Delania BarbeeThe Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), released a proposed rule on May 5 establishing new and revising…
Alexandra PearsallOn April 22, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced five new payment model options under its “Primary Cares” initiative. The aim…
George MikhailIn March 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines for prescribing opioids, which in large part was aimed at addressing the…
Erin HealyA new draft guidance published by FDA suggests steps that firms in a distribution chain, including manufacturers and distributors, should take to ensure they are…
HHS Exercises Discretion to Modify HIPAA Penalties Based on Culpability
Posted in Privacy and Data Protection, Uncategorized
Susan HuntingtonOn April 26, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notification that it was exercising its discretion on assessing Civil Money Penalties…
CMS Final Rule Limits the Use of Copay Accumulator Programs by Insurers
Posted in Reimbursement Matters
On April 18, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Rule for 2020 (Rule). This…
On March 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Centers (CMS) issued its annual report for the 2019 open enrollment in Health Insurance Exchanges. The…
On March 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new program called the “Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge” (AI Challenge) which…
On March 28, the Division of National Standards, at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) announced the launch of its Compliance Review Program to…
CMS Issues Alert for Expanded Drug Reporting for Medicare Secondary Payers
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid
On March 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a technical alert titled, “Technical Alert: Group Health Plan (GHP) Reporting Change for…