- HHS is overhauling its process for developing interpretive guidance documents under a new Proposed Rule.
- HHS proposes to no longer use “guidance documents” to establish broadly applicable legal obligations on the...more
9/15/2020
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
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- The proposed rule seeks to “demolish the existing bureaucratic barriers that have created a ‘valley of death’ for innovative products.”
- A new Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) pathway would allow...more
- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the clamor for liability protections for the nation’s health care providers continues.
- Although there are serious political divisions, the COVID Phase 4 relief legislation may...more
8/7/2020
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
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Nursing Homes ,
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Proposed Legislation
On May 19, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery.” The Order calls on agencies to provide or extend regulatory flexibilities that promote job creation and...more
- Tucked into a massive Medicare payment rule is a proposal to fundamentally change how CMS sets hospital payment rates.
- Recognizing that a hospital’s chargemaster rarely reflects true market costs, CMS seeks to use...more
5/15/2020
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Reporting Requirements
- On May 1, 2020, the ONC Interoperability, Information Blocking, and Health IT Certification Program Final Rule and the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule were published in the Federal Register, marking the...more
5/4/2020
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ONC
On September 19, 2016, the Inspector General (IG) for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the latest in a long line of reports identifying flaws in EPA’s process for ensuring the efficacy of hospital-grade,...more
On October 3, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a long-awaited proposed rule for implementing amendments to safe harbors under the Anti-kickback Statute and...more
On April 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule amending the fire safety standards for hospitals and other types of health care facilities. Compliance with the fire safety...more
On October 30, 2013, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways & Means Committee released a bicameral, bipartisan discussion draft outlining a proposal to permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) mechanism...more