On February 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule which would require greater disclosures of the ownership and management of Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes. Specifically,...more
Since the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs) in June 2022, the impact of the Court’s decision continues to ripple across the health care delivery system. In this multi-part series,...more
12/9/2022
/ Abortion ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
EMTALA ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Hospitals ,
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Risk Assessment ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
A pair of reports recently issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) highlight the important role telehealth services have played in ensuring access to medical...more
9/21/2022
/ Beneficiaries ,
Billing ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth
In a newly filed lawsuit against the State of Idaho, the federal government argues that Idaho’s “near-total ban on abortion,” scheduled to take effect on August 25, 2022, overreaches by prohibiting abortion even where federal...more
According to guidance published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 11, 2022, EMTALA, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act of 1986, requires hospitals to provide abortion services when...more
7/28/2022
/ Abortion ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
EMTALA ,
First Amendment ,
New Guidance ,
Planned Parenthood ,
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey ,
Pregnancy ,
Religious Institutions ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS
Click the link below for our complete analysis of recent updates to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and their impact on health care providers.
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3/3/2021
/ 21st Century Cures Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bonuses ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Commercially Reasonable Efforts ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fair Market Value ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Medicare Part D ,
OIG ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Profit Sharing ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
Supporting CMS's Transition to a Value-Based Healthcare Delivery and Payment System -
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on December 2, 2020, overhauling the...more