George MikhailOn October 9, HHS released two proposed rules aimed at modernizing the Stark Law and Anti-kickback Statute (AKS), particularly as they apply to value-based arrangements.…
Susan HuntingtonOn October 3, President Trump issued the “Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors” (the “Order”). While the Order initially focuses…
CMS Releases Final Rules Reducing Provider Administrative Burdens and Improving Patient Preferences
Posted in Medicare and Medicaid, Providers
On September 26, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new rules reducing what CMS views as unnecessary burden for health care providers. As…
CMS Releases Final Rule Requiring Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
Posted in Hospitals and Institutions
On September 25, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that requires acute-care and critical access hospitals to have an antibiotic…
YouTube’s Settlement with FTC Gives Impetus to Children’s Online Privacy
Posted in Privacy and Data Protection
Kritika BharadwajIn the largest settlement pertaining to children’s privacy, Google LLC and its subsidiary YouTube LLC on September 4 agreed to pay $170 million to settle…
The New York Times (8/13, Hoffman) reports the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft recommendations Tuesday that all adult patients be screened “for…
On July 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. Buried amongst the fee…
On August 27, just in time for Medicare enrollment season (October 15, 2019 through December 7, 2019), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
ACA Exchanges To Start Publishing CMS Star Ratings For Health Plans
Posted in Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid
On August 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that HealthCare.gov and state health exchanges will require “the display of the five-star…
Alexandra PearsallThe US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule prohibiting healthcare facilities and reverse distributors from disposing of unused hazardous waste pharmaceuticals into the sewer system…