8/12/2025 2:25:42 PM CMS makes changes to Medicare Part D bid parameters for 2026 By Taber Rueter The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced preliminary Medicare Part D bid parameters for year 2026 to help plan...
7/17/2025 1:57:13 PM Medicare Changes as a Result of 2025 Reconciliation Law Could Be Substantial By Paul Pitts Nancy Halstead Nicole Aiken-Shaban James Hennessy Matthew Loughran Liyun Huang +3 more... Show less This is the second in a series of blog posts designed to provide a deeper dive into the provisions of the 2025 Reconciliation Law...
7/3/2025 3:07:10 PM DOJ and HHS Launch Joint False Claims Act Working Group By Scot T. Hasselman Selina Coleman Allie Klimkiewicz On July 2, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of a new...
7/16/2024 3:09:36 PM HHS Finalizes Rule on Health Care Provider Information Blocking Penalties By Nancy Halstead Vicki Tankle Garrison Ambrose Matthew Loughran +1 more... Show less The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”)...
4/16/2024 1:43:25 AM CMS Offers Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption Payments to Medicare Providers and Suppliers By Samantha Beck On March 9, 2024, in response to the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary, Change Healthcare/Optum, in late February 2024, the...
1/31/2024 2:19:25 AM CMS Issues RFI for Medicare Advantage Data By Scot T. Hasselman Nicole Aiken-Shaban Whitney Petrie Matthew Loughran +1 more... Show less Building on prior requests for information and an increased focus on Medicare Advantage oversight, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
11/30/2023 1:04:36 AM Senate Bill Would Create Drug Pricing Floor On Part D Reimbursement to Certain Pharmacies, Make Other Pharmacy Contracting Changes By Robert Hill Matthew Loughran On Nov. 8, 2023, the Senate Finance Committee voted 26-0 to approve the Better Mental Health, Lower Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act. Among...
9/27/2023 4:27:19 PM CMS Final Rule Streamlines Medicare Savings Program Eligibility and Enrollment By Jessica Christensen Good news for Medicare-eligible patients: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making it easier for individuals with...
9/1/2023 8:40:29 PM CMS Proposes National Minimum Nursing Staff Requirements for LTC Facilities By Matthew Loughran In a proposed rule sent to the federal register public inspection list on Sept. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
8/31/2023 8:02:10 PM CMS Updates Medicare Rates and Policies for Inpatient and LTC Hospitals, Promoting Health Equity and Patient Safety By Brittney Cafero On August 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final payment rule for inpatient and long-term care...
1/21/2022 3:00:05 PM CMS health care staff vaccination rule enforceable as challenges continue UPDATED By Matthew Loughran UPDATE 1/20/22: At the request of the state of Texas, the federal court has dismissed that state’s challenge to the Omnibus Covid-19...
4/29/2021 2:30:28 PM CMS acknowledges improvement in nursing home COVID-19 response, eliminates certain blanket waivers By James Hennessy Kelly Kearney Sonia Nguyen The 2019 Novel Coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) introduced several unfamiliar hardships adversely impacting the long-term care industry,...
12/14/2020 7:46:21 PM HHS proposes important changes to key aspects of HIPAA Privacy Rule By Nancy Halstead Brad Rostolsky Vicki Tankle The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the agency that enforces the Health Insurance...
10/2/2020 7:36:05 PM Patient access to health information at the forefront of government initiatives and scrutiny By Nancy Halstead Vicki Tankle Even amidst the chaos of a global pandemic, this year multiple U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies have dialed in...