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Tick-Tock: CMS Overpayment Refund Final Rule and Practical Implications

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its long-anticipated final rule clarifying the 60-day overpayment refund obligation (the 60-Day Rule) first established in a 2016 regulation for Medicare Part A and B...more

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New Year Brings Material Changes to Medicare Overpayment Rule

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized material changes to the overpayment rules for Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D effective January 1, 2025. These changes create new ambiguity and practical challenges...more

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CMS Issues Final Rules for Medicare Parts A and B Overpayments: Key and Lingering Questions

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In November 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule addressing, among other things, the Medicare Parts A and B overpayment provisions of the Affordable Care Act (the “Final Rule”). It...more

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New CMS Policies Position the MSSP for Expansion and Increased Savings

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New policies tucked into the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule (Final Rule) will likely spur increased Accountable Care Organization (ACO) participation in the...more

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CMS Finalizes Changes to the Medicare Parts A and B Overpayment Rule

In the Calendar Year 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized changes to the Medicare Parts A and B Overpayment Rule that were proposed in two prior rulemakings. This...more

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CMS Issues Final 2025 Calendar Year Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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On November 1, 2024, CMS issued a rule finalizing changes to Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B policies effective on or after January 1, 2025 (the Final Rule). Section 1848 of...more

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CMS Releases CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1, 2024, released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: September 10, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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CMS Finalizes New Mandatory Value-Based Payment Initiative: The Transforming Episode Accountability Model

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On August 28, as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)...more

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HHS Issues Final Rule to Expand Discrimination Prohibition in Health Care Services

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule on May 6, 2024 (the “Final Rule”) under Section 1557 of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HHS Final Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Regulations: Gender-Affirming Care and the Role of Carriers Under ASO Arrangements

On April 26, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule (press release, fact sheet, FAQs) (final regulations) reinterpreting Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits...more

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Ten Takeaways From Long-Awaited Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Protections

On April 26, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule (press release, fact sheet, FAQs) reinterpreting Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination on the...more

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Rule Expanding Nondiscrimination Protections

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On April 26, 2024, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act,...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - December 2023 #3

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This Week in Washington: House passes Lower Costs, More Transparency Act and SUPPORT Act Reauthorization; Senate HELP Committee reports SUPPORT Act Reauthorization and three other bills out of committee; ONC releases final...more

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CMS Issues CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final calendar year (CY) 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on Nov. 2, 2023. The rule, which finalizes policies for Medicare payments under the PFS and other...more

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Policy Update - CMS Releases CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2024 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: October 17, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. ...more

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Back to the Drawing Board: CMS Proposes Changing the Overpayment Rule’s “Identified” Definition

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In December 2022, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unexpectedly issued a proposed rule that would materially change the obligations of entities participating in the Medicare program to report and return...more

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CMS Issues 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule on Nov. 1, 2022, which impacts Medicare Part B payments starting on Jan. 1, 2023....more

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CMS Reverses 340B Payment Cuts for 2023 but Does Not Address Remedy for Prior Years

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On November 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an update to its Medicare Part B drug payment policy for hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program and reversed payment cuts in place...more

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CMS Clarifies Coverage and Payment for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Services

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On November 1, 2022, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2023 final rule for services reimbursed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) (the Final Rule). The Final...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - October 2022

This Week in Washington: Congress Passes Continuing Resolution until Dec. 16; House Leaves Until After Election; Senate to be Back Mid-October....more

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Drug Pricing Reform Finally Becomes Law: What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Pharma

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After many years of policy debate and attempts at proposed legislation, some of the most meaningful changes to the ways in which Medicare pays for prescription drugs – and the obligations of manufacturers selling drugs to...more

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule Under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act: Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) to reinterpret section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - April 2022

This Week in Washington: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court...more

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