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Virtual Direct Supervision Allowed for ‘Incident to’ Medicare Billing and Other Telehealth Updates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allows the use of real-time, two-way audio/video communications technology to satisfy the direct supervision requirement for most Medicare Part B services. This development,...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended Through 2027: Telehealth Gets a Two-Year Lifeline in Fiscal Year 2026 Spending Package

On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed HR 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, as part of the federal government’s fiscal year 2026 spending package. The Act provides for a significant two-year extension of...more

King & Spalding

President Trump Signs Appropriations Act with Medicare and Medicaid Extenders into Law

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On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (the “Bill”) into law. In addition to funding portions of the government through September 30, 2026, the Bill also includes...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 10, 2026

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U.S. Congress will largely return to normal operations this week, following passage of an appropriations package on February 3, 2026, that will fund the vast majority of federal agency operations through the end of 2026. ...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Understanding Congress’ Latest Extension of Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities

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On Feb. 3, 2026, President Donald Trump signed into law the FY 2026 appropriations bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which extends pandemic-era Medicare telehealth flexibilities through Dec. 31, 2027....more

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FDA Tightens the Belt on GLP-1 Compounding, Escalating Threat of Enforcement

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Key Takeaways : On Feb. 6, 2026, FDA announced that it would take action to restrict access to GLP-1 ingredients for non-FDA approved compounded drugs....more

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CMS Launches $50B Rural Health Transformation Program

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced its award decisions for the Rural Health Transformation Program, established as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and provided a summary of each state...more

Jones Day

Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2026

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2025 was an incredibly busy year for digital health, and 2026 is likely to be no different. This edition of Vital Signs covers numerous developments, along with a look to 2026 in Industry Insights. Thank you to our Jones Day...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: February 6, 2026

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Congress passed a package that funds the US Department of Health and Human Services through fiscal year 2026 and includes health extenders and additional bipartisan health policies....more

Baker Donelson

Medicare Telehealth Waivers Extended for Several More Years

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President Trump has signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (CAA, 2026), extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027, and Acute Hospital Care at Home authorities through September 30, 2030....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: January 2026

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended Through December 2027

As a follow-up to our post earlier this week, President Trump has signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (CAA). The law extends key COVID-19 era Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027...more

McGuireWoods LLP

HHS OIG Issues Guidance on Anti-Kickback Statute Implications for Direct-to-Consumer Drug Sales Ahead of TrumpRx Launch

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In advance of the anticipated rollout of the “TrumpRx” website, a platform promising lower-priced drugs sold directly to consumers, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 30th Annual Compliance Institute - April 27th - 30th, Orlando, FL

Don’t miss game-changing compliance education, connections, and program solutions in Orlando - For three decades, the Compliance Institute® (CI) has been the ultimate go-to event for healthcare compliance professionals...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Labor-HHS Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bill and Health Care Extenders Overview

Congress enacted the fiscal year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations bill, providing roughly $221 billion in total funding across the subcommittee’s jurisdiction,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Telehealth Update: Partial Government Shutdown Ends With Extension of Medicare Telehealth Provisions

As the telehealth industry is acutely aware, Medicare’s telehealth flexibilities and the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program, both of which have been in place since 2020, expired on January 31, 2026. While on that day the...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Qui Tam Whistleblowers: FAQs and Possible Compensation

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Individuals who witness fraud against government programs face critical decisions about whether to come forward, what legal protections exist, and what financial compensation they might receive for their role in exposing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

What HHS’s Early 2026 Actions Signal for Program Integrity, Child Care Funding and Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) commenced 2026 with a series of targeted actions focused on program integrity, fraud prevention, and safeguarding access to care. These activities impact child care and...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Amends Shield Law

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The New York “Shield Law” refers to several statutes intended to protect patients and providers seeking or offering services concerning gender-affirming care or abortion. These statutes were enacted in response to certain...more

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Virginia Receives $189 Million in Health Care Grant Funds

On Dec. 29, 2025, Virginia was awarded $189,544,888 in health care funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The funding is aimed at remedying rural health care inequities in the commonwealth. ...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026: Another Lifeline for Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities

On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed HR 7148, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026” (the Act) ending the 4-day partial government shutdown. The Act, part of a broader fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending package,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Hospice Insights Podcast - Reimagining How We Navigate Change and Loss: A Conversation with Sonya Dolan and Bridget Sumser of...

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Welcome to a very special podcast! It’s special for many reasons. First, as a longtime admirer of Mettle Health’s visionary work supporting people through change and loss, Meg Pekarske was elated when co-founder Sonya Dolan...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OIG Issues Special Advisory Bulletin on Direct-to-Consumer Drug Programs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Advisory Bulletin on January 27 addressing how the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) applies to pharmaceutical...more

Roetzel & Andress

Medicare Telehealth Expansion Continues Under New Federal Extension

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Providers that rely on telehealth for Medicare patients can continue to do so as a result of an extension of the Medicare telehealth rules that were originally implemented during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Of Drugs and DTC Platforms: American Consumerism, TrumpRx, Telehealth, and the Specter of Congressional Intervention

Debated is the genesis of the first direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug concept in the U.S. Going back to at least 2011, Pfizer’s “unorthodox” Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy partnership aimed to launch Lipitor DTC in the face of...more

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