In this second installment of this blog series on the No Surprises Act interim regulations (NSA) we discuss: i) notice and consent requirements for out of network providers providing services at participating health care...more
On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is rescinding the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” (MCIT/R&N) final rule,...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated guidance on the thresholds that Applicable Manufacturers and Group Purchasing Organizations are required to report annually under the Sunshine Act (42 U.S.C. §...more
11/18/2020
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Covered Recipients ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) ,
Manufacturers ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Open Payments ,
Physicians ,
Social Security Act ,
Sunshine Act
On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation that the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (previously referred to as 2019-nCoV, now as COVID-19) outbreak in the United States constitutes a national emergency...more
5/19/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Social Security Act ,
Stafford Act ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine