Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”).

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Bill of Health

MARCH 24, 2023

The selections feature topics ranging from an analysis of the approval and marketing of biosimilars with a skinny label and their associated Medicare savings, to a discussion of the Philips Respironics recall and the need for reforms to U.S. Characteristics of Prior Authorization Policies for New Drugs in Medicare Part D. 2023 Feb 23.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 13, 2020

Although research supported the efficacy of video telepsychiatry, the National Institute of Mental Health-funded study notes, only 5% of psychiatrists in the Medicare program had ever provided a telemedicine visit. The shift to telemedicine was made simpler, researchers note, by regulatory and reimbursement changes.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 17, 2024

SB 1223 amended the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to include neural data as sensitive personal information, whose collection and use companies can be directed to limit. AB 3030 requires that health care providers disclose when they have used generative AI to create communications with patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 26, 2020

Throughout 2018 and 2019, Northwell Health piloted small-scale programs in partnership with the Gary and Mary West Health Institute Collaboration to bring medical services virtually to the homes of their patients. "I know their baseline and when they call, I send the [mobile telemedicine technicians] there."

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Bill of Health

MARCH 25, 2022

Medicaid Expenditures and Estimated Rebates on Line Extension Drugs, 2010-2018. New EU regulation on health technology assessment of cancer medicines. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Feb;23(2):e58. PMID: 35114127. Hwang TJ, Feng J, Maini L, Kesselheim AS. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Feb 22. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35194743.

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Bill of Health

MAY 19, 2022

from 2018-2019. Therapeutic Value Assessments of Novel Medicines in the US and Europe, 2018-2019. A full posting of abstracts/summaries of these articles may be found on our? Aboy M, Liddell K, Jordan M, Crespo C, Liddicoat J. European patent protection for medical uses of known products and drug repurposing. JAMA Oncol.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 9, 2019

The ability of such analytics to both assess patients in the moment and point toward their potential future condition had health systems investing more than $566 million in the technology during 2018, the report notes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In the suit, the EHR giant argues that it has used the CarePort trademark since 2013 and that in 2018 the telemedicine company changed its name from ER at Home to CarePortMD. In 2018, CarePort Health took over management of AllScripts' Care Management technology to aid with acute-case management and post-acute referrals.

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Natalia Mazina

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

DIR fees were implemented with the creation of the Part D program through the passage of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. 2 As of 2018, DIR fees have increased to over six percent of the overall Medicare drug sales. There are three coverage phases in a Medicare recipient’s drug design.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released their findings of an audit they conducted to determine if hospital admissions of Indiana skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid (dually eligible beneficiaries) were potentially avoidable, and if level-of-care requirements for Medicare were met.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 24, 2020

The Alliance for Integrated Care of New York (AICNY) oversees the healthcare needs of roughly 6,200 dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Over three quarters of 2018, AICNY inpatient expenditures saw a 6% reduction. THE PROBLEM. ” PROPOSAL. MARKETPLACE.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

More than 13 million people were enrolled in Medi-Cal in California in September 2021, making it the largest Medicaid program in the nation. In 2018, DHCS also launched the HHP pilot. In 2015, DHCS launched the WPC Pilots as part of its Medi-Cal 2020 Section 1115 Demonstration.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a proposed rule which would amend the existing regulations for reporting and returning identified overpayments (the “Proposed Rule”). 2018), rev’d in part on other grounds sub nom. UnitedHealthcare challenged the current Overpayment Rule in litigation. [1]

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Health Populi

AUGUST 24, 2020

Four in five large employers believe virtual health will play a significant role in how care is delivered int he future, up from 64% in 2019 and 52% in 2018. On the payor front, large U.S. Furthermore, nine in ten companies plans to offer virtual care for telemental health, a fast-growing aspect of virtual care.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 4, 2019

With new rules emanating from the White House this month focusing on health care price transparency, health care costs are in the spotlight at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 12, 2024

Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 39% increase in SUD cases in emergency departments (ED) from 2018 to 2021, exacerbating issues of overcrowding and overspending. Department of Health and Human Services revealed that in 2022, 17% of people aged 12 or older reported a substance use disorder (SUD).

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 3, 2023

Progress toward VBC adoption hasn’t achieved its potential yet, hovering around 60% of all payment models from 2018 to 2021, with the remaining 40% comprised of traditional fee for service (FFS).

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 30, 2023

The platform allows connectivity to the key services providers require to address patient needs including prescription delivery, stress-free rides, and soon, the delivery of healthy food and over-the-counter medicine for those who need it most—including Medicare Advantage and Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Healthcare Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the final rule on risk adjustment data validation (“RADV”) audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations (the “Final Rule”) on January 30, 2023. As we predicted in February , this Final Rule is now being challenged in court.

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Innovaare Compliance

APRIL 6, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially announced capitation rates for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for CY 2025 – average increase of 3.7% In total, gross spending under Medicare Part D was $240 billion in 2022; Ozempic accounted for 2% of this amount, before rebates [5]. billion [4].

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The Health Law Firm

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued further guidance for reporting and reviewing final adverse legal actions (ALAs) in provider enrollment applications. Indest III, J.D., Section 15.5.3 Section 15.5.3 New Language Basics.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 31, 2019

billion worth of false Medicare and Medicaid claims between July 2018 and January 2019. According to prosecutors, the doctor allegedly authorized genetic testing for patients he never met, in a state where he’s not licensed to practice medicine. The vast fraud scheme totaled $2.1 This appears to be a new national record.

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Innovaare Compliance

JANUARY 19, 2021

It has become evident by changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Rating formulas over the past several years—and especially with changes implemented for the 2021 Plan Year—that member experience and medication adherence is of utmost importance to the CMS. Medicare Star Ratings 2021 Changes.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector (“OIG”) released a report that studied prior authorization denials and payment denials by Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) (the “Report”). Thirteen percent of denied prior authorization requests met Medicare coverage rules. The OIG Report. additional test results).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 4, 2019

As a federally qualified health center, Vista Community Clinic is a safety net for its neighborhood, managing an uninsured or underinsured patient population – in this case, 58 percent Medicaid, 2 percent Medicare and 32 percent uninsured. THE PROBLEM.

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 20, 2022

A federal jury convicted a New York ENT doctor for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed. Medicare and Medicaid data demonstrated that he was identified as an outlier and the highest biller for this procedure in New York State.

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Health Populi

JUNE 27, 2022

The second bar chart illustrates the per member/per month (PMPM) spend for commercially insured workers, showing growth of over 7% from 2018 to 2019, and nearly 7% drop from 2019 to 2020 in the first year of the pandemic. But flat growth is expected for 2022, Castlight forecasts.

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 10, 2018

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 12, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services rendered under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Indest III, J.D.,

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

million to settle allegations that the company sold custom fabricated shoe inserts to Medicare recipients that did not meet Medicare standards. Custom shoe inserts for diabetic patients can be covered by Medicare and Medicaid. A Florida based diabetic shoe company has agreed to pay over $5.5

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HealthStream

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Leaders are looking to optimize software solutions which provide methods to improve efficient communication and required payer ongoing verifications, as well as integration with the Council for Accountable Quality Healthcare (CAQH), State Medicaid, and Medicare enrollment.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 3, 2019

billion worth of false Medicare and Medicaid claims between July 2018 and January 2019. According to prosecutors, the doctor allegedly authorized genetic testing for patients he never met, in a state where he’s not licensed to practice. The vast fraud scheme totaled $2.1 Fraudulent Orders for Genetic Testing.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 5, 2022

CMS Proposed Changes to the Physician Fee Schedule 2023 : On July 7, 2022, the CMS announced that it is soliciting public comment on proposed policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) effective on or after January 1, 2023. – Overall, the number of transactions closed in the quarter dropped 41% to 264.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 3, 2023

On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies ( Rate Announcement ). 1395w-23): Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) are paid a base rate by CMS. Risk Adjustment.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

Since the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act in 2008, the U.S. Hospitals report the data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which uses that data to create the Overall Hospital Quality Star rating for each hospital. Tom Zaubler, MD, Chief Medical Officer of NeuroFlow.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2018, 36% of spending was via alternative payment models and by 2025, CMS has targeted 100% of Medicare and 50% of Commercial and Medicaid spending.4 Empowering The Data Science Team. The push toward value-based care is significant.

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CMS.gov

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Modernizing Medicare to Take Advantage of the Latest Technologies. Tue, 10/02/2018 - 13:57. Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Modernizing Medicare to Take Advantage of the Latest Technologies. Jeremy.Booth@c…. Seema Verma. Healthcare is taking up an increasing share of the U.S.

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