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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model or Model), a new voluntary payment model for primary care furnished through low-revenue Accountable Care...more
As employers look back at 2023 and ahead to 2024, there are so many compliance-related items to consider relating to their employee benefit plans. The rules employers are supposed to be complying with keep growing and...more
The Federal Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), 31 U.S.C. §5336, will soon require certain entities to disclose to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) certain pieces of identifying information...more
If you sponsor a group health plan, make sure you set a calendar alert before the winter holidays to submit the annual gag clause prohibition compliance attestation. Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA),...more
On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new eight-year voluntary nationwide model – the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model that aims to support people living with...more
Employers facing a June 1, 2023, deadline for 2022 prescription drug cost reporting have important new clarification on issues such as plans that cover more than one employer, average monthly premium calculations, and medical...more
Does your company's health plan provide prescription drug coverage? If so, you have until October 15, 2022 to send a notice to individuals who are enrolled in Medicare Part A or Part B and are eligible for the company's...more
March 1 brings two annual deadlines for employers that sponsor a group health plan for their employees. Medicare Part D - Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS - An employer with a group health plan that provides...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
On November 4, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule (the Proposed Rule) outlining proposals for the coverage and payment for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and...more
On December 10, 2020, HRSA issued a final rule (the Final Rule) implementing the 340B Drug Pricing Program administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process–an overdue mandate from the Affordable Care Act. Under the Final...more
In draft guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provides insight into how CMS would evaluate hospital co-location arrangements for compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation. CMS also solicits...more
Although the sweeping changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) were only finalized on December 21, 2018, just before the holiday season and government shutdown, aspiring and currently participating accountable...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching BPCI Advanced – the successor program to the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. Providers that like the current BPCI program, or simply missed the...more
As 2017 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are presenting our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 will cover...more
CMS recently released a final rule with the goal of stabilizing Exchange markets for 2018. The agency also issued several significant guidance documents where CMS extended the deadlines for 2018 rate and Exchange qualified...more
In an effort to stabilize the Exchanges and encourage issuer participation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently extended the federal Exchange application and rate filing deadlines and published a...more
Hospitals Have Until January 31, 2017 to Participate in CMS’s 2016 Hospital Appeals Settlement Program – As previously reported here, CMS is offering a new Hospital Appeals Settlement program to allow eligible providers to...more
Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties. To avoid such...more
In a decision handed down on August 7, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the denial of the providers' bad debt claims associated with dual eligible beneficiaries. Grossmont...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program 2014 reporting year. The...more
CMS announced on Friday, February 7, 2014, that the agency is extending the deadline for eligible professionals (EPs) to attest as meaningful users of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology for the 2013 Medicare...more