11/13/2025 3:33:34 AM Government Reopens . . . What Now? By Matthew Loughran The U.S. House of Representatives voted 222 to 209 to pass the Senate amendment to the continuing resolution, effectively ending the...
11/5/2025 2:41:39 AM CMS Makes Permanent Virtual Direct Supervision for Diagnostic Tests By Tom Greeson Paul Pitts James Hennessy Smita Patil Matthew Loughran Liyun Huang +3 more... Show less On October 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
9/25/2025 4:00:57 PM What could a Government Shutdown mean for the Health Care Industry? By Matthew Loughran September 30 is the end of Fiscal Year 2025 for the federal government. If the Congress does not pass a continuing resolution or the...
9/12/2025 11:23:16 PM OIG Issues Favorable Opinion on Donations to Foundation to Support Therapy Services By Craig Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a favorable advisory opinion on an arrangement...
6/24/2025 11:18:31 AM OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion 25-03 Regarding Telehealth Arrangement By Nicole Aiken-Shaban Matthew Loughran On June 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Advisory Opinion 25-03, offering...
2/4/2025 3:30:41 AM What Does DEA’s Proposed Special Registration Framework for Tele-prescribing Controlled Substances Mean? By Tom Greeson Liyun Huang On January 17, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced a proposed rule to establish a special registration framework...
2/6/2024 1:16:27 PM SAMHSA Finalizes Major Update to Rules Governing Opioid Treatment Program Requirements By Carol Loepere Arielle Lusardi Matthew Loughran The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a final rule governing the use of medications for the...
1/31/2023 5:14:47 AM Administration may end public health emergencies in May 2023 By Matthew Loughran The Biden Administration plans to put an end to the COVID-19 health emergencies on May 11, 2023, according to a Statement of...
9/12/2022 8:38:54 PM Telehealth Under Scrutiny: OIG Special Fraud Alert and DOJ Enforcement Highlights Suspect Characteristics Associated with High-Risk Telemedicine Arrangements By Nancy Halstead Vicki Tankle James Hennessy Arielle Lusardi +1 more... Show less The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently published a Special Fraud Alert warning health...
6/17/2022 12:00:00 PM Unanswered questions for pharmacies if Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade By Matthew Loughran As noted in an earlier post here, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue an opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case...