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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 3, July 2024

Welcome to our third issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter! We are winding down the summer with our talented group of law students and they have continued to research and write, shadow...more

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Regs, Regs and More Regs: The Biden Administration Releases Spring 2024 Unified Agenda

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We are in the midst of a storm of regulations that are being released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

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Privacy Briefs: March 2024

Research from Guidepoint Security found that 2023 saw an 80% increase in ransomware activity year-over-year, driven in part by multiple mass exploitation campaigns impacting hundreds of organizations. In total, the report...more

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Impact of Site Neutral Payment Proposals May Vary in Rural and Urban Populations

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Introduction- Site neutral payment proposals may affect access differently across patient populations. In this +Insight, we focus on how site-of-service patterns for drug administration services, which both the Medicare...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 6, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: November 10, 2023

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CONGRESS - Senate Finance Committee Holds Markup on Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. The bipartisan package includes Medicare and Medicaid extenders, provisions to expand the mental health...more

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Policy Update - A Look into House Efforts on Hospital and Health Plan Price Transparency

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In the 118th Congress, the US House of Representatives is keenly interested in price transparency in healthcare. Three House committees—Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce—each approved...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 16, 2023

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The House and Senate were both in session this week, with healthcare activity continuing at the committee level. The House Energy and Commerce Committee held hearings on the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA)...more

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Triage in 2020: Health Care Topics to Watch in the New Year

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In this week's episode, Lindsey Rogers-Seitz forecasts a number of critical issues spanning the health care industry that are likely to be points of focus in the coming year. Among these issues, Ms. Rogers-Seitz discusses the...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Looking Ahead to 2020: Developing Issues in Pharmacy Law and the 340B Drug Pricing Program

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In this episode, Ryan Severson and Victoria Hamscho discuss recent developments in pharmaceutical pricing and the 340B Drug Pricing Program heading into 2020, including reimbursement cuts for 340B drugs under the Outpatient...more

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#WheresThePrice: Proposed Rule Sneaks in Questions about Publishing Payer-Negotiated Rates

The most recent proposal in a series of efforts by the Trump administration to increase price transparency in health care is one that may eventually require hospitals and providers to publicly disclose the payer-negotiated...more

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House Republicans Push Back on Medicare’s New Mandatory Bundled Payment Models

On July 25, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule that promises to deliver coordinated, high-quality care for Medicare beneficiaries. The proposed rule (effective July 1, 2017)...more

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Additional Opioid Policy Changes Announced: What You Need to Know

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Despite the July 4 holiday, the past week featured significant regulatory and legislative action addressing the use of opioids and pain management. The changes are in keeping with the Government-wide push to better understand...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule entitled, “Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model.” The proposed rule seeks...more

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Health Care Update - February 2016 #4

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What to Expect from Congress this Work Period - The next Hill work period basically runs from February 22nd to March 23rd. As Congress returns, here’s a brief look at the pending health care issues on the radar for this...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: The House is not in session this week... The Senate returns today... Committees in the Senate will hold hearings on co-ops and mental health... Vice President Biden will attend the World Economic Forum in...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review - January 2016

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On January 5, 2016, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received for review a final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Covered Outpatient Drugs (CMS-2345-F). The rule had previously...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Bipartisan Senate Letter Questions HHS and CMS on Details of State ACA Waivers...OMB Is Reviewing Final Medicaid-Covered Outpatient Drug Rule...Delaware Forgoes Transition to State-Based Exchange....more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Explores Post-Acute Bundling…CMS Releases First-ever Hospital Compare Star Ratings…Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Inpatient and Long-term Care Hospital Policy and Payment Changes....more

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Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - December 2014, Issue 1

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In This Issue: - Top News ..Congress Passes Omnibus Spending Package ..HRSA Cancels Plan for 340B ‘Mega Reg’; Congress Weighs Options ..Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to ACA Subsidies ...more

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Hospice and Home Health Update: Recent Legislative and Regulatory Efforts Continue to Change the Regulatory Landscape for Hospice...

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October and November 2014 have been marked by several legislative and regulatory efforts impacting the hospice and home health industries: - President Obama signed the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation...more

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

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Congressman Sends Letter to Secretary of HHS Urging Her to Retract CMS’s Global Settlement Offer – On September 15, 2014, Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Tex), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, sent a...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update - June 2014

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Secretary Burwell continues to settle in to her new position as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), this week making a number of management changes at the department; CMS released the long awaited proposed rule...more

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

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MedPAC Recommends Short- and Long-Term ACO Changes – In a comment letter sent to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner on June 16, 2014, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) outlined certain challenges associated...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 2014

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Congress held several hearings last week ranging from Sylvia Burwell’s nomination for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to Medicare payment oversight, to post-acute care in Medicare. The Centers...more

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