Susan HuntingtonOn June 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for information (ROI) for ideas on putting patients over paperwork and…
George MikhailIn a 7-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on June 3, 2019 that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to…
July 1 Deadline for Hospitals to have Matching Addresses to Avoid Non-Payment
Posted in Hospitals and Institutions
As part of the implementation of site-neutral rule contained in the final 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule, effective July 1, 2019, the…
On May 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule to update and modernize the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for…
Another Anti-Kickback Law to be Aware of in Clinical Treatment Facility Deals
Posted in Fraud and Abuse
The impact of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA), enacted in October 2018, as part of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule on Thursday, May 16, 2019 that provides, among other things, Medicare Part D…
A ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court in Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt, No. 18-315, (Sup. Ct. May 13, 2019)…
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…
In March 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines for prescribing opioids, which in large part was aimed at addressing the…