Executive Orders and the Biden Administration’s promises to postpone or withdraw certain last-minute, so-called “midnight rules” promulgated by the Trump Administration are currently grabbing everyone’s attention, especially...more
On December 27, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion that ruled against the Trump Administration in its plan to cut funding from the 340B Drug Pricing Program (“340B...more
1/15/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B ,
Trump Administration
As discussed in our previous blog, “CMS Pushes for Hospital Price Transparency in Proposed Rule”, on April 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a proposed rule (CMS-1694-P) aimed at...more
On Wednesday, August 1, 2018, the Trump Administration issued the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Final Rule (the “Final Rule”), expanding the coverage length of “short-term, limited-duration insurance” policies under...more
In November of last year, we wrote about a preliminary injunction being sought by hospital advocacy groups attempting to stop implementation of the Trump administration’s cuts to the 340B Drug Pricing Program (“340B...more
1/5/2018
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Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Payment Reform ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B
On November 13, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule, “Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting...more
11/20/2017
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
American Hospital Association ,
Budget Cuts ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Covered Entities ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Health Clinics ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Payment Reform ,
New Rules ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Outpatient Quality Reporting ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Public Health Service Act ,
Section 340B ,
Trump Administration
On January 12, 2017, just a week prior to President Trump’s Inauguration, the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final Rule (Rule) regarding one of its most important...more
3/9/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Permissive Exclusion Authority ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trump Administration