Bill of Health

JANUARY 3, 2023

Most serious attempts at reform call not for federal control of telemedicine licensure or medical accreditation (a politically unlikely outcome), but for federal pressure applied to states to embrace licensure reciprocity or portability. Most such proposals rely on conditional spending, especially of Medicare funds.

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Licensing Telemedicine Governance Federal Policy 130

C&M Health Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

On January 4, in its most recent effort to expand federal support for addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to clarify an existing option for states to address HRSNs through the use of “in lieu of” services and settings policies in Medicaid managed care.

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Medicaid Medicaid Federal Policy Health Outcomes 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

"As we know, [President] Biden has said in recent days that the pandemic is over, so it's possible that the technical public health emergency might expire sometime in the very near future," said Megan Herber, director at Faegre Drinker who advises ATA and ATA Action on all things Federal policy. THE LARGER TREND.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Dana McCalley, VP of Value-Based Care at Navina Policy changes play a pivotal role in advancing health equity by setting standards for SDoH data collection, reporting, and intervention. Policies also establish safeguards to prevent the misuse of SDoH data, helping build trust and ensure it is applied exclusively to improve outcomes.

Medicaid 71

Medicaid Medicaid COVID-19 Federal Policy 71

Bill of Health

JULY 26, 2024

Francis Right at the end of its term, the Supreme Court evaded resolving a conflict between Idaho and the federal government about abortions in emergencies. United States is whether federal restrictions on Medicare funds may require hospitals to perform abortions needed to prevent significant deterioration of a woman’s health.

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Governance Medicare Medicare Hospitals 124

Healthcare Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the contract year 2025 proposed rule for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) organizations and Part D sponsors (the “Proposed Rule”). The UM committee was established in April 2023 in the 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4201-F).

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Hall Render

MARCH 14, 2025

operating income, 2.1% tech center launches hybrid EMS program VIRGINIA Pending law could allow anesthesiologist assistants to work in Va., of Health reports spread of whooping cough The post Health Provider News appeared first on Law Firm | Health Care Law Firm in the USA | Hall Render.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Staff shortages could spur next public health crisis, Baystate Health CEO warns CommonSpirit, Mass General, Moffitt execs to judge telehealth challenge Brigham and Women’s, AI company get $2.5M grant to improve early cognitive decline detection via EHRs How Mass.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Judge orders Anthem to face lawsuit over alleged Medicare overpayments. Delaware retirees protest switch to Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare cuts concern Kentucky home health leaders. UNC, Wilson hospitals fix issues that risked Medicare funding; complaints pending at Wilson. but state officials optimistic.

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Bill of Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Yet, these laws have no federal alternative if states fail or if implementation is otherwise thwarted, say, by court order. Without a federal fallback, federal money cannot reach the residents of that state and the federal policy accompanying it will not occur.

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Public Health COVID-19 COVID-19 Vaccine Medicaid 246

Bill of Health

JANUARY 10, 2022

Over time, those members of the Supreme Court who are now in the majority developed a doctrine highly critical of federal action that sought to unduly “ commandeer ” state action by requiring states to pass legislation implementing federal policies.

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Governance Federal Policy Public Health Medicaid 236

Hall Render

MARCH 3, 2023

million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2025

Medicare fraud scheme Patients who needed financial assistance said nonprofit hospitals in Massachusetts didn’t help them Pharmaceutical company to cut 83 Boston-area jobs Physician charged in $35.3M Beshear: Kentucky overdose deaths decline by 30.2% of Kentucky Small Businesses Offer Health Coverage, Down From 38.6% fraud scheme St.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 31, 2025

One such Executive Order (the Order), entitled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, addresses Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government, as well as DEI programs administered by recipients of federal grants and federal contracts.

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Governance Compliance Medicaid Medicaid 59

Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Most crucially, the federal policy response created conditions in which states could implement universal SARS-CoV-2 mitigation measures (e.g., They allowed furloughed workers to, in most cases, earn more on unemployment than they had on the job. They allowed people to stay home when sick, protecting their coworkers.

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COVID-19 Public Health Federal Policy Medicaid 354

Hall Render

APRIL 18, 2025

health care system needs to be more focused amid federal policy uncertainty SEC filing of the week: Ocean Biomedical’s loss narrows to $9.4M Operating Loss for 2024 CHI St. aid California Public Employees Retirement System Trims Stake in Option Care Health, Inc.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

OFCCP and the Health Care Industry For a while, OFCCP aggressively pursued jurisdiction over health care providers based on their participation in major federal health care programs like Medicare and TRICARE. This is primarily because Medicare Parts A and B have been treated like a federal grant rather than a federal contract.

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Hall Render

MARCH 7, 2025

based Wellvana acquires Medicare Shared Savings Programof CVS Health Thundermist laid off 150 employees in 2024. expansion Mayo Clinic to invest nearly $2 billion in Valley hospital campus, hire thousands Mayo plans $1.9B expansion Mayo Clinic to invest nearly $2 billion in Valley hospital campus, hire thousands Mayo plans $1.9B

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Boston Business Journal’s Innovators in Healthcare 2025 Boston-area diagnostics startup scooped up by Maryland company CVS exec blasts drugmakers and defends PBMs Dentists buy location of practice in Natick for $2.89M DPH closes investigations into two Central Mass.

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 30, 2023

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