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CMS Publishes Federal Fiscal Year 2026 Hospital Payment Proposed Rule

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On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its annual proposed rule for the federal fiscal year (“FFY”) 2026 inpatient prospective payment system (“IPPS”) and long-term care hospital...more

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CMS Issues Proposed FY 2026 PPS Rule for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

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On April 11, 2025, CMS issued its fiscal year (FY) 2026 prospective payment system (PPS) proposed payment rule for inpatient psychiatric hospitals (IPFs). In addition to updating Medicare payment rates, adjustment factors,...more

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CMS Releases FY 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule

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On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment...more

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SB 1451 Updates Some Requirements for 103 and 104 Nurse Practitioners

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Nurse practitioners who practice pursuant to Sections 2837.103 and 2837.104 of the California Business and Professions Code may practice independently, without standardized procedures, in certain settings....more

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Virginia Enacts Law Requiring Reporting of Workplace Violence in Hospitals

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Effective July 1, 2025, hospitals in Virginia will be required to establish a workplace violence incident reporting system pursuant to House Bill 2269. The system must “document, track, and analyze any incident of workplace...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Senate Bill 316: An Overview for North Carolina Hospitals

Earlier this week, Senate Bill 316 (the “Bill”) was filed in the North Carolina state legislature. The Bill covers a large swathe of healthcare-related issues, and the additional regulatory elements of the Bill would likely...more

Epstein Becker & Green

2025 Picks Up Steam with Increased Scrutiny of Health Care Transactions and Corporate Structures

A new year brings about new legislation. Given the recent trend of health care transactions coming under increased scrutiny at the state level, EBG has released its map summarizing states that already have laws...more

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Urgent Care Centers Must Now Comply With Pennsylvania Newborn Safe Haven Law

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Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protection Act (the Act), allows parents to surrender their infants at hospitals, EMS providers and police stations without criminal liability, but for a few...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Largest Health Care Transactions and Financial Oversight Legislation In a Decade, Private Investors and...

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Health care sector stakeholders take notice: On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Healy signed sweeping new health care legislation with transactional, financial, and ongoing operational compliance ramifications for...more

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Massachusetts Passes Act Implementing Broad Oversight into For-Profit Investment in Health Care

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On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159, An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process (the “Act”) into law, effective April 8, 2025. The Act is a compromise redraft of the separate health...more

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Navigating the National Practitioner Data Bank: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals (NPDB or Data Bank).

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Few aspects of the healthcare regulatory apparatus evoke more confusion and dread for healthcare practitioners than the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB or Data Bank).  Being reported to the Data Bank is often regarded...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Regulations, contracts, and credentialing for medical directors and attending physicians

There are many rules and regulations governing attending physician visits and medical directors. Unfortunately, there is plenty of room for error when documenting attending physician visits, establishing medical director...more

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Florida Continues Pursuit of Improved Patient Safety

Florida is continuing its efforts to improve patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).  The Florida Legislature previously approved a requirement that hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs)...more

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Medicare Administrative Contractors request hospitals to verify practice locations

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A Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) recently sent letters to some Medicare participating hospitals asking them to verify their hospital practice locations based on the information the MAC has from the hospital’s...more

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