Click the link below for our complete analysis of recent updates to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and their impact on health care providers.
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3/3/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
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Medicare Part D ,
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Safe Harbors ,
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Value-Based Care
After a four-month hold, CMS announced on August 6 that it would resume Medicare Fee-For Service (FFS) medical reviews.
On March 30, 2020, CMS announced that it was stopping the majority of FFS medical reviews during the...more
To address provider shortages, CMS issued a declaration on April 9, 2020, setting forth new “Blanket Waivers,” which, among other things, allow practitioners to practice across state borders (if permitted by the state) and at...more
On February 12, 2020, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued a Dear Administrator Letter clarifying DOH’s policies for hospice patients residing in adult care facilities (ACF) when those ACF Hospice Residents...more
On July 9, 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two reports addressing hospice deficiencies and the risks, potential harm, and actual harm those deficiencies posed...more
7/15/2019
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Conditions of Participation (CoP) ,
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Employee Training ,
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Hospice ,
Information Reports ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
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Mismanagement ,
OIG ,
Quality of Care Standards ,
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Substantial Risk of Harm ,
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