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Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

CMS Proposes Additional Modifications to the Overpayment Rule Relating to the Deadline for Reporting and Returning Overpayments

In the context of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) reform initiatives, we previously addressed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) December 27, 2022 proposal to amend its regulations set forth at 42 C.F.R. §...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Issues CY2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule

On April 4, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the contract year 2025 (CY2025) Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule (the “Final Rule”). In addition to finalizing its CY2025 proposed rule,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 1st - 3rd, 9:30 am - 3:45 pm CST

The first ever VIRTUAL Managed Care Compliance Conference will have the great speakers and content you have come to expect from the in-person event. Each year, we look forward to hosting compliance professionals at our...more

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CMS Releases Proposed Changes for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

The OIG Urges CMS to Implement Solutions to Reduce Fraud in Medicare Part C and Part D

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued its 2019 “Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs: Top Unimplemented Recommendations.” The OIG...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

A Deeper Dive: What the Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices Might Mean for Medicaid

It has been a few weeks since the publication of the Trump Administration’s Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices, and Secretary Azar’s Request for Information (RFI) on the Blueprint. We previously posted about the Blueprint’s focus...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS Completes Final Medicare Part D Reconciliation for 2016

CMS has completed the 2016 Final Part D Payment Reconciliation. Each Medicare Part D plan sponsor’s reconciliation reports will be available on October 12, 2017....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Opioid Epidemic Declared a National Emergency; Proposed Law Calls for Mandatory E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances to Curb...

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Today, in a move that is widely supported by those in both political parties and across the country, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national emergency. Doing so will allow for additional resources to be used...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS Releases the Final Medicare Part D DIR Reporting Requirements for 2016

On Friday, June 23, 2017, CMS released the Final Medicare Part D DIR Reporting Requirements for 2016. Part D sponsors may begin submitting their DIR information on June 30, 2017 and must finish their submissions by the end of...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

CMS Releases the Proposed Part D DIR Reporting Requirements for 2016

Yesterday, CMS released the Proposed Part D DIR (Direct and Indirect Remuneration) Reporting Requirements for 2016 and postponed the 2016 DIR Reporting deadline....more

Baker Donelson

CMS Takes First Step to Reduce Payments for Clinical Laboratory Tests

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CMS recently published a proposed rule that would substantially revise the methodology used to pay for clinical laboratory tests that continue to be compensated separately by Medicare. Medicare Program; Medicare Clinical...more

Polsinelli

CMS Proposes Overhaul of Clinical Lab Payment Methodology: What You Need To Know

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On Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would drastically change the payment rates for clinical laboratory services beginning January 1, 2017 (the “Proposed...more

Baker Donelson

Court Imposes Potentially Unworkable Burden on Providers Under ACA's Report and Return Rule

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In Kane ex rel. U.S. v. Healthfirst, Inc., the federal district court for the Southern District of New York (District Court or Court) provided on August 3 the first and long-awaited interpretation as to when a health care...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Closely Watched Case, Federal Court Upholds the Government’s Position on Provider Mandate to Report and Return Medicare and...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), signed into law on March 23, 2010, included a provision (the “Report and Refund Mandate”), broadly requiring health care providers, suppliers, Part D plans and managed...more

Holland & Knight LLP

OIG Report Raises Serious Medicare Part D Fraud, Waste and Abuse Concerns

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Last month, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a comprehensive report and data brief detailing its concerns about the ability of Medicare Part D sponsors – as...more

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OIG Work Plan Midyear Update Adds Activities Related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid Rebates

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The update to the Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Work Plan includes new initiatives that may affect pharmaceutical companies and Medicare Part D payors and pharmacies. Annually, the Department of Health and Human Services...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Front End Changes and, Again, More DIR Columns

Since the beginning of the Medicare Part D program, CMS has introduced many reporting mechanisms for trying to understand drug pricing, price concessions, and the cost of providing services to Part D members. The tool CMS...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Proposed Overpayment Reporting Requirements for MA and Part D Programs May Increase False Claims Act Liability

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues to take an expansive view of the overpayment refund requirement, which in turn can give rise to False Claims Act liability for Medicare Advantage Organizations and Part D...more

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