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.…
CMS Releases Final Rules Reducing Provider Administrative Burdens and Improving Patient Preferences
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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
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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…
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 May 24 the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a fact sheet on direct liability of business associates…
White House Releases Executive Order Calling for Disclosure of Hospital Prices
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 24 seeking, among other things, disclosure of hospital pricing for common tests and procedures. HHS Secretary…
In a 7-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on June 3 that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to go…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule on Thursday, May 16, 2019 that provides, among other things, Medicare Part D…
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…
HHS: 2018 Was All-time Record Year for HIPAA Enforcement The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…