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CMS Announces Resources and Flexibility in Response to Hurricane Ian for Florida and South Carolina

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On September 27, 2022 and October 3, 2022, CMS announced additional resources and flexibilities available for Florida and South Carolina in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Following the President’s...more

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - March 2022

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth servic es. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more

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Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the United States, states, payors and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Improving access to telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring...more

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CMS Waivers and Flexibilities

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In times of emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary") has authority to issue temporary waivers or modifications of certain Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and HIPAA requirements. The Centers for...more

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Stark Blanket Waivers Issued During COVID-19 National Emergency

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On March 30, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") announced a blanket waiver ("Waiver") of sanctions for violations of Section 1877 of the Social Security Act, also known as the...more

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COVID-19: New York’s Medicaid Expansion of Telehealth During the State of Emergency

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On March 23, 2020, the New York State (NYS) Department of Health issued updated guidance regarding use of telehealth by Medicaid providers, Comprehensive Guidance Regarding Use of Telehealth including Telephonic Services...more

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HHS Issues National Emergency Health Care Waivers

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Responding to the Coronavirus public health emergency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has waived certain requirements of the Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including...more

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COVID-19: Washington Becomes the Second State Approved For 1135 Medicaid Waiver – Key Takeaway

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On March 13, 2020, the President declared the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the U.S. a national emergency. The President’s declaration, coupled with Section 1135 (of the Social Security Act) waivers issued by the...more

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N.C. Medicaid Looking to Cut Red Tape in Fight Against COVID-19

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The federal government granted North Carolina permission on March 23 for health care providers across the state to temporarily avoid compliance with certain federal Medicaid requirements. The idea is to reduce bureaucracy...more

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Guard Against False Claims as Massive Government Spending Rolls Out to Combat COVID-19

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Federal and state governments are ready to roll out over one trillion dollars in funding in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As past is often prologue, we expect this new round of massive government...more

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COVID-19 Update: CMS Waiver Information For Private Practice Physicians And Non-Physician Practitioners

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President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a National Emergency on March 13, 2020. This declaration granted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar authority to relax certain...more

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Mississippi Governor Expands Telehealth for Medicaid

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On Thursday, March 19, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced the expansion of Medicaid coverage for telehealth services, in an effort to limit unnecessary travel, clinic visits, and possible exposure – through April 30,...more

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1135 Waivers: HHS Authority to Alleviate Healthcare Regulatory Requirements During the COVID-19 National Emergency

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As the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to tick upward in the United States, administrative agencies are taking steps on a national scale to ensure that adequate healthcare items...more

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Specialty Pharmacy Compliance During COVID-19 Pandemic

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The recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) memorandum to all Medicare Advantage Organizations, Part D Sponsors, and Medicare-Medicaid Plans (CMS Memo) does not provide any express relief for specialty...more

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COVID-19 and Cross-State Clinician Licensure: Federal and State Regulations, Revisited, and What To Do About Them

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The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased the number of patients and providers seeking to implement and use telehealth visits and other digital health solutions – and rapidly, at that. The challenge of implementing...more

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Health Care Providers, Do You Understand Section 1135 Waivers?

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On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national state of emergency as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Regardless of the intensity of the emergency from COVID-19 in a particular area, the President’s...more

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Using Telehealth Services in Response to COVID-19

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The Telehealth Services During Certain Emergency Periods Act of 2020 (the “Act”) is part of the larger bipartisan Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020. The Act gives the Secretary of...more

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Medicare Telehealth Payment Expanded to Help Address the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) each issued policy statements which expand access to telehealth...more

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Telehealth During COVID-19 National Emergency

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On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an unprecedented expansion of telehealth services, widening provider access to its  62 million Medicare beneficiaries. It also strongly...more

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Health Care Providers: President Trump's Declaration of National Emergency Paves Way for Additional Regulatory Flexibility

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With the emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 13, 2020, President Trump paved the way for CMS to temporarily waive certain Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's...more

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HHS Seeks to Ease Burden of Hurricane on Health Care Organizations

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As Hurricane Harvey continues to have a devastating impact throughout Southeast Texas, Louisiana and the Southeast, our thoughts are with the hundreds of thousands struggling through this difficult time....more

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