CMS Proposes Lump-Sum Payments to Safety Net Hospitals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing lump-sum payments to reimburse safety-net hospitals for about $9…
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Postmarketing Requirement Non-Compliance
Recently, the United states Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance for sponsors about the way the agency will…
Christina Ritter to Lead Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act
It was recently reported that Christina Ritter, an official from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will…
HHS OIG Announces Changes to Compliance Program Guidance
Recently, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) published a notice in…
CMS and CMMI Announce the Making Care Primary Model
The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new primary care model to be tested under…
Revised Florida Stark Law Goes into Effect
In Florida, Senate Bill 768 went into effect on July 1, 2023, amending the Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992. The Florida…
Connecticut Hospitals Reach $560K False Claims Act Settlement
Recently, Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. and Northeast Medical Group, Inc., agreed to pay more than half a million dollars…
Policy and Medicine Compliance Update August 2023 Issue Features: CMS Open…
Policy and Medicine Compliance Update is our monthly compliance publication designed to help compliance professionals go in depth…
New Mexico and California Announce New Opioid Settlements
Earlier this year, attorneys representing New Mexico announced that the state reached a $500 million settlement with Walgreens for…
Biden Administration Proposes New Parity Rule
The Biden administration is looking to force health insurers to come into compliance with a 2008 law that attempted to create…