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IRS Publishes Additional Guidance for HDHPs on COVID-19 Preventive Care

Compliance Now

By: Megan Diehl, MZQ Consulting Late last week, the IRS published additional guidance modifying the COVID-19 coverage that high deductible health plans (HDHPs) can provide while maintaining their HSA-qualified status. Of note, this recent guidance has no impact on COVID-19 vaccinations, which still qualify as preventive care.

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Health Care Is Front and Center as DeSantis and Newsom Go Mano a Mano

Kaiser Health News

Front and center will be homelessness and health care, top priorities for voters — and issues that have largely defined the governors’ policies and leadership styles. From abortion to covid-19 vaccines, Newsom and DeSantis could not be further apart. California bans short-term health plans.

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Reimagining The Future of Pharmacovigilance (PV): Regulations, Tech, Public Perceptions

HIT Consultant

Monitoring the safe and effective use of medicines has now been an essential part of public health policy for several decades. The pharmacovigilance teams have played a vital role in the safe, effective, and rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. New advances in technology (e.g.,

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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Healthcare Law Blog

The high level summary below of some of the Act’s more notable components that are significant in the healthcare arena is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all health policy changes or provisions included in the Act. 14] The Act extends these payments for an additional two years – for services provided before January 1, 2025. [15].

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CMS Releases Guidance on Implementation of Rebate Programs for Certain Medicare Part B and Part D Drugs

Healthcare Law Blog

Although the IRA provides for a transition period, which gives CMS until September 20, 2025, to invoice manufacturers for rebates accrued during 2023 and 2024 calendar quarters, after September 20, 2025, CMS must invoice manufacturers within six (6) months of the end of the applicable measuring quarter. 9, 2023). [2]

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February 2022 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

Below are the most recent health care related regulatory developments as published in the New Jersey Register in February 2022: On February 7, 2022, at 54 N.J.R. 277, regarding New Jersey’s Health Care Cost Benchmark Program. 199(b), the Office of the Governor restated Executive Order No. On February 7, 2022, at 54 N.J.R. See Exec.

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Health Provider News – January 14, 2022

Hall Render

Short-staffed and COVID-battered, U.S. Supreme Court appears open to CMS COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Vaccine mandate challenge reveals deep divides in the Supreme Court. Alabama nears 2,000 hospitalizations, now averaging 10,000 new COVID cases per day. DC Mayor Declares Public Health Emergency.