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31 Dec 2020, 9:03 pm by Joshua Burd
” The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued temporary waivers that allow health systems to deliver care and services to uninfected patients at locations other than main hospital facilities, such as hotels and dormitories—an effort the federal agency calls “Hospitals Without Walls. [read post]
26 Nov 2020, 9:05 pm by Max Masuda-Farkas
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma, announced the finalization of regulations intended to reduce prescription drug prices “dramatically. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 12:36 pm by Nancy Halstead and Vicki Tankle
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies have dialed in on promoting and enforcing patients’ rights to access their health information. [read post]
25 Aug 2020, 4:50 pm by Lisa Larrimore Ouellette
And under the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), most laboratories conducting LDTs need a certificate of compliance or accreditation every two years from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
10 Aug 2020, 1:25 pm by Herrman & Herrman, P.L.L.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued specific recommendations to nursing homes to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. [read post]
This proposal aligns with an October 2018 advance notice of proposed rulemaking by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) that sought public comments on aligning the payment amount for certain Part B drugs with international prices (also known as “reference pricing”). [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 11:07 am by Michael Lowe
This can also fall under Medicare or Medicaid fraud if the homebound patient receives home care as part of either benefit program. [read post]
4 May 2020, 12:56 pm by Lisa Larrimore Ouellette
Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates all non-research human laboratory testing, and thus might be thought to play a significant part here. [read post]
Some are suggesting that we augment this human-based contact tracing with mobile apps that use our phones to track whether we have been in contact with an infected person. [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 8:14 am by Lisa Larrimore Ouellette
Importantly, these three agencies are all within the control of the Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm by Lynn McDonough
IN THE NEWS To address the impact of the coronavirus on the U.S. health care system, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued temporary waivers that allow health systems to deliver care and services to uninfected patients at locations other than main hospital facilities such as hotels and dormitories—an effort the federal agency is calling “Hospitals Without Walls. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 5:41 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Consequently, along with its release of the 2020 Report, EBSA reminded plans, employers and other interested parties of the following previously published EBSA guidance about the MHPAEA mandates:FY 2019 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Enforcement Fact Sheet, available at https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/EBSA/laws-and-regulations/laws/mental-health-parity/mhpaea-enforcement-2019.pdfAppendix to FY 2019 MHPAEA Enforcement Fact Sheet, available at… [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 1:32 pm by Jennifer Papapanagiotou
The declaration gives Secretary Alex Azar of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the power to waive certain Federal requirements in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP in order to address the outbreak. [read post]
11 Mar 2020, 2:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The agreement only technically binds Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs  and private insurers participating in the meeting. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 7:29 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Today (March 2, 2020) is the last day to submit comments on Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans Proposed Rule” (“Proposed Rule”) published by HHS on February 6. 2020. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 4:17 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Best known for her domestic public policy and community leadership on health care and insurance reform, Ms. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 4:02 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Best known for her domestic public policy and community leadership on health care and insurance reform, Ms. [read post]