CMS CMS Makes Changes to the ACO REACH Model for Performance Year 2025 Thomas Sullivan Sep 24, 2024 0 The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued changes to the ACO REACH Model, including…
HHS-OIG HHS OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion Regarding Patient Assistance… Thomas Sullivan Sep 23, 2024 0 The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 24-04, regarding two…
Medical Legal Fifth Circuit Preserves Preventive Service Mandate in ACA Thomas Sullivan Sep 20, 2024 0 A federal appeals court recently preserved the Affordable Care Act’s popular mandate that private insurance cover preventive…
Electronic Health Records HHS Finalizes Information Blocking Rule Thomas Sullivan Sep 19, 2024 0 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule that sets penalties, including cuts to Medicare payments, for…
Congress Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online Act Introduced Thomas Sullivan Sep 18, 2024 0 Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and Mike Braun of Indiana recently introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at closing regulatory…
DOJ Guardant Health Reaches False Claims Act Settlement Over Hiring Physician’s… Thomas Sullivan Sep 13, 2024 0 Guardant Health, Inc., a precision oncology company in California, reached a settlement with the United States Department of…
False Claims Act DaVita Reaches $34 Million False Claims Act Settlement Thomas Sullivan Sep 12, 2024 0 DaVita has agreed to pay more than $34 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to…
Congress Congress Sends Letter to FDA Regarding Clinical Trials in China Thomas Sullivan Sep 11, 2024 0 A bipartisan group of Representatives in the United States House of Representatives sent a letter to Robert Califf, MD,…
CMS HHS OIG Issues Report on Two Midnight Rule in Medicare Thomas Sullivan Sep 10, 2024 0 CMS estimates that between 2017 and 2021, Medicare Part A improperly paid $23.9 billion for inpatient hospital stays, with $7.8…
CMS CMS Issues 2025 OPPS and ASC Proposed Rule Thomas Sullivan Sep 9, 2024 0 The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently…