Congress ended a busy work period after passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last week. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes the healthcare provisions in the IRA and provides an outlook on health policy issues that may...more
8/17/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Part D ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Tax Credits ,
Telehealth ,
Vaccinations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 1, 2022, released the final rule for the federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) payment system....more
8/11/2022
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Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disproportionate Share Adjustments ,
Final Rules ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Rural Health Care Providers
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics...more
8/3/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Part D ,
Nursing Homes ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1772-P),...more
7/21/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
Opioid ,
Organ Donation ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Section 340B
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include: ...more
7/20/2022
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Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Drug Pricing ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
User Fees
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
This week's topics...more
7/14/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Portal ,
Price Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include . . ....more
6/9/2022
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Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare ,
ONC ,
Quality of Care Standards ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Vaccinations ,
World Health Organization
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include . . ....more
6/1/2022
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Committees ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare Part B ,
Mental Health ,
Premiums ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Transparency ,
User Fees ,
Vaccinations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 18, 2022, published its annual proposed rule for the federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH)...more
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.
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As Congress reconvenes, it faces a packed agenda in a legislative year that will be shortened by the upcoming midterm elections and remains buffeted by the persistent coronavirus pandemic. The list of healthcare priorities is...more
1/7/2022
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Appropriations Bill ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CMMI ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Federal Budget ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
NDAA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth ,
Water Resources Development Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule with a comment period for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals; Changes to Medicare Graduate Medical...more
12/21/2021
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Comment Period ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Final Rules ,
FTEs ,
Graduate Medical Education ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Organ Donation ,
Rural Health Care Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released template documents and model notices to help healthcare providers comply with the No Surprises Act, which was passed as part of the Consolidated...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule on Nov. 2, 2021,...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 4, 2021, issued a long-anticipated Interim Final Rule with comment (IFC) requiring COVID-19 vaccination for most healthcare workers at certain healthcare facilities...more
11/9/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OSHA ,
Preemption ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Vaccinations
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management, on July 1, 2021, issued a much-anticipated Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) –...more
7/6/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Emergency Rooms ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
OPM ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
U.S. Treasury
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 27, 2021, released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment...more
5/5/2021
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Graduate Medical Education ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Proposed Rules ,
Quality of Care Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rural Health Care Providers
The victories by Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia elections mean that incoming majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will preside over the narrowest possible majority in the U.S. Senate under which...more
1/20/2021
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Affordable Care Act ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Political Parties ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule. Note that the...more
12/9/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Physician-Owned Hospitals ,
Prescription Drugs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued four major rules on Nov. 20, 2020, which was the final day for the Trump Administration to issue a rule with a 60-day implementation period for it to take effect...more
12/8/2020
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Stark Law
A presidential race called by media outlets for former Vice President Joe Biden, coupled with a diminished Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and a narrowly divided Senate, translates into a federal...more
11/12/2020
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Biden Administration ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Budget ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Presidential Elections ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Agenda
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System Final...more
On Aug. 25, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) as an emergency regulation under the public health emergency (PHE). Under the IFR, CMS will require all hospitals to which...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 4, 2020, published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which contains updates to the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The MPFS...more