COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration Renewed
On January 7, 2021, United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar renewed the COVID-19 public…
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January 2021
CMS Issues Guidance Outlining Opportunities for Addressing Social…
On January 7, 2021, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter to all fifty states outlining…
HHS OIG Releases Report on Opioid Use in Appalachian States
On December 15, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a…
Twenty-Eight States Demand Laws Be Enforced on 340B Drug Pricing
On December 14, 2020, the attorneys general for twenty-eight states sent a letter to United States Health and Human Service…
Biogen Settles False Claims Act Allegations with the DOJ
At the end of last year, Biogen, Inc. reached a $22 million settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to…
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application…
For the 2020 performance year, MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, and virtual groups can submit an application to the Centers for…
Senate Finance Committee Report Calls for Greater Drug Industry…
On December 16, 2020, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden released a report to the…
Estimated Improper Medicare Payments Down $15 Billion Since 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data that shows the number of improper payments under…
Home Health Agency Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
In November 2020, Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc., and two of its former executives, agreed to pay $5.15 million to resolve False…
CMS Releases 2021 MPFS and QPP Updates
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final 2021 updates for the Medicare Physician Fee …