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OHS Issues 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan

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The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has released the 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan, along with a biennial inventory of all Connecticut health care facilities and services (the Plan)....more

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CMMI Proposes New Mandatory Episode-Based Payment Model

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed regulation. This 1,900+ page annual reg updates Medicare payments and policies...more

Knobbe Martens

Draft Framework for Exercise of March-In Rights under Bayh-Dole Act Targets High Drug Pricing

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released for public comment a “Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March In-Rights” (“March-In Framework”) on December 8, 2023...more

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IP Hot Topic: Biden Administration Proposes Framework for Exercising Bayh-Dole March-in Rights to Control Drug Pricing

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The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced various actions to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs. In one action, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released in December 2023 a draft...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Drive for Equitable Healthcare Access: Departments Seek Public Input on Over-the-Counter Preventive Services

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On September 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that the federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury departments are seeking public input on the possibility of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Pushes to Expand Hospital Price Transparency Requirements, Enforcement Activity

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On July 26, 2023, two days after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its second largest civil monetary penalty for noncompliance with the hospital price transparency rule, CMS hosted a webinar...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

Nossaman LLP

CMS Attempts to Reduce Appointment Times for Medicaid and CHIP Patients - How Will This Impact Your Managed Care Plan?

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A recent survey found that the average wait time for a new patient to see a physician in 15 of the largest cities in the U.S. was 26 days, up from 24.1 days in 2017.  Timely access to health care providers has long been an...more

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Telehealth: CMS Proposes to Discontinue Audio-Only E/M Services and Virtual Direct Supervision in 2023 Proposed Rule

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On July 07, 2022 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) Proposed Rule, which proposes several significant changes to Medicare telehealth services....more

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PCORI Releases Draft Research Priorities for Public Comment

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On January 6, 2022, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) released its Proposed Research Agenda, linked to its newly adopted National Priorities for Health that was developed during a comprehensive...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

“Two-Midnight” Rule Needs Tweaking, Says Federal Judge

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A Federal Judge found that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) failed to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it cut hospital inpatient payments by 0.2% as part of its “two-midnight” rule. ...more

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CMS Proposes to Establish Separate Payment for End of Life Planning Services

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On July 8, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that updates payment rates and related reimbursement and quality policies for physician services furnished under the Medicare...more

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