Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its annual proposed rule outlining potential changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) for upcoming Calendar Year (“CY”) 2020 (“Proposed...more
9/18/2019
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In this second installment of Qui Tam Quarterly, K&L Gates breaks down two policy statements by the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), providing an analysis of both (1) the 2018 "Granston Memo" and related case law; as well...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released a notice of enforcement discretion announcing changes in how the agency will assess civil monetary penalties for violations of the Health Insurance...more
5/9/2019
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Hospitals and health systems play a central role in helping to address the opioid crisis. Even before increased national attention, hospitals were developing policies, protocols, and procedures for opioid prescribing best...more