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The “China Initiative” Just Won’t Die - Recent DOJ Settlement Highlights the Lasting Effect of Trump-Era Policy on Health Care...

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In 2022, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its decision to shut down the “China Initiative”—the controversial program used to investigate and prosecute academics, health care workers, and...more

Epstein Becker & Green

HHS Proposes to Repeal Rules on Guidance Documents

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On October 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that would repeal regulations issued in the twilight of the Trump administration that limited HHS’s use of guidance...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

No Surprises Act Comes as a Surprise – Consolidated Appropriations Act Includes New Restrictions on Surprise Bills

On December 28, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“Appropriations Act”) was passed into law. The Appropriations Act included the No Surprises Act (“Act”), which seeks to protect patients from surprise medical...more

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How does U.S. improve its health care if the president excuses wrongdoing?

Leave it to the extreme actions of the current White House occupant to disprove Shakespeare and the adage  that the quality of mercy cannot be strained. Some of the dozens of President Trump’s latest acts of clemency, with...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services

On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule final rule (“Final Rule”) which, among other things, aimed to further President Trump’s October 3, 2019...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New Health Care Transparency Requirements: Will They Lower Cost and Improve Quality?

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On November 12, 2020, the Trump administration published its final rule on price transparency (the “Final Rule”) requiring affected entities to publicly release personalized information on out-of-pocket costs as well as...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - November 2020 #2

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This week in Washington: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced he is waiting to see who will become the next House speaker before working on another COVID-19 stimulus package; Senate Appropriations Committee releases...more

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Patients finally gaining new access to medical records and doctors’ notes

Millions of Americans may be finding that their doctors routinely refer to them with terms like SOB and BS. But patients will be better off with this knowledge, once they learn how to translate medical abbreviations....more

Jackson Walker

Telemedicine Fraud During COVID-19

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As a result of the Trump administration’s expanded Medicare telehealth coverage, providers are now able to offer and be reimbursed for a wider range of services provided via telemedicine. In light of the current COVID-19...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The CARES Act From a Health CARE Perspective

On March 27, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act or the Act). This $2.2 trillion package is designed to provide relief to those impacted by the COVID-19...more

Epstein Becker & Green

COVID-19 – New York Expands Telehealth Utilization

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We hope that everyone is staying safe during the COVID-19 crisis. State health departments are, of course, doing what they can to facilitate management of transmission of COVID-19 by healthcare providers. ...more

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Congress’s COVID-19 Funding Legislation Expands Access to Telehealth Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

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While the world continues to respond to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Congress recently passed legislation that provides for more than $8 billion in emergency funding to combat COVID-19. ...more

King & Spalding

Proposed Budget Would Cut Medicare and Medicaid Funding in FY 2021

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On February 10, 2020, the White House unveiled its proposed budget (the Budget) for FY 2021, which would decrease funding for HHS by 10 percent. Medicare and Medicaid would bear the brunt of these cuts. For both programs...more

BakerHostetler

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update - February 2020 #1

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SURPRISE BILLING FIX REGAINING TRACTION? Legislation to address unexpected bills for out-of-network medical care appears to be making a comeback, after a committee turf battle stalled its progress at the end of last year....more

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Trump Administration Issues Proposed Policies to Facilitate Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada, Other Countries

• FDA issues a Proposed Rule to allow states and other entities to import certain prescription drugs from Canada. • In addition, FDA issues draft guidance for industry to explain how drug manufacturers can import their own...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - October 2019 #4

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This week in Washington: Senate to hold a hearing on eligibility requirements under the Medicaid program, as well as a hearing to review a number of healthcare bills, including OTC drug safety, innovation and reform....more

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Washington Healthcare Update - October 2019 #3

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This week in Washington: House to hold a markup of five healthcare bills, as well as a hearing to seek clarity on the Trump administration's health care policy choices; Senate to discuss solutions to the substance misuse...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Recent Developments Impacting Drug Pricing and the 340B Program: Part 1

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In Part One of this two-part series on recent developments in pharmacy law and the 340B drug pricing program, Richard Church and Ryan Severson discuss several recent developments that may affect drug pricing and pharmacy...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Washington Healthcare Update - August 2019 #1

Congress - House - House Passes Short-Term Funding Extension for Medicaid Pilot Program - On July 30, the House passed a bill to keep a $1 billion Medicaid pilot providing mental health and addiction services running...more

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Surprise Medical Billing Gains Momentum in Washington

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Over the last few weeks, President Trump and lawmakers in both the House and Senate have taken several steps to protect patients from surprise medical bills, the latest signs of bipartisan momentum to address the issue this...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Backlog for Physician Visas Poses Dilemma for Indian Nationals

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There are two main paths to Permanent Residency, or green card, for foreign national physicians.  The first is the Physician National Interest Waiver (PNIW), created for those physicians who serve five years in primary care...more

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The Doctor is Out. Are Immigration Laws to Blame?

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The United States health care system is struggling with an acute shortage of doctors. What does that have to do with immigration? The short answer is: Quite a lot. The longer answer leads us to an inescapable conclusion that...more

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Will Rx drug costs fall if U.S. puts squeeze on middlemen and curbs rebates?

The Trump Administration has put out its latest prescription to try to slash out-of-control prescription drug prices: Officials want to call medication “rebates” what they say they’ve really become — “kickbacks” — and crack...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Triage in 2019: Health Care Topics to Watch in the New Year

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As K&L Gates begins its third season of Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals, Hilary Bowman previews several topics that the health care practice group anticipates will have a significant impact on...more

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Kickbacks Aren’t Illegal Just for Federal Health Care Programs in Recently Enacted SUPPORT Act: New Compliance Concerns for...

On October 24, 2018, President Trump signed the “Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act” or the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act” (the “SUPPORT...more

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