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18 Jul 2017, 9:50 am
Under CMS’s new Quality Payment Program, which will adjust Medicare Part B payments starting in 2019 based on data from this year, physicians and other eligible clinicians must qualify for one of two payment “tracks”, either the Merit-Based Incentive System (MIPS) or the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (Advanced APM) track. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 10:23 am
On June 20, 2017, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule which would exempt a greater number of small practices from complying with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”). [read post]
26 Jun 2017, 8:09 am
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 requires Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to remove Social Security Numbers (“SSNs”) from all Medicare cards. [read post]
10 Jun 2017, 12:57 pm
As previously reported on our Physician Law Blog (see our post here), the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued draft “temporary” regulations regarding physician registration and certification of medical marijuana on April 11, 2017. [read post]
31 May 2017, 8:13 am
Earlier this month, a New York man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly operating a $26 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. [read post]
30 May 2017, 1:30 pm
USA Today, New York Times, BNA, and several other news outlets have been reporting over the last few weeks about non-competition agreements and non-compete laws especially related to low-wage workers. [read post]
5 May 2017, 9:02 am
We invite you to read Part 1 and Part 2 in a series of posts by Fox partner Dori K. [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 12:40 pm
As first posted on our sister blog, “In The Weeds” (Fox Rothschild’s Cannabis Law Blog), the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued its long-awaited proposed temporary regulations regarding physicians on April 11, 2017. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 11:46 am
The New York State Department of Health recently announced two regulatory enhancements to improve patient access to medical marijuana. [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 7:33 am
As many people are discussing methods to improve healthcare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving stakeholders an opportunity to send in their thoughts on this topic. [read post]
31 Mar 2017, 6:00 am
Beginning April 1, 2017, the regulations regarding opiate prescribing will be changing. [read post]
30 Mar 2017, 9:10 am
Advancements in healthcare technology continue at an explosive pace and nowhere is this more evident than in the field of mobile healthcare applications. [read post]
28 Mar 2017, 6:57 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently introduced a new education initiative for Chronic Care Management (“CCM”) patients and providers. [read post]
13 Mar 2017, 7:23 am
Until March 20, 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (the “DOH”) will be accepting applications from companies seeking permits as Grower/Processors and/or Dispensaries of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 5:58 am
We recently issued a Health Law Alert on the Medicare Quality Payment Program, focusing specifically on what physicians and their medical practices need to know to be in compliance with the Program in 2017. [read post]
9 Dec 2016, 3:56 pm
The Medicare incentive programs with which you and your medical practice are familiar will soon be no more. [read post]
30 Nov 2016, 7:01 am
Earlier this month, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”), the agency charged with enforcement of key federal fraud and abuse laws, published its annual Work Plan identifying the areas of compliance concern under the Medicare program on which it will focus its review efforts in the coming year. [read post]
29 Nov 2016, 12:28 pm
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19 Nov 2016, 8:51 am
You may have heard that a transformation of Medicare’s physician payment program is in the works. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 4:53 pm
The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services, generally, would have concerns about a potential or existing referral source receiving free goods or services, since these free goods and services could be used to provide unlawful payments for the referral of Federal health care program business. [read post]
