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Washington Healthcare Update - August 2024 #2

This Week in Washington: Congress remains in recess....more

8/27/2024 / Drug Pricing , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Physician Fee Schedule , Section 340B , Telehealth

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2024

This Week in Washington: Senate Appropriations Committee reports FY 2025 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill out of committee....more

8/5/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Section 340B

Washington Healthcare Update - July 2024 #3

This Week in Washington: House Rules Committee to consider FY2025 Agriculture-FDA and Related Agencies funding bill amendments; MedPAC releases July 2024 data book on Medicare program spending; National drug shortages fall to...more

7/22/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Physician Fee Schedule , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - May 2024 #3

This Week in Washington: House appropriators release FY2025 topline appropriations levels; Senate Finance Committee releases white paper on Medicare physician payment reforms; House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee...more

5/21/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Care Providers , OCR , Proposed Rules

CMS Releases Controversial Minimum Staffing Rule

On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that will implement for the first time at the national level minimum staffing level requirements for long-term care (LTC) and...more

5/1/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Long Term Care Facilities , Nurses , Skilled Nursing Facility

Washington Healthcare Update - April 2024 #3

This Week in Washington: CMS releases SNF minimum staffing standards final rule; Senate HELP Committee chairman requests information on Ozempic and Wegovy pricing; HHS OCR releases final rule concerning HIPAA reproductive...more

4/30/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Popular , Proposed Rules

Congressional Action on Physician Fee Cut Up in the Air

In November 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which reduced reimbursement for physician fee services by 3.4%. The fee cut for...more

2/29/2024 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Fees , Health Care Providers , Physician Fee Schedule , Physicians

Washington Healthcare Update - February 2024 #3

This Week in Washington: House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health holds hearing on a range of legislation concerning public health programs, patient wellbeing and caregiver support; HHS and FTC request...more

2/20/2024 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Care Providers , OCR , OIG , Popular , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - December 2023 #2

This Week in Washington: House Energy and Commerce Committee markup includes 19 healthcare bills; Senate HELP Committee to mark up SUPPORT Act Reauthorization and three other bills; House to vote on Lower Costs, More...more

12/12/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Clinical Trials , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Popular , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2023 #5

This Week in Washington: House elects new Speaker; Senate HELP Committee advances nomination of NIH Director nominee; House and Senate resume appropriations work....more

10/31/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Care Providers , Medicaid , Medicare , Nursing Homes , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2023 #3

This Week in Washington: Still No Speaker in the House; 2024 Medicare Part B Premiums and Deductibles to Rise....more

10/17/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Health Care Providers , OIG , Proposed Rules

Washington Healthcare Update - September 2023 #2

This Week in Washington: House stalls on defense spending bill, but begins negotiations among Republicans on appropriations; Senate was expected to move forward on three appropriations bills, but has now stalled; House to...more

9/19/2023 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , GAO , Health Care Providers , OCR , Pharmaceutical Industry , Proposed Rules

Gabriel Wiedenhoever

McGuireWoods LLP

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