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Fox Rothschild LLP

CMS Proposed Rule Decreases Physician Payments, Expands Telehealth, and Much More

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The comment period for the CMS CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule recently closed on Monday, September 9th. Based on previous years, the Final Rule can be expected as soon as early November, taking effect...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: September 10, 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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt Telehealth Policy Tracker: Tracking Ongoing Federal and State Telehealth Policy Changes

2024: New Federal Developments - There were no relevant federal developments during Q2 of 2024. 2024: New State-Level Developments...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Highlights from the Inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law

The Miles & Stockbridge Health Care Practice Group hosted its inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law seminar last month for clients from Maryland and beyond. Miles & Stockbridge health care lawyers kicked off the seminar...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Final CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Many Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2024

Changes to the Medicare Telehealth Services List Structure and Updates Process - Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) evaluated changes to the Medicare...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - October 2023

S. 2880: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - August 2023

Illinois passed S.B. 1913, which requires Medicaid FFS and Medicaid managed care plans to provide coverage of mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, and ‘behavioral telehealth services’. Requires Medicaid...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Proposed CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Many Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2024

On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2024, which includes various proposed changes related...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - June 2023 #2

H.R. 4189 / S. 2016: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act ....more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

The Status of 10 Key CMS Waivers Affecting Health Care Practitioners Following the Expiration of the COVID Public Health Emergency...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used its emergency waiver authority to relax many aspects of health care delivery during the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE) to allow health care...more

Holland & Knight LLP

COVID-19 PHE Ends May 11: What It Means for the Provision of Telehealth Under Medicare

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The Biden Administration announced on Jan. 30, 2023, its intent to end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Fortunately, the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) extends certain key telehealth...more

McGuireWoods LLP

End of COVID-19 Emergency: Legal Implications for Healthcare Providers

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On Jan. 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023. Under the PHE, the federal government implemented a range of modifications and waivers impacting Medicare,...more

Bodman

The Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Part II – Impact on the Provision of Medical Services via Telehealth

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As announced by the White House on January 30, 2023, the public health emergency (PHE) is set to end on May 11, 2023. The end of the PHE also brings an end to several flexibilities that were implemented that impact telehealth...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - April 2023 #2

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Moving Forward to Reestablishing Rules and Standards

The Biden Administration has announced that the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. During the COVID-19 PHE, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Health Law Diagnosis - CMS Issues Guidance for Providers on Waivers, Flexibilities and End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Fact Sheet (Fact Sheet) providing guidance on the impact of the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on certain regulatory waivers,...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

CMS Issues Guidance for Providers on Waivers, Flexibilities and End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Fact Sheet (Fact Sheet) providing guidance on the impact of the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on certain regulatory waivers,...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

CAA 2023 Includes HSA Telehealth Relief, MHPAEA, Medicare, and Medicaid Changes

Last week the Senate passed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA23”).  The House of Representatives will likely consider the measure today, and President Biden is expected to sign the bipartisan measure into law...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

OIG Releases Data Brief on Medicare Telehealth Program Integrity Risks During the First Year of the Pandemic

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a Data Brief summarizing the findings of a review of program integrity risks related to telehealth services reimbursed by...more

Polsinelli

Fall Congressional Forecast: Eye on Federal Funding and Health Care

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Congress faces a crowded agenda this fall comprised of must-pass policy initiatives and potential political messaging opportunities in the lead up to the November midterm elections. With control of both chambers at stake, the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Access to Coverage and Care: Policy Trends in Medicaid, Medicare and the Commercial Market - October 6th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

Join Manatt for the First of Our Imperatives Deep-Dive Sessions on the Topics You Voted Most Important to You. To benefit fully from America’s health care system, people need both timely access to health care services and...more

Jackson Walker

Digital Health Implications of Recent HHS Anti-Discrimination Proposed Rule

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On July 25, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a new proposed rule (subsequently published in the Federal Register on August 4) on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits...more

Polsinelli

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CMS Releases 2023 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Rule Announcing and Soliciting Comments on Planned Payment and...

On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. CMS publishes the PFS annually, informing healthcare providers about federal reimbursement and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - May 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more

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