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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Telehealth Section 4113 of the Act extends certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities that were allowed during the COVID-19 PHE for two years, through 2024. The section ensures that telehealth flexibilities under Medicare are extended for two years, regardless of the status of the PHE.

Medicaid

Medicaid Medicaid Medicare Medicare

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

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

Medicare

Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Medicaid

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

Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

The provisions also prohibit entities that receive federal funds from denying admission or discriminating against any applicant for training or study based on their reluctance or willingness to counsel, recommend, perform, or assist in certain health services or research activities because of their religious beliefs or moral convictions.

ACA

ACA Medicaid Medicaid Compliance

Physician burnout is at an all-time high, says AMA

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Reforming Medicare payment. "Physician shortages, already projected to be severe before COVID, have almost become a public health emergency," he added. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, found that the prevalence of burnout among U.S. physicians was 62.8% in 2021, compared with 38.2% in 2020, 43.9%

COVID-19

COVID-19 Doctors Public Health Medicare

CMS Pushes Publication of Final FFS Adjuster for RADV Audits Rule to February 1, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

CMS announced today a further extension until February 1, 2023, of the deadline for its publication of the long-awaited final rule on the use of extrapolation and the application of a fee-for-service adjuster (FFS Adjuster) in risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audits of Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs). See 42 U.S.C.

Medicare

Medicare Medicare COVID-19 Public Health

Doctor Burnout Levels Increasing as a Result of the Pandemic

American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

” Starting in 2011, a study led by Dr. Tait Shanafelt, professor of medicine and chief wellness officer at Stanford Medicine in California, has tracked the wellbeing of doctors and professionals across all other industries in the US. Jack Resneck Jr. doctors was 62.8%. These numbers have increased from 38.2% in 2020, 43.9%

Doctors

Doctors COVID-19 Public Health Professionals Compliance

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Data can be spotty, according to Eye, who says for instance that data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) often lacks racial identifications. According to vice president Ted Hill, it can modernize how public health agencies serve today’s needs. Casetivity can ingest, standardize, and share health data.

Doctors

Doctors Public Health Medicare Medicare

Mitigating Serious Fall Risks and Associated Costs and Injuries with AI-Driven Motion Sensor Technology

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Concerning Times for Seniors The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers falls to be a public health concern, and with good reason. can be attributed to falls, including approximately six percent of Medicare and eight percent of Medicaid expenditures.

Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical Industry Public Health Medicaid Medicaid

CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

Healthcare Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

On April 1, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced states may seek to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one year through a new state plan option offered by the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). 1] Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker (Mar. 31, 2022). [2]

Medicaid

Medicaid Medicaid ACA Public Health

President Signs FY 2022 Funding Bill into Law with 340B, Telehealth and Other Health Care Provisions

Hall Render

MARCH 16, 2022

It’s also the first bicameral legislation to include community project funding (previously known as “earmarks”) since they were banned in 2011. billion for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, a $352.2 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, a $254.3 million increase. billion increase.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Medicare Medicare FDA

FDA Oversight of AI Software Developed by Health Care Providers

Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 10, 2023

According to the preamble to the 2011 Final Rule: A purchaser of an MDDS who has only used, configured, or modified the MDDS in accordance with the original manufacturer’s labeling, instructions for use, intended use, original design, and validation would not be considered a manufacturer for purposes of this regulation. 10] 76 Fed.

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FDA Licensing Hospitals Medicaid

How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

These are shown in the first diagram from the report, breaking out factors that have exacerbated challenges on both the demand and supply side of the American health economy. Many of these were already in motion before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged; the public health crisis exacerbated several of them. In the U.S.,

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COVID-19 Prescription Drug Pricing Health Insurance Health Care Reform

October-December 2021 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register from October-December 2021: On October 4, 2021, at 53 N.J.R. 103, which declared a Public Health Emergency for the state in response to COVID-19. 1657(a), the Commissioner released a notice regarding Executive Order No.

Licensing

Licensing Medicaid Medicaid Nurses

The BFDs – The Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2023

Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Executive Health Resources, Inc. , 2023) (rejecting any express anti-preemption presumption in Medicare case) ( here ); Baker v. Thus, CEH turned on implied impossibility preemption, specifically an application of Mensing ( 2011+1 ) independence principle. UnitedHealthcare, Inc. , 3d 239 (Cal. Croda Inc. , 3d 191 (Del.

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FDA US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Informed Consent

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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

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

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

Physician burnout is at an all-time high, says AMA

CMS Pushes Publication of Final FFS Adjuster for RADV Audits Rule to February 1, 2023

Doctor Burnout Levels Increasing as a Result of the Pandemic

Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Collecting Data

Mitigating Serious Fall Risks and Associated Costs and Injuries with AI-Driven Motion Sensor Technology

CMS Begins Option to Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage

President Signs FY 2022 Funding Bill into Law with 340B, Telehealth and Other Health Care Provisions

FDA Oversight of AI Software Developed by Health Care Providers

How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

October-December 2021 State Regulatory Developments

The BFDs – The Ten Best Prescription Drug/Medical Device Decisions of 2023

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