New Proposed Rule Allows VA to Enter into Provider Agreements Exempt from FAR...
On February 13, 2013, the Department of Veteran Affairs issued a proposed rule authorizing VA centers to enter into agreements for extended care services under existing Medicare and Medicaid provider...
View ArticleOIG Issues Report Critical of SNF Care and Discharge Planning
On February 27, 2013, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released the results of a study of care and discharge planning by Skilled Nursing...
View ArticleHRSA Announces Merger of NPDB and HIPDB
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) and the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) will merge on May 6,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Blocks Provider Challenges to Medicaid Program
On March 31, 2015, the Supreme Court issued the first of several expected decisions that will impact the healthcare industry this year, ruling that Medicaid providers have no constitutional or...
View ArticleHHS Revises, Delays Medicare Enrollment Requirements for Part D Prescriptions
The Affordable Care Act authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require a physician, dentist or other healthcare provider to be enrolled in the Medicare program before they can...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Stark Law Revisions
On July 15, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published proposed revisions to the regulations implementing the physician self-referral law, or Stark Law. The Stark Law is a...
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