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Understanding the 2025 Medicare Part D Re-design: What You Need to Know

Innovaare Compliance

The Prescription Drug Program, commonly known as Medicare Part D, is undergoing significant transformations in 2025 due to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. Medicare Part D will have three (3) phases instead of four (4) – Deductible, Initial Coverage Phase and Catastrophic Phase. generics) in the catastrophic phase.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

Medicaid and Medicare The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105–33, 111 Stat. The Medicaid and Medicare statutes also contain conscience provisions related to the performance of advanced directives, religious nonmedical healthcare providers and their patients.

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October-December 2021 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

This notice extends the waiver of the continuing education requirements for current active health officers and REHSs who are renewing their license for the 2022 licensing period. The rules include definitions for various levels of supervision and permitted tasks within the scope of the license. See N.J.A.C. 10:101 as N.J.A.C.

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DOJ Withdraws Decades Old Antitrust Guidance as Scrutiny of Health Care Industry Continues

Hall Render

1, 1996); and Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Oct. The three policy statements include, Department of Justice and FTC Antitrust Enforcement Policy Statements in the Health Care Area (Sept.

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CMS’ Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs

Healthcare Law Blog

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”). Refining Definitions for Fully Integrated and Highly Integrated D-SNPs (§§ 422.2

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DOJ Withdraws Long-Standing Support for Antitrust Enforcement Policy Statements in Health Care

Health Law Advisor

Similarly, the withdrawal seems contrary to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid’s (“CMS’s”) push for ACOs, including the most recent ACO initiative, the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (“ACO REACH”).

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FDA Oversight of AI Software Developed by Health Care Providers

Health Law Advisor

FDA specifically identified the following as not having to register as device manufacturers: Licensed practitioners, including physicians, dentists, and optometrists, who manufacture or otherwise alter devices solely for use in their practice. [8] 8] We could go on, but hopefully you get the gist.

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