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McDermott Will & Emery

Trending in Telehealth: July 16 – 22, 2024

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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CMS Finalizes Important Changes to Medicare Enrollment Requirements for Hospice, Home Health Providers

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The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized important changes to the Medicare enrollment regulations applicable to hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), including increasing the level of screening that...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Palliative Care Reimbursement, Innovation and Reform

Palliative Care Defined The term “palliative care” is often used by doctors and other health care professionals during a serious illness or toward the end of life. Federal regulations define palliative care as...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Digital Health to the Rescue – Improving Access to Specialized Care: A Discussion with Viveka Rydell-Anderson

The 21st-century healthcare landscape has been dramatically shaped by the rise of digitized healthcare solutions aimed at making healthcare more accessible, affordable, and personalized....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q3 2023

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After steadying during Q2, it appears the overall volume of deals in the healthcare industry declined in Q3 compared with Q2, and year-to-date 2023 is still down from last year. A slumping economy has no doubt played a large...more

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“36-Month Rule” Anticipated to Expand to Hospice

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On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Proposed Rule that would extend the “36-Month Rule” to Hospice providers. The 36-Month Rule refers to 42 C.F.R. § 424.550(b), which currently...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

CMS Continues Transparency Efforts for Home Health and Hospice

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on April 27, 2023, that it will publicly release all ownership information of home health and hospice agencies. This move is aimed at increasing transparency and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Home Health and Hospice – A Look at Value-Based Initiatives Underway in 2023

By now, we are all familiar with the concepts of value-based care and the transition away from a payment system built primarily on a fee-for-service reimbursement methodology to a patient centered model that focuses on...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Health Law Diagnosis - January 2023

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New York Governor Vetoes Act Prohibiting Establishment and Expansion of For-Profit Hospices - On December 23, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Assembly Bill Number A8472 “An Act To Amend The Public Health Law,...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

New York Governor Vetoes Act Prohibiting Establishment and Expansion of For-Profit Hospices

On December 23, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Assembly Bill Number 8472  entitled “An Act To Amend The Public Health Law, In Relation To The Establishment, Incorporation, Construction, Or Increase In Capacity Of...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

California Governor Signs Bill Further Increasing Oversight of Hospice Agencies

This fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 2673 (the Bill), which amends various sections of the California Health and Safety Code relating to hospice agencies. Among other things, the Bill prohibits...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

New York State Legislature Passes Act Enacting Moratorium on For-Profit Hospices

On June 2, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed A08472, “An Act to Amend the Public Health Law, in Relation to the Establishment, Incorporation, Construction, or Increase in Capacity of For-Profit Hospice” (“the Act”)....more

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CMS Issues Final Rule Affecting Home Health, Hospice, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, and Long-Term Care Facilities for CY...

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On November 2, 2021, CMS put on display its final rule that, among other things, updates the home health and home infusion therapy services payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2022; makes significant changes to the provider...more

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Health Headlines: Also in the News - July 2014 #3

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CMS Revises Medicare Advantage and Part D Prescription Drug Plan Prior Authorization Requirement for Hospices – On July 18, 2014, CMS released a revised a memorandum outlining responsibility for drug payments for hospice...more

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Don't Be Left On The Sidelines: CMS Is Seeking Applications For A New Hospice Demonstration Program

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Currently, Medicare patients that wish to receive palliative hospice care have a tough choice to make—forgo any curative treatment or incur all hospice care costs. This could change, however, with the recent launch of CMS's...more

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