On Nov. 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that will increase payments to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities in calendar year 2025. The ESRD prospective payment system (PPS)...more
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Applicable Provider Types: Any individual or entity that receives Medicare reimbursement for selling or renting DMEPOS...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s April 23 final rule banning most non-competes for workers in the United States, including clinical and non-clinical employees in the healthcare industry, undoubtedly will raise questions from...more
On Jan. 17, 2024, McGuireWoods partners Kimberly Kannensohn and Sam Bernstein conducted a webinar regarding how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to medical device companies and certain...more
On Nov. 30, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court, in Mosby v. The Ingalls Memorial Hospital et al., held that certain healthcare providers’ biometric data, used for healthcare operational purposes under the Health Insurance...more
On Oct. 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that will increase payments to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities in calendar year (CY) 2024. The ESRD prospective payment system...more
On October 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will create and accept nominations for a new Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHA Committee) that will counsel the FDA on various issues...more
On Sept. 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County (LA Care) entered into a $1.3 million settlement...more
On July 31, 2023, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) issued proposed regulations requiring health care entities to notify OHCA about material transactions at least 90 days prior to closing. McGuireWoods...more
Over the past few years, the conversation surrounding recreational and medical use of psilocybin has shifted due to growing evidence of its significant mental health benefits. This newfound social acceptance of psilocybin has...more
On Jan. 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023. Under the PHE, the federal government implemented a range of modifications and waivers impacting Medicare,...more
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In recent weeks, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been contacting certain Medicare-enrolled providers and suppliers (hereinafter “providers”) to verify that their ownership information, as reported in...more