April 22, 2020 On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced upcoming rulemaking which will require nursing homes to notify residents and resident representatives of… Read more »
April 21, 2020 THE MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (MIPS) Implemented in 2017, CMS’s Quality Payment Program (QPP) has shifted Medicare Part B providers to a performance-based payment system. Prior to… Read more »
April 21, 2020 For most employers, it is unfortunately likely that one or more of their employees will get the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Employers, therefore, need to understand how to… Read more »
April 20, 2020 THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (“FDA”) SUPPLEMENTS ITS MARCH 18TH GUIDANCE ENTITLED “CONDUCT OF CLINICAL TRIALS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS DURING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.” Less than… Read more »
April 14, 2020 On April 10, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam signed Senate Bill 172 and House Bill 1251 into law, officially ending surprise medical billing in Virginia. Surprise billing, or… Read more »
April 13, 2020 National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16, 2020) is designed to raise public awareness of the need to plan ahead for medical decisions when patients are unable to… Read more »
April 9, 2020 On April 3, 2020, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a statement announcing a change in enforcement policy related to Section 1128B(b) of the Social… Read more »
April 7, 2020 On March 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of Virginia, pursuant to Va. Code § 17.1-330, renewed their March 16 order declaring a judicial emergency for all district… Read more »
April 6, 2020 On the effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a temporary rule issuing regulations… Read more »
April 1, 2020 On March 30, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued blanket waivers related to the prohibitions on physician self-referrals under Section… Read more »
