Providers , HIPAA Privacy Rule , Medicaid , Medicare , State of Emergency , Telehealth , Telemedicine , Waivers

Christopher Dean

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

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