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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. Extension of Increased Inpatient Hospital Payment Adjustment for Certain Low-Volume Hospitals. Telehealth.

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HIPAA Updates and HIPAA Changes in 2023

HIPAA Journal

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was signed into law in 1996 and while there have been some significant HIPAA updates over the last two decades, the last set of major HIPAA updates occurred in 2013 with the introduction of the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule. Proposed Part 2 and HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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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

Notably, the Act neither fulfilled the Biden Administration’s request for additional COVID-19 response funding nor included the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge In Vitro Clinical Test (IVCT) Development (VALID) Act, which proposed updating the current diagnostic testing regulatory framework.

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