Steve Lokensgard

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

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HHS Announces Additional Details Regarding $50 Billion Provider Relief Fund General Distribution

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is in the process of completing a $50 billion general distribution (General Distribution) from the $100 billion available to health care providers through the Public Health...more

5/6/2020 / CARES Act , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare

‘Text Me Your Symptoms’: CMS Proposes Expanding Coverage for Digital Health Services

In what can only be described as “out of the box” thinking, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to pay physicians for virtual check-ins, and for asynchronous interactions with patients in which...more

7/30/2018 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians , Telehealth

In Removing HSD Tables From Applications, CMS Opens the Door to Medicare Advantage Growth

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its draft 2019 Medicare Advantage application. Health plans seeking to participate in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program for the first time or expanding...more

8/30/2017 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Managed Care Contracts , Medicare , Medicare Advantage

Telehealth Remains a Top Priority for Advancing Quality Health Care

Even with the prospect of Obamacare repeal and replace on the backburner for now, the federal government continues to focus on health care. Following August recess, Congress will have less than four weeks to work through...more

8/14/2017 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , EHR , Medicare , Medicare Part B , OIG , Telehealth

Critical Access Hospital Soothsayers and the 96-Hour Physician Certification Requirement

This year critical access hospitals (CAH) have struggled to implement procedures to comply with both the "two-midnight" rule and the 96-hour physician certification requirement. The combination of both puts physicians in a...more

10/16/2014 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Healthcare , Hospitals , Medicare , Physicians , Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) , Two-Midnight Rule

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