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Home Health PPS Proposed Rule for CY 2024: Broad Rule Has Something for Everyone

Hall Render

On Friday, June 20, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (“PPS Rule”), which has since been published in the Federal Register and is currently open for comment. Physical Therapy 3.30

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) Comments are due February 12, 2019.) healthcare “system.” Comments are due February 12, 2019.) Hey, coordinated care is a good idea.

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How would you like to change HIPAA?

Health Blawg

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) Comments are due February 12, 2019.) healthcare “system.” Comments are due February 12, 2019.) Hey, coordinated care is a good idea.

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Investigation of Hospitals Hiding Prices from Patients

AIHC

Noncompliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule The Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule (“the final rule”) was published in November 2019 and went into effect on January 2021. The government expects hospitals to be compliant as there has been ample time to prepare for its implementation and to comply with the requirements.

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Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

Kaiser Health News

Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Bliss said Medicare paid $2.6

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How the Fifty States View Electronic Data as a “Product”

Drug & Device Law

Since digital files were not “articles” under the statute, the government could not rely on this statute to prevent their importation. 2019 WL 4751807, at *8 (D. 30, 2019) (“a patent application is not a tangible good. . . 2019), precluded assertion of strict liability in litigation over a bank loan. at 1291-92.