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HHS Finalizes Healthcare Interoperability and Information Blocking

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued eagerly anticipated and hotly debated companion interoperability and information blocking final …

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No Surprises Act Good Faith Estimates: What they are and when …

WEBThe No Surprises Act, effective as of January 1, 2022, aims to provide patients with accurate information regarding their expected health care spending.

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HHS to Rescind Standard Unique Health Plan Identifier and Other …

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has adopted its proposal to rescind the standard unique health plan identifier (HPID) and the “other …

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HHS releases final rule and fact sheet to clarify Part 2: Standards …

WEBAfter nearly a full year of public comment consideration, last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health …

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Consensus among HHS agencies on addressing social …

WEBOver the last decade, members of the medical and public health communities around the world have widely studied and acknowledged the impact of social …

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HHS proposes update to Part 2 confidentiality regulations to align …

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a proposed rule that would streamline the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of …

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Home Health Care Services Electronic Visit Verification System

WEBUnder provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), providers of Medicaid-funded personal care services (PCS) and home health care services (HHCS) …

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FDA codifies requirements for the medical device De Novo …

WEBOn October 5, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a final rule to establish requirements for the medical device De Novo classification process under the …

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Health Care Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

WEBOn August 1, 2021, the Senate released the legislative text of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” H.R. 3684.

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SAMHSA Finalizes Major Update to Rules Governing Opioid …

WEBThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a final rule governing the use of medications for the treatment of opioid use …

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DACA Recipients Can Enroll in Qualified Health Plans under …

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that removes an exception to the definition of “lawfully present” that would …

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CMS releases roadmap for states to accelerate adoption of value …

WEBOn September 15, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to state Medicaid directors on how to advance value-based care (VBC) across …

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HHS Office of Health Reform Established

WEBOn May 11, 2009, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the establishment of the HHS Office of Health Reform, which is charged with leading the Department’s efforts to …

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HHS issues Guidance on permitted HIPAA disclosures to prevent …

WEBAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, firearm injuries are a serious public health problem in the United States. To combat this problem, many …

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Federal Appeals Court Amends Stark Law Opinion to Remove …

WEBOn December 20, 2019, the Federal appeals court panel that heard U.S. ex rel. Bookwalter v.UPMC, No. 18-1693 (3d Cir.), amended its September 2019 opinion by removing a …

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Federal Court stays repeal of “On the Basis of Sex” definition in

WEBWith only one day left before the final rule scaling back nondiscrimination regulations took effect, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York …

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Health Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: …

WEBThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328) (referred to hereafter as 2023 CAA) runs more than 1,600 pages long in the official PDF version, so …

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Health Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: …

WEB[Note, this is Part 3 in an ongoing series of posts exploring substantive aspects of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328) (referred to …

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