Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

For example, an overwhelming sixty percent (60%) of recently-surveyed licensed psychologists reported having no openings for new patients, with many having a volume of patient requests that outweighs their ability to even maintain a waitlist. [1]

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The 2024 Final Rule was the subject of a significant amount of advocacy by the industry due to CMS’s proposed significant rate cut to offset behavioral changes under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (“PDGM”). CMS stated that this rate cut was necessary to meet the budget neutrality requirements under PDGM. or $140 million in 2024.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

The way we have allowed the healthcare system in the United States to operate means that very few people have a single integrated and coordinated healthcare solution for their needs and that often no one is fully responsible for a patient’s care and financial coordination. I was struck on the first day of the 41 st Annual J.P.

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Jane Sarashon

DECEMBER 20, 2023

At the end of each year since I launched the Health Populi blog, I have put my best forecasting hat on to focus on the next year in health and health care. For this round, I’m firmly focused on the key noun in health care, which is the patient – as consumer, as Chief Health Officer of the family, as caregiver, as health citizen.

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Drug & Device Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In addition to its recent revamp of its “§510(k)” substantial equivalence clearance process for medical devices, (see our post here ), the FDA has also been active with respect to off-label communications – another regulatory area of continuing interest to this Blog. E.g. , Sorrell v. Caronia , 703 F.3d 3d 149 (2d Cir. FDA , 119 F.

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