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2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Payment and Overpayment Policies

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On December 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS's) Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (the Final Rule) was published in the Federal Register. The Final Rule includes noteworthy...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG Updates Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities

In 1998, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began issuing voluntary, compliance program guidance for various segments of the healthcare industry. Recently, the OIG has...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

OCR Active with Settlements and Enforcement Actions in November and Early December

The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) was busy negotiating and settling enforcement actions in November and early December. Since October 31, 2024, the OCR has settled five separate...more

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Ep. 43 – Incorporating Routine Compliance Reports Into Your Board Meetings

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As the ultimate decision-maker for your organization, your governing body needs to understand compliance and appreciate the compliance risks facing the organization as well as what is needed to mitigate those risks. This...more

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Avoiding Transfer Penalties: How to Identify Successful Strategies to Remove Penalties on Medicaid Eligibility for the Skilled...

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Medicaid is the primary payer for 63% of nursing facility residents, propping up a large part of the industry’s funding. ...more

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Antibody Drug Conjugates Keep Growing: What You Need to Know

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What Are ADCs and Why Are They Growing? Over the past few years economic headwinds have resulted in fewer deals, with companies and private equity firms alike reassessing where to spend money. But one portion of the...more

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CMS Releases New Proposed Rule for Medicare Advantage and Part D

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On December 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Proposed Rule for revisions to the regulations governing the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, Medicare Prescription Benefit (Part D),...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Public Health Impacts of PFAS Exposures

On December 5, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight held a hearing on “Examining the Public Health Impacts of...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Despite Challenges to Reproductive Healthcare Privacy Final Rule, Plan Sponsors Should Still Comply by December 23

The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) final rule on reproductive healthcare privacy is already subject to challenge even before its effective date. As described in our previous blog post, the HHS issued final...more

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No Surprises Act Implementation Under the Trump Administration

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The No Surprises Act, a law that ended the practice of “balance billing” by certain out-of-network providers, was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 on December 27, 2020. While the law passed...more

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Participation in Clinical Trial is FMLA-Protected, DOL Says

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On November 8, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter addressing an interesting question under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Can an employee take FMLA leave to participate in a clinical trial for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Is the Supreme Court Likely to Narrow Scope of Federal Fraud in Kousisis v. United States?

On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kousisis v. United States, a case that asks the Supreme Court to significantly narrow the scope of what behavior constitutes a federal criminal fraud....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - December 2024 #1

News Briefs - FDA Guidelines Require TV Drug Ads to Be Simpler, More Direct - Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking, or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require...more

Alston & Bird

2024 Health Benefits Year: A Year to Remember

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The year was packed with developments for health and welfare benefits plans. Our Health Benefits Team reviews 2024, from new data privacy rules to disaster tax relief....more

Cozen O'Connor

OSHA’s Safety and Health Tips for the Holiday Season

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OSHA’s website recently added advice to employers, particularly in retail and warehousing, to help keep their employees safe this holiday season and linked a video on the Department of Labor’s YouTube page containing nine...more

Array

This Week in eDiscovery: Data Growth Survey Findings | EDNY Refuses “Discovery on Discovery” | Cooperative eDiscovery

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Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of December 1-7. Here’s what’s...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New York Issues Guidance on Prenatal Leave Law

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As expected, New York’s Department of Labor (DOL) has issued FAQ guidance for employers on the state’s new Paid Prenatal Leave Law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. While the guidance answers some questions, others...more

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Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: Food and Water Watch Petition Seeking Inclusion of...

Food and Water Watch and dozens of other environmental organizations submitted a November 25th petition to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting that microplastics be included in the Sixth...more

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New HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule Requires Compliance by December 23, 2024

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A new HIPAA rule that goes into effect on December 23, 2024 requires each healthcare provider (and other HIPAA covered entities and business associates) to implement new workflows, policies, and procedures in responding to...more

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This Week in 340B: December 3 – 9, 2024

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 10, December 2024

Happy Holidays and welcome to our year-end issue of Decoded. We hope you enjoyed reading our technology law insights e-newsletter this year. We are already planning for 2025. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Massachusetts Implements Long-Awaited Licensing Regime for Out-of-State Pharmacies

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Until recently, Massachusetts was the only state that did not maintain a licensing regime for nonresident pharmacies (i.e., out-of-state pharmacies shipping drugs into the state). On December 6, 2024, the Massachusetts Board...more

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Employee Benefit Plans: Important Considerations for Year-End and 2025

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For calendar-year plans, the 2025 plan year is right around the corner. And even for non-calendar-year plans, January 1, 2025, is a key implementation date for certain plan features. This is the ideal time for plan sponsors...more

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JPM2025: AI integration into UK’s MHRA’s processes presents opportunities, and challenges for regulating medicinal product...

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Access to first-in-class medicinal products that can save and transform lives is crucial for patients in the UK – and the earlier the access, the more significant the impact. Equally vital, however, is that such products are...more

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A New Budgetary Line Item for 2025 - New York-based Hospitals Should Plan Now for the Fiscal and Operational Costs Associated with...

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On October 2, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued new cybersecurity regulations (Regulations) for all general hospitals in New York state (“hospitals”), creating a new Section 405.46 in Title 10 (Health)...more

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