On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule “Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations” (Final Rule)....more
12/10/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Incentives ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
Over the past few weeks, the focus of the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted towards the reopening of businesses, including resuming non-emergent health care postponed under prior guidance. The initial stages of COVID-19 created...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers have been faced with numerous questions about how to effectively treat patients during the pandemic while still complying will all applicable laws. ...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals to Make Standard Charges Public Final Rule (the Final Rule, effective January 1, 2021), in the Federal Register...more
12/10/2019
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Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Price Transparency ,
Public Disclosure ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Service Charges