Medicaid, 21st Century Cures Act

HHS Publishes Proposed “Disincentives Rule” to Prevent Information Blocking by Health Care Providers

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/11/2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)—recently published a...more

Health Care Week in Review: CMS Releases Three Major Medicare Final Rules

Alston & Bird on 11/6/2023

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

[Virtual Event] Columbus & Indianapolis Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - June 2nd, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm ET

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/11/2023

General and specialty compliance education from the comfort of your home or office - HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance learning that covers a wide variety of...more

[Event] Research Compliance Conference - June 8th - 10th, Anaheim, CA

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 2/17/2022

Hear about the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn… - How to prepare for upcoming changes in Medicaid? - Ways to build and maintain a better research compliance work plan for your program? - How...more

Alston & Bird Health Care Week in Review - April 2021 #3

Alston & Bird on 4/19/2021

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more

[Virtual Event] 2021 Research Compliance Conference - June 14th - 16th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 4/8/2021

Attend HCCA’s annual Research Compliance Conference to receive the latest insights and guidance on emerging research compliance risks and solutions. This virtual event, held June 14 – 16, will be live and interactive. Learn...more

HHS finalizes rules to provide patients more control of their health data

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/13/2020

Compliance Today (May 2020) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in a March 9, 2020, news release that it had “finalized two transformative rules that will give patients unprecedented safe,...more

ONC and CMS Delay Enforcement Dates for Certain Provisions of the 21st Century Cures and Interoperability Final Rules, and OIG...

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/26/2020

On April 21, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they will...more

HHS Publishes New Health Data Interoperability and Patient Access Rules

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/12/2020

On March 9, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two major regulations that will give patients additional access to their health data, while also addressing security of that information. Health...more

CMS Is Seeking Guidance on Medicaid Coverage for Children Provided Across State Lines

Foley Hoag LLP - Medicaid and the Law on 1/22/2020

The Medicaid program generally has more generous coverage rules for children than for adults. For example, under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Testing (EPSDT) provisions of the Medicaid statute, if a...more

CMS Proposes Rule Regarding the Exchange of Electronic Health Information Which Impacts Hospitals, Clinicians and Government...

King & Spalding on 2/28/2019

On February 11, 2019, CMS issued a proposed rule, to improve access to electronic health information (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule results from the 21st Century Cures Act (the Cures Act), in which CMS and the Office...more

CMS Outlines Support for Innovative Service Delivery Models and Provides Demonstration Project Opportunities

King & Spalding on 11/21/2018

On November 13, 2018, CMS issued a letter to State Medicaid Directors, SMD #18--011 (Letter), announcing strategies to support innovative service delivery systems for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) and children with...more

Fall 2018 Agency Rule List & FDA Device Center Guidance Priorities

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/25/2018

On October 17th, the Administration released its semiannual forecast of the rules that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be churning out over the next year. The list includes nearly 200 rules, 23 of which...more

Looming Deadline for Electronic Check-in for Home Care Workers Raises Concerns

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 7/17/2018

Starting in 2019, providers of home health care services will be required to clock in electronically with Medicaid prior to performing services. However, disability rights advocates and a bipartisan group of senators are...more

Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act - A Bipartisan Bill

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/7/2018

On February 15, 2018, representatives Eric Swalwell (CA-15), John Shimkus (IL-15), Scott Peters (CA-52), Erik Paulson (MN-03), and Juan Vargas (CA-51), introduced the Advancing Access to Precision Medicine Act (H.R....more

Trump Administration Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget and Healthcare Programs

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/19/2018

The Trump Administration on Feb. 12 released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, titled "An American Budget." Unlike last year's budget, which was released in late May, the release of this budget conforms to the typical...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

More Federal Legislation Aimed at Expanding Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/12/2017

Late last month, Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced Senate Bill 787, the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act (Telehealth Improvement Act), which is focused on expanding Medicare’s...more

HHS and Medicare Asked to Expand Coverage for Genetic Tests

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/27/2017

Fifteen members of Congress have asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Medicare) to examine how the federal government can help improve patient access to genetic...more

21st Century Cures Act Includes Several Noteworthy Mental Health and Substance Use Provisions

Stinson LLP on 2/3/2017

The 21st Century Cures Act (Act), enacted in December 2016, has received widespread coverage for funding biomedical research and streamlining the drug approval process. The Act also includes the Helping Families in Mental...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - December 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/21/2016

This month Richard Zall, Chair of Proskauer's Health Care Department, explores developments likely to occur with respect to the Affordable Care Act as a result of the new administration. In our Rulings, Filings and...more

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