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FMV for Provider Contracts: Regulatory Standards

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As a general rule, healthcare employers are required to pay employed physicians and other contracted providers fair market value (FMV) for their services, but many employers do not understand relevant regulatory standards. ...more

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Telehealth: Regulatory Questions Amid Legislative Uncertainty

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Where has the time gone? We have hit the one-year mark since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Yes, you read that correctly. One year! One of the long-term consequences of the PHE was the shift in when...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Regulatory Race Is On: The Biden Administration Sprints to Issue Key Health Policies

The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more

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EnforceMintz — 2023 Brings Uptick in Cybersecurity Enforcement, Insight Into Potential Risks

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After the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative in October 2021, many in the False Claims Act (“FCA”) bar expected an onslaught of enforcement actions and qui tam cases. The initiative...more

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Providers Take Note: CMS Identifies Areas of Focus for Federal Monitoring Surveys

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently released Administrative Information 24-05-NH to provide guidance to surveyors on areas of focus for Federal Monitoring Surveys (“FMS”). The document identifies...more

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New CMS Standards Pave the Way for Expanded Access to Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services

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In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new regulations that will make critical healthcare services more accessible and affordable for Americans while expanding opportunities for physicians and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

High Screening May Lead to High Stakes for SNFs

In the CY 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (CMS-1770-F) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) cracks down on the provider enrollment process. Specifically, CMS added Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) to the...more

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The Joint Commission Eliminates 14% of Its Standards Across All Accreditation Programs

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Effective January 1, 2023, The Joint Commission (TJC) eliminated 168 (or 14%) of its accreditation standards across all of its accreditation programs and revised 14 other standards. To further streamline its standards, TJC is...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Compliance Today - December 2022. Intersection of ESG, health equity, and 501(r) compliance

Compliance Today - December 2022 - We are at a critical moment of change when it comes to truly addressing health inequities in this country. With the intersection of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and...more

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CMS Finalizes Repeal Of Regulatory Definition Of "Reasonable And Necessary"

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule on November 15, 2021, (November 2021 Final Rule) repealing its regulatory definition of "reasonable and necessary," which had previously been finalized in...more

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CMS Appears to Soften Co-Location Restrictions in Newly-Revised Guidelines

In a November 12, 2021 revision of its prior draft guidelines for hospital co-location compliance with Medicare conditions of participation (COP) for hospitals (QSO-19-13), CMS has apparently softened its approach to...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

CMS Finalizes Guidance on Hospital Co-Location

On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued finalized guidance (“Guidance”) clarifying that hospitals can share space, services, or personnel with another hospital or health care provider...more

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2022 HOPPS Final Rule Addresses Hospital Price Transparency

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New Rule Finalizes Penalties for Violating the 2021 Price Transparency Rule - On November 2, 2021, CMS published the 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule that addressed its previously-proposed...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Return of Subregulatory Guidance Reliance

Subregulatory guidance plays an important role in providing direction and insight into complex regulatory rules. Heavily regulated industries, such as the healthcare industry, are well-versed in subregulatory guidance. It may...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

CMS Ties Reporting of COVID-19 to Medicare, Medicaid Conditions of Participation—and Imposes Civil Monetary Penalties

In a stunning move, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has linked reporting and tracking of the incidence and impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease to satisfaction of the Medicare Conditions of...more

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CMS proposes “reasonable and necessary” definition, expedited breakthrough device coverage process

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On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule addressing the Medicare coverage standard and expedited coverage for certain medical devices. If finalized, the...more

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Changing Legal Issues for Providers Regarding COVID-19: Long Term Care Was First – Who Will Be Next? - Healthcare Alert

Virtually everyone has seen numerous news reports each day for the past week about multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19 in long term care facilities. Those reports started with a skilled nursing facility in Kirkland,...more

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CMS Finalizes Changes to the Stark Advisory Opinion Regulations; 2020 DHS Code List and CPI-U Updates

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In the calendar year 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule (“PFS”), which was published in the Federal Register on November 15, 2019 (available here), CMS finalized changes to the advisory opinion process under the...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule Aimed to Reduce Burden on Providers and Suppliers Through Regulatory Reforms

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On September 26, 2019, CMS issued a Final Rule that CMS intends will reform certain Medicare regulations related to standards and certifications that CMS identified as “unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome.” CMS...more

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Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: Regulatory Provisions to Promote Efficiency and...

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On July 16, 2019, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule, “Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: Regulatory Provisions to Promote Efficiency and...more

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Space Sharing Re-Boot: CMS Offers a New Approach in the State Operations Manual

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On May 3, 2019, CMS published draft guidance regarding space sharing between co-located hospitals and hospitals co-located with other health care entities. ...more

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CMS draft guidance on hospital co-location offers narrow sharing of hospital space

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On May 3, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued draft guidance to be used by state survey agencies in reviewing how shared space, services, personnel and emergency services can be organized by...more

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CMS expands reimbursement cuts on 340B drugs

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On November 2, 2018, CMS issued the CY 2019 OPPS/ASC Final Rule, further cutting reimbursement for 340B Program purchased drugs. CMS finalized its proposed rule and expanded the reimbursement reductions for separately-payable...more

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CMS Updates Medicare Advantage and Part D (Prescription Drug Benefit)

On April 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule, updating Medicare Advantage (MA) and the prescription drug benefit program (Part D). ...more

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CMS Weighs in on Texting of Patient Information

Texting by physicians and other health care providers has long been a hot topic due to the privacy and security considerations involved, although HIPAA and state laws have generally been at the center of this discussion....more

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