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End-of-Year Outlook in Health Care

As we near the end of the 118th Congress and head into a lame duck session postelection, policymakers are eyeing opportunities to reauthorize health programs that expire in December and also pass larger health reforms before...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: September 16, 2024

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Should Congress Stay or Should They Go Now? Congress has two more weeks to extend government funding past the September 30 deadline through a short-term continuing resolution (CR). So, the question isn’t really if they...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: September 13, 2024

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House Education & the Workforce Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ERISA’s 50th Anniversary. Members and witnesses assessed how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)...more

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Performance Year 2023 MIPS Payment Adjustments: A Return to Normal

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While the phrase “return to normal” is used in many different contexts, interestingly, it can now also be applied to the maximum payment adjustments that clinicians receive through the Merit-based Incentive Payment System...more

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CMS Releases Final TCET Notice – Implications and Next Steps

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final procedural notice for the new Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway for certain US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)...more

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Cozen Currents: Is Harris the Answer?

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The Cozen Lens - While it’s becoming ever clearer Vice President Harris is likely to be the Democratic nominee following President Biden’s decision to step aside, it’s less clear what the impact will be on the presidential...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 14, 2024

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House Energy & Commerce Committee Advances 13 Health Bills. The bipartisan legislation dealt with public health, Medicaid fraud and some small telehealth bills, but not the Medicare extension legislation that the committee is...more

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Trending in Telehealth: May 28 – June 3, 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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McDermottPlus Check-Up: June 7, 2024

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House Oversight Subcommittee Hearing with Fauci. The hearing aimed to gather more information on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by Anthony Fauci, MD, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...more

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Congress Seeks to Extend COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2026 and Expand Reimbursement

On May 16, 2024, the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (the “Subcommittee”) announced that it advanced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (H.R. 7623) as amended (the “Bill”) during a...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: May 14, 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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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: May 13, 2024

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Both chambers of Congress are out of session today and return for the rest of the week. Most healthcare priorities remain out of the congressional spotlight this week, but telehealth is still top of mind. As we...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 10, 2024

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House Ways & Means Committee Marks Up Telehealth and More. The bills considered in the markup support expanding access to telehealth as well as access to healthcare in rural areas. All six bills passed out of the committee,...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 3, 2024

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House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Holds Legislative Hearing on Improving Medicaid Access. Daniel Tsai, deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), testified. Members...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 26, 2024

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A Quiet Healthcare Week on Capitol Hill. Congress was largely in recess this week, although the Senate returned briefly to complete consideration of a long-awaited foreign aid bill. Both chambers will return to session the...more

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DOJ Releases COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Report Touting Its Successes and Urging Lawmakers to Enact New Legislation

The government’s continued dedication of resources to investigating and prosecuting fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs appears to have borne fruit according to the results of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 17, 2024

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House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Cybersecurity. During the hearing, there was bipartisan concern about UnitedHealth Group’s response to the Change Healthcare cyberattack and consensus around the...more

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Healthcare Issues to Watch Following the FY2024 Spending Deal

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Six months into the fiscal year, Congress has finally passed FY2024 appropriations. It was a painstaking process, which many expected to include policy victories that both sides could celebrate. Instead, the spring work...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 5, 2024

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Senate HELP Committee Holds Field Hearing on Private Equity. In the hearing, held at the Massachusetts State House, members discussed the impact of private equity ownership on patients, providers, quality of care and...more

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Another News-Filled Medicare Advantage Regulatory Week

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Although I previously declared January 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Month, this week has also been filled with news about the MA program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rate announcement...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 38 - March 2024

Legislative Day 38 provided more healthcare drama than an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Just hours before the Senate’s committee action deadline on Thursday, a bipartisan group of Senators made a last-minute run at advancing...more

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Broad Street Brief: Mayor Parker Delivers First Budget Address

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Mayor Cherelle Parker delivered her first budget address to City Council this morning. The $6.29 billion proposed spending plan — which does not include any new taxes or planned cuts to wage and business taxes — focuses on...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: March 8, 2024

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Appropriations Update. On March 3, Congress released bill text for the CAA, 2024, which includes funding for six of the 12 appropriations bills: Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, Energy-Water, Transportation-HUD,...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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McDermottPlus Check-Up: February 16, 2024

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House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Holds Legislative Hearing on 19 Bills. Lawmakers discussed 19 pieces of legislation designed to support patients and caregivers in the key areas of autism, heart defects,...more

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