On March 25, 2025, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.S. (R-LA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act (the “Bill”)....more
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On August 13, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”), in a much-anticipated decision, unanimously reversed rulings by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...more
While the world continues to respond to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Congress recently passed legislation that provides for more than $8 billion in emergency funding to combat COVID-19. ...more
President Trump recently signed sweeping bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic. TheSubstance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or the SUPPORT...more
On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized proposals to pay separately for a newly defined type of physicians’ service furnished using communication technology: the “virtual check-in”...more