HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

Update to CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule In 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule.

HIPAA 65

HIPAA Compliance Health Services Administration Medicare 65

Healthcare Law Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will cover telehealth-based treatment services delivered by federally-accredited opioid treatment programs (OTPs), commonly referred to as “methadone clinics.” In 2020, CMS established a new Part B benefit category for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment provided by OTPs.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Telemedicine 52

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition to funding, the Act modifies certain telehealth provisions, expands and extends components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and supports initiatives within the behavioral health and substance use treatment spaces. Medicaid & CHIP Adjustments. Medicaid Improvement Fund. The Act provides for nearly $1.7

COVID-19 52

COVID-19 Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Vaccine 52

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes in 2023.

HIPAA 112

HIPAA COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Compliance 112

C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Acute Care Hospital at Home Program and Rural Health Section 4140 of the Act extends the Acute Hospital Care at Home program for two years, through December 31, 2024. These requirements would also apply to state Medicaid fee-for-service programs. The FFCRA authorized increased federal funding to states through a 6.2

Medicaid 104

Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare 104