Just three weeks after releasing a "final" guidance statement on New York State and federal laws on privacy and data sharing ("Final Guidance"), the New York State Department of Health issued a revised final guidance...more
Oregon’s hospitals see improved financial performance following the ACA; CMS denies Indiana’s request for an additional lockout period in the Medicaid expansion program; and a new Manatt Health report details Medicaid funding...more
Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations - On April 14, 2016, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services released new details on a proposed restructuring of the MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid)...more
Arizona seeks Medicaid Waiver to implement new coverage restrictions for Medicaid expansion enrollees and delivery system reform; Tennessee’s uninsured rate continues to drop; and Louisiana gubernatorial candidates line up...more
In the wake of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the recent Medicare Managed Care Proposed Rule (the Proposed Rule) exemplifies the accelerated push by the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for...more
In an April 22, 2015 letter to the New York State Department of Health (DOH), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cautioned that part of the State’s Medicaid reform program may sanction anticompetitive behavior. The FTC’s...more
As the date to submit final applications to participate in the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (DSRIP) approaches, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) continues to roll out new information, revised...more
DOH and DASNY held the initial applicant’s conference today on the CFRP application process and provided highlights on the State’s proposed bonding of up to $1.2 billion in funding for projects furthering DSRIP goals. The RFA...more
The New York State Department of Health (“NYSDOH”) recently released proposed revisions to its certificate-of-need (“CON”) process. The regulations aim to streamline the administrative process for hospitals, nursing homes,...more