CMS Issues Broad Package of Blanket Waivers Under Section 1135
The updated waivers build upon the more limited set of Section 1135 waivers issued on March 13, 2020, and address common concerns among Medicare providers and suppliers as they deal with the...
View ArticleCMS Provides Guidance to Ambulatory Surgical Centers Temporarily Enrolling in...
On April 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Quality, Safety & Oversight memorandum QSO-20-24-ASC (the QSO Memo), addressed to state survey agencies to provide...
View ArticleCMS Issues Nationwide Blanket Waivers of Stark Law and OIG issues an AKS...
This On the Subject was updated on April 7, 2020, to address the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) April 3, 2020, Policy Statement and its potential impact...
View ArticleMedicare Resources and Information for Home Health and Hospice Agencies...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently provided Section 1135 waivers and guidance granting flexibilities to home health agencies (HHAs) and hospices during the Coronavirus...
View ArticleCMS Enhances COVID-19 Reporting and Surveillance Obligations for Long Term...
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Quality, Safety and Oversight Group (QSO) memorandum (QSO-20-26-NH) informing long term care facilities, including...
View ArticleCMS Issues Explanatory Guidance on Nationwide Blanket Stark Law Waivers
On April 21, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued explanatory guidance on the scope and application of a series of nationwide Section 1135 waivers of the physician...
View ArticleCMS Announces Immediate COVID-19 Reporting Requirements Applicable to Long...
As previously reported, President Trump’s Opening Up America plans introduce measures to slowly ease business and social restrictions and require enhanced testing and reporting of Coronavirus...
View ArticleBut Wait, There’s More! CMS Provides Additional Regulatory Relief Through...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (Section 1135 waivers) on April 30, 2020. Fast on the heels of a more modest...
View Article[Ongoing Program] HPE New York 2020 - October 29th, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm EDT
HPE New York brings together preeminent healthcare private equity executives and investment bankers and unmatched keynote speakers to your remote workspace in a cutting-edge format – unlike any other...
View Article[Ongoing Program] HPE New York 2020 - Part 1 - October 7th, 12:00 pm - 1:30...
Maintain Connections with Healthcare Leaders. Stay Current on Market Trends. Look Ahead to 2021 and Beyond. Join us virtually for McDermott's signature HPE New York conference. We'll bring together...
View Article[Ongoing Program] HPE New York 2020 - Part 2 - October 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:30...
Maintain Connections with Healthcare Leaders. Stay Current on Market Trends. Look Ahead to 2021 and Beyond. Join us virtually for McDermott's signature HPE New York conference. We'll bring together...
View Article[Ongoing Program] HPE New York 2020 - Part 3 - October 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:30...
Maintain Connections with Healthcare Leaders. Stay Current on Market Trends. Look Ahead to 2021 and Beyond. Join us virtually for McDermott's signature HPE New York conference. We'll bring together...
View ArticleSpecial Fraud Alert: OIG Raises Concerns with Speaker Programs
In its November 16, 2020, Special Fraud Alert, the HHS Office of Inspector General drew attention to potential fraud and abuse risks of speaker programs hosted by pharmaceutical companies and medical...
View ArticleOIG Finalizes Revisions to Safe Harbor Protection for Drug Rebates and...
On November 20, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a final rule as part of ongoing administration drug pricing reform efforts and in...
View ArticleHHS Finalizes Sweeping Changes to Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute Regulations
On November 20, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final rules amending the regulations to the physician self-referral law (Stark Law) (Stark Rule) and the...
View ArticleCMS Resumes Provider and Supplier Enrollment Activities Paused During Pandemic
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has started phasing out certain program flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Beginning in October 2021, CMS will...
View Article[Webinar] Global Healthcare Collaborations: Maximizing Opportunities in a...
The COVID-19 global health crisis has accelerated the demand for improved, economically viable and more robust delivery of healthcare services around the world. In years past, healthcare systems and...
View ArticleOIG Revises Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol
On November 8, 2021, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an update to the Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP). This update revises...
View ArticleHHS-OIG Invites Participation in Modernization Initiative: RFI Comment...
On September 24, 2021, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a request for information (RFI) to advance its guidance modernization initiative....
View ArticleHealthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter
This special inaugural issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights noticeable enforcement activity, OIG regulatory developments, CMS regulatory developments and other key...
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