The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, the American Rescue Plan, includes money for rural hospitals, billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and extra subsidies to help people buy health coverage...more
3/31/2021
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Hospitals ,
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Rural Health Care Providers ,
Subsidies ,
Virus Testing
The 117th Congressional health care agenda, including COVID-19 related action, will require 60 votes in the Senate or passage through budget reconciliation. Epstein Becker Green attorneys Mark Lutes, Philo Hall, and Timothy...more
President-elect Donald J. Trump campaigned on a promise to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). For several years, the newly reelected Republican majority in Congress has likewise identified ACA repeal as a...more
11/23/2016
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Employer Mandates ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Medicare Part B ,
Transition Team ,
Trump Administration
On March 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule titled “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; CMS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017” (“Final Rule”)[1] setting...more
The Advance Notice (“Advance Notice”) of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (“CY”) 2017 for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2017 Call Letter was released by the Centers...more
On November 21, 2014, the Obama administration released two proposed rules affecting health insurance issuers’ offering of private health insurance products both inside and outside of the public insurance exchanges...more
On May 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released a final rule titled "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond" ("Final Rule")...more
6/9/2014
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Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Popular ,
Qualified Health Plans ,
Small Business
The Advance Notice ("Advance Notice") of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year ("CY") 2015 for Medicare Advantage ("MA") Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2015 Call Letter was released by the Centers...more
2/24/2014
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Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Part D ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Provider Payments ,
Risk Assessment