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CMS Proposes New Payment Model for Some Kidney Transplant Programs

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In its continuing efforts to improve the organ donation and transplant system and promote health equity, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Stark Exceptions Mark Shift to Value-Based Care

On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule “Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations” (Final Rule)....more

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New Safe Harbors In A Storm of Risk and Regulations: A Review of the OIG’s Proposed Changes to the Federal Anti-Kickback Laws

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In an effort to modernize and clarify a statute that looms large in the minds of health care providers across the nation, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently...more

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[Webinar] Regulatory Sprint To Coordinate Care - November 19th, 21st, and December 5th, 12:30 pm ET

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To help accelerate the transformation of the US healthcare system from a fee-for-service to a value-based system, the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) launched its “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care”...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule to ACOs: It’s Time to Take a Risk

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Just before the holidays, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a final rule (“Final Rule”) that will overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”). As of January 2018, the MSSP included 561...more

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Sprinting to Coordinated Care: Healthcare Industry Urges Stark Law Relief as OIG Solicits Feedback on Changes to the Anti-Kickback...

August 24, 2018 marked a busy day for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) self-designated "Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care," an initiative aimed at dismantling the regulatory barriers to providers...more

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White House Unveils Proposal on Drug Pricing

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On Feb. 9, 2018, the Trump Administration released a 30-page report analyzing domestic and global factors influencing drug pricing. The report by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is expected to inform the HHS' Fiscal...more

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CMS Proposes to Cancel Medicare Episode Payment and Cardiac Rehab Incentive Payment Models, and to Cut Back Joint Replacement...

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On August 17, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump administration published a proposed rule to cancel Medicare’s hospital Episode Payment Models (EPMs) and Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR)...more

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MACRA: Top 10 FAQs

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Significant changes to the Medicare payment system are underway. The Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is set to take effect January 1, 2017. MACRA represents a deliberate departure by the...more

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Also In The News - Health Headlines - October 2015 #3

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CMS Announces Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management Model Demonstration – On September 28, 2015, CMS announced a Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management Model (Enhanced MTM Model) that is designed to assess...more

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Healthcare Legal News Volume 5 Number 2

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According to a recent study by Accenture, by 2017 approximately 18 percent of the American public will purchase insurance through exchanges versus relying on traditional employer healthcare coverage or foregoing insurance...more

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Final Meaningful Use Rule: CMS Loosens its Grip

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized a rule on August 29th which should give providers some breathing room in complying with meaningful use requirements for the Electronic Health Record (“EHR”)...more

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