Starting next summer, California licensed pharmacies offering automatic prescription refill programs will be subject to new constraints and limitations. California recently approved new Board of Pharmacy regulations, which go...more
On March 18, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable Advisory Opinion No. 21-01 (Opinion) regarding a free drug program sponsored by a pharmaceutical manufacturer of a personalized cell and gene therapy...more
4/8/2021
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Manufacturers ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
REMS ,
Specialty Healthcare
On December 27, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act), which was passed by Congress the evening of December 21, after weeks of negotiation. The lengthy legislation, totaling in at...more
12/30/2020
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CARES Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Bills ,
Mental Health Initiatives ,
MPFS ,
National Stockpile ,
New Legislation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
In a coordinated effort, on November 27, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published final rules to modernize regulations implementing the federal...more
12/22/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
New Value Exception ,
OIG ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Rebates ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Technology Sector
Anyone conducting COVID-19 testing – whether using point of care or high complexity tests – should take note. On August 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Interim Final Rule with comment period...more
9/1/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CLIA ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Urgent Care Facilities ,
Virus Testing
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
In the advent of the COVID-19 public health emergency, many states acted to implement stay at home...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
In the advent of the COVID-19 public health emergency, many states acted to implement stay at home...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Monday, April 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over the...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over...more
Financial Relief for Healthcare Providers -
The CARES Act provides financial relief to healthcare providers that are being hit hard by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Perhaps most notably, the CARES Act establishes a...more
*this content was last updated as of Monday, March 23 at 12:00 p.m. CST -
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over the course of the last week to implement stay at home...more
As we enter week two of the White House’s issuance of guidelines urging all Americans to take steps for “15 days to stop the spread,” many physician practices, particularly specialty practices, are faced with a host of issues...more
On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which allocates billions of dollars to aid Americans impacted by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...more
As novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks spread across the globe and the number of confirmed cases in the United States rise, healthcare providers nationwide are in the process of preparing for a potential...more
On May 4, 2017, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill that will repeal and replace the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Republican-backed American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed in the...more
5/6/2017
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American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
CBO Report ,
Essential Health Benefits ,
Health Insurance ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Stabilization Issues ,
State Legislatures ,
Trump Administration
On March 6, 2017, Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled two bills that aim to repeal and replace the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bills, collectively called the American Health...more
3/10/2017
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Affordable Care Act ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Funding ,
Individual Mandate ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Tax Credits
On November 8, 2016, the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became more uncertain. Republicans in Congress have been working to repeal the ACA since it was passed in 2010, and now, with control of...more
12/1/2016
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Cadillac Tax ,
Employer Mandates ,
FSA ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
HSA ,
Individual Mandate ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medical Device Tax ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Presidential Elections ,
Repeal ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts ,
Trump Administration