Please join Miles & Stockbridge for our inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law program and cocktail reception. In this program, we will review the latest developments in health care and discuss opportunities and challenges...more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) jointly published final rules that expand upon and modify regulatory safe harbors and exceptions to the Anti-Kickback Statute and...more
4/9/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care ,
Value-Based Fees
On March 30, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acted pursuant to the declared COVID-19 public health emergency and granted blanket waivers - effective March 1, 2020 - of certain...more
On March 23, 2020, the Maryland Secretary of Health issued an Order and Directive (the “Directive”) that addresses a number of different health care issues for the prevention and control of COVID-19. One area addressed is the...more
As of March 18, 2020, Maryland regulators have temporarily suspended certain child care licensure requirements in order to expand access to child care for school-age children of “emergency personnel.” The state has identified...more
On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national state of emergency as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Regardless of the intensity of the emergency from COVID-19 in a particular area, the President’s...more
CMS issued guidance on March 9, 2020, that allows hospitals to set up alternative screening sites on campus and at off-campus, hospital-controlled sites. The guidance provides the following options...more
On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") and Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), respectively, published proposed rules updating the long-standing physician...more
10/23/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Commercial Reasonableness ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fair Market Value ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Patient Referrals ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
On Friday, April 26, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice regarding maximum penalties for HIPAA violations. HHS has now stated that it is exercising its discretion in how it applies the assessment...more
The Maryland Primary Care Program (“MDPCP”) is an unprecedented opportunity for certain health care providers and supporting entities to receive compensation for their efforts to coordinate care and reduce potentially...more