On May 10, 2023, HHS announced that many telehealth and teleprescribing flexibilities will remain in place after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Congress extended many telehealth...more
5/22/2023
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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) ,
OCR ,
Opioid ,
Public Health Emergency ,
SAMHSA ,
Telehealth
On October 21, 2022, CMS announced new actions to increase accountability and scrutiny on nursing homes in the Special Focus Facilities Program (SFF Program), an oversight program for the poorest performing nursing homes in...more
Last week, HHS announced the distribution of more than $2 billion in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 General Distribution payments. These payments bring the Phase 4 distribution total to approximately $11 billion of the...more
The No Surprises Act (the Act), enacted December 27, 2021, will take effect on January 1, 2022. The No Surprises Act puts into place important patient protections from surprise medical bills, while imposing significant...more
12/23/2021
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Reimbursements ,
Surprise Medical Bills