As part of the Fiscal Year 2023 New York state Executive Budget legislation, $1.2 billion in funding has been allocated for the payment of bonuses for certain “frontline” healthcare workers.
With the stated goals to...more
5/11/2022
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The latest COVID-19 stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (the “Act”), enacted on March 11, 2021, provides $1.9 trillion in funding for various COVID-19 relief measures. However, while the Act includes many funding...more
4/22/2021
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Rural Health Care Providers ,
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New York State has enacted amendments to provisions of the Social Services Law governing the compliance program requirements applicable to Medicaid providers. These changes generally took immediate effect on April 1, 2020,...more
On April 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued its Second Interim Final Rule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes additional regulatory waivers and rule changes. After reviewing...more
On December 7, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), issued a final rule that will have a widespread impact on health care service providers, medical transport providers,...more
12/16/2016
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Veterans Administration
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in King v. Burwell, which some describe as an argument over a mere four words – "established by the state." But to the surprise of many, the Justices did not spend most of the...more