In Washington: After halting coronavirus stimulus negotiations on Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump hours later signaled he would support specific coronavirus relief measures on stimulus checks, help for the...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has long acknowledged the disparities in care and outcomes affecting the one in five Americans who live in rural areas, as well as the financial challenges faced by rural...more
The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program is poised to defray eligible health care providers’ costs of providing certain telehealth services. On September 3, 2020, the FCC issued additional information and guidance for potential...more
On July 29, 2019, CMS published a proposed rule revising the factors for determining Medicare payment rates under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Payment...more
I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule entitled, “Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model.” The proposed rule seeks...more
This article will provide an outline of some of the most significant points for hospitals to use when confronted with a formal government investigation under the Criminal or Civil False Claims Act. As noted below, you should...more
On February 4, 2013, CMS proposed certain reforms to Medicare regulations that would eliminate or change rules seen as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on hospitals and other health care providers. The...more