Information blocking is an emerging area of law that has important implications for health care providers and health information networks. The law of information blocking originated with the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Act”)...more
Pursuant to CMS’s authority during this National Emergency arising from the COVID-19 outbreak, on March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services issued Blanket Waivers of Section 1877(g) of the Social Security...more
On April 16, 2015, the President signed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, commonly known as the “Doc Fix.” As has been extensively reported, the Act repeals the Sustainable Growth Rate or (SGR)...more