Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

According to the Congressional Research Service, which analyzed data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) National Health Expenditure Accounts (“NHEA”) on the personal health expenditures for LTSS by payer, in 2021, an estimated $467.4 of all LTSS spending nationwide in 2021. [4]

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Provider Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

Through collaborative efforts with partners such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs), and various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, the OIG employs a comprehensive and data-driven approach to detect, investigate, and prosecute instances of fraud.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This is according to a new annual report from research and consulting giant PwC entitled “Top health industry issues of 2021: Will a shocked system emerge stronger?” ” Sixty-eight percent of provider executives surveyed by HRI said they plan to use more care navigators and coordinators in 2021.

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Health Law Attorney

JANUARY 13, 2022

In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“ OSHA ”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ ETS ”) that would require, amongst other things, employers with 100 or more employees to adopt a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. OSHA’s mandatory vaccination policy would affect approximately 84 million employees.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 11, 2022

Facing further confusion from skilled nursing facilities and families amidst the current spike in COVID cases in the United States, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released additional best practices and addressed more issues that skilled nursing providers should follow as they encounter certain visitation scenarios.

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Healthcare Law Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, COVID-19 immunization rates among nursing home staff quickly rose due to federal vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and long-term care facilities participating in the Federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program. iv] (DHHS – HC Staff Vaccination Requirement) – 2021-23831.pdf vi] [link].

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HIPAA & Health IT

MAY 19, 2023

This 99% figure is a twenty-five percent increase from 2021 (74%), in the middle of the public health emergency (PHE), and a thirty-nine percent increase from 2019 (60%), before the PHE had even begun.

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HIPAA & Health IT

MAY 19, 2023

This 99% figure is a twenty-five percent increase from 2021 (74%), in the middle of the public health emergency (PHE), and a thirty-nine percent increase from 2019 (60%), before the PHE had even begun.

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Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

In the article entitled “The Death of Hahnemann Hospital” published in the New Yorker magazine in May 2021. In February of 2021, the National Bureau of Economic Research published a paper by Atul Gupta, Sabrina T. Similar issues were raised with respect to the private equity acquisition of Hahnemann Hospital.

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Health Care Law Brief

OCTOBER 27, 2021

At present, CMS requires that providers, including hospitals, develop emergency preparedness protocols, including policies, procedures, and communication plans, as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid. Eventually, retired providers were called on to assist with unprecedented staffing shortages in late 2020 and 2021.

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Hall Render

JUNE 10, 2022

As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more. CMS updates Medicaid eligibility standards. Report: Mesa nursing home fined $500 after negligence leads to resident’s death. System on the brink of collapse’: CT nursing home workers join national campaign for better wages, conditions.

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Hall Render

JULY 12, 2023

If a deemed hospice fails to meet the Medicare requirements or shows continued condition-level noncompliance, deemed status is generally removed and oversight is placed under the SA. Selected hospices either successfully complete the SFP program or are terminated from the Medicare program. of hospice providers reported data.

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YouCompli

JANUARY 4, 2022

Unger, Chief of Medicaid Fraud Division, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General; and Patrick Callahan, Healthcare Fraud Unit, US Attorney’s Office. Unger and Callahan addressed the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association’s Healthcare Legal Compliance Forum in December 2021. Read a summary. Current mix of investigations.

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Hall Render

APRIL 22, 2022

GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. Supreme Court tosses Medicaid work requirement cases. This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital Loses Medicaid, Medicare Funding. Nursing Home Will Settle COVID-19 Death Suit.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

HHS Announces $15M in Funding For Behavioral Healthcare In Nursing Homes. OIG: 25% of Medicare hospital patients experienced harm pre-pandemic. State Actions to Address Nursing Home Staffing During COVID-19. UAMS Study Found Large Segment of Arkansans Still Susceptible to COVID-19 in Late 2020, 2021.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

AMA scrutinizes lack of competition, consumer harms in Medicare Advantage plans. CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. CMS makes big changes to Medicare Shared Savings Program. In Bethel, a homegrown solution to the state’s nursing shortage. percent in final rule.

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Healthcare Compliance Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

A Maine nursing home with a history of federal fines was listed as a special focus facility (SFF) after two residents wandered off in separate incidents last year. According to a Department of Health and Human Services report, on November 12, 2021, police found Resident #1 wandering along the side of the road with a walker.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act. House passes reform to Medicare Advantage prior authorizations. On Average, Two Nurses Are Assaulted Every Hour, New Press Ganey Analysis Finds. billion in profit in 2021. Hartford HealthCare nurses give strike notice. CONNECTICUT.

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C&M Health Law

MAY 11, 2022

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data —for the first time—reporting on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes of ownership of Medicare enrolled hospitals and nursing homes over the past six years.

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

UChicago Medicine invests $607 million in community benefits for South Side and Southland regions in fiscal 2021. Nursing Home Operator Leaving 8 Locations. COVID outbreaks strike 8 nursing homes as cases rise across Maine. 11% of state’s nursing homes facing closure, survey finds. NEW JERSEY.

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C&M Health Law

AUGUST 10, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and enacts changes to the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program beginning in FY 2023. Staffing Levels.

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

The end of the PHE has a significant impact on skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) as it ends the remaining regulatory blanket waivers, revisits resident Medicaid eligibility and changes many COVID regulations that were issued during the PHE. CMS ended several of the SNF blanket waivers in 2021 and 2022. Expedited Enrollment.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

13-year Medicare payment dispute will return to HHS, court rules. Aspen University investigation: Students vent frustration amid nursing board probe into private college. ‘I feel extorted:’ Former FMC nurses told to pay $5K after being fired for refusing vaccine. 48 hospitals on Forbes’ list of best employers.

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Hall Render

MARCH 8, 2022

million people live in over 15,500 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes. Establish a Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Requirement. CMS plans to propose minimum standards for staffing adequacy that nursing homes must meet. Provide Technical Assistance to Nursing Homes to Help them Improve.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 19, 2022

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities face increased turnover, look to new solution to attract workers. Rat infestation closes Veteran Affairs nursing home in Arizona. Deadline to Close Nursing Home Extended by 2 Months. Valley nursing home workers calling for increased pay and staffing.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

40% of Nursing Home Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds. No COVID-19 boosters for 70% of nursing home staffs, AARP says. The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications. Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

s Socially Determined aims to address potential gaps in Medicaid enrollment Lawsuits Mount Against DC Health Link Over Breach of Congress Members’ Data DC COVID-19 centers closing Friday Mayor Bowser Canceling $90 Million in Medical Debt for up to 90,000 DC Residents DELAWARE ChristianaCare CEO Dr.

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Hall Render

APRIL 15, 2022

34 urban hospitals win challenge to Medicare rate formula change. CMS: End to pandemic waivers helps nursing homes ‘redirect efforts’ to meet residents’ needs. rate hike for Medicare Advantage, Part D plans in 2023. CMS pushes for mandatory flu vax monitoring among nursing home staff. CMS finalizes 8.5%

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M for scholarships Yale New Haven investment leader departs DC D.C.’s

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

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Hall Render

JANUARY 6, 2022

Nursing homes face possible citations, civil monetary penalties, denial of payments and—as a final measure—termination of participation from the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) as they embark on complying with the new CMS COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their staff.

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. Health data breaches swell in 2021 amid hacking surge, POLITICO analysis finds. Alabama lawmaker’s push to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. $12 Huntsville Hospital to launch new nurse training program. CONNECTICUT.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl Kaiser reports data breach affecting 13.4M in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe practices as pandemic hit. Colorado senior-care company pauses expansion into Indiana after Medicare audit. A federal judge schedules a hearing on Florida’s Medicaid transgender rule. Intermountain St.

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Hall Render

APRIL 29, 2022

About 20K nursing home staff now have vaccine medical exemptions. Hospitals sue HHS over Medicare billing calculation. More than 400 nursing home closures projected for 2022: report. Permanent telehealth expansion could cost Medicare $25B over 1 decade. Family nurse practitioners. CMS Proposes $1.6B

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

But hospitals say they can’t afford to pay California hospital nurses to receive raises of up to 30% California pharmacist pleads guilty to multi-year Medicare fraud scheme Carmichael-based Eskaton pays $5.5

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. Physician leaders balk at Medicare 4.48% physician fee cut. Supreme Court Weighs Whether Medicaid Residents Can Sue State-Owned Nursing Homes. Judge endorses $12.5

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