COVID-19

President Biden Announces the End of the COVID-19 Emergencies: The Health Care Industry Has Less Than Four Months to PrepareKey Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health EmergencyLessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Planning for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in Hospitals

Fraud & Abuse

Another Unique Integrity Agreement Signals a Trend towards HHS-OIG’s Comfort with a Belt and SuspendersOIG Issues Special Fraud Alert Regarding Telemedicine ArrangementsOIG Approves Cash Equivalents Paid to Patients Participating in Contingency Management Program Offered Through Digital Health Technology

Health Care Litigation

Another Unique Integrity Agreement Signals a Trend towards HHS-OIG’s Comfort with a Belt and SuspendersThe Supreme Court Denies Petition Challenging CMS’s Overpayment RuleFailure to Disclose Speakers at Protected QA Meeting Loses Protection for All Speakers

Health Care Privacy/HIPAA

Privacy Post-DobbsFederal Vaccination Tracking Raises Privacy Concerns

Health Care Transactions

2024 New York Budget Proposes Wide-Ranging Transaction Approval Requirement That Targets Private Investment in Physician Practices and MSOs, and Permits DOH to Extract ConcessionsThe Saga of the No Surprises Act Continues to be … SurprisingDiagnosing Distress: Top 5 Challenges for Private Credit Lenders in Health Care Restructurings

Hospitals & Health Systems

The Saga of the No Surprises Act Continues to be … SurprisingHealth Care Providers on Alert: Two Hospitals Penalized for Continuous Noncompliance with the Hospital Price Transparency RuleFailure to Disclose Speakers at Protected QA Meeting Loses Protection for All Speakers

Insurance

The Supreme Court Denies Petition Challenging CMS’s Overpayment RulePhysician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2022 – CMS Cuts Rates and Extends TelehealthThe Devil may be in the Details of the Part II No Surprises Act IFR

Legislation

2024 New York Budget Proposes Wide-Ranging Transaction Approval Requirement That Targets Private Investment in Physician Practices and MSOs, and Permits DOH to Extract ConcessionsThe Future of Health Care Reform is Top of Governor Hochul’s State of the State AddressPrivacy Post-Dobbs

Payors

Challenges to the No Surprises Act Continue: The Latest includes a Challenge to a 600% Increase in Administrative FeesThe Supreme Court Denies Petition Challenging CMS’s Overpayment RulePhysician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2022 – CMS Cuts Rates and Extends Telehealth

Providers

Challenges to the No Surprises Act Continue: The Latest includes a Challenge to a 600% Increase in Administrative FeesAnother Unique Integrity Agreement Signals a Trend towards HHS-OIG’s Comfort with a Belt and SuspendersThe Saga of the No Surprises Act Continues to be … Surprising

Regulatory Compliance

2024 New York Budget Proposes Wide-Ranging Transaction Approval Requirement That Targets Private Investment in Physician Practices and MSOs, and Permits DOH to Extract ConcessionsOIG Issues Special Fraud Alert Regarding Telemedicine ArrangementsPrivacy Post-Dobbs

Reimbursement

President Biden Announces the End of the COVID-19 Emergencies: The Health Care Industry Has Less Than Four Months to PrepareCMS Aims to Grow ACO ParticipationCMS Responds to Industry Stakeholder Feedback, Redesigns and Renames the GPDC Model for DCEs as the ACO REACH Model

Telehealth

OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert Regarding Telemedicine ArrangementsHHS Issues HIPAA Guidance on Remote Communication Technologies for Audio-Only TelehealthKey Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health Emergency

Uncategorized

President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition Signals Potential Changes Affecting Patents in the Healthcare Sector