The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a six-month delay for home health agencies (HHAs) to implement the revised conditions of participation (CoPs) that HHAs must satisfy to participate in the...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule, 42 C.F.R. pt. 484, implementing significant changes to the conditions of participation (CoPs) that home health agencies (HHAs) must satisfy to...more
2/7/2017
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The 21st Century Cures Act (Act), enacted in December 2016, has received widespread coverage for funding biomedical research and streamlining the drug approval process. The Act also includes the Helping Families in Mental...more
2/3/2017
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