November 24, 2020 On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published final regulations that make significant modifications to the federal physician self-referral law frequently known… Read more »
November 23, 2020 On Friday, November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new regulations under the Physician Self-Referral Act (Stark) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).… Read more »
October 23, 2020 VIRGINIA’S DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (DMAS) HAS ISSUED AN INTERIM GUIDANCE ANNOUNCING MANY NEW REGULATROY CHANGES MEANT TO ASSIST PROVIDERS DURING THE COVID-19 PHE The October… Read more »
October 19, 2020 On October 5, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued QSO-21-02-NH, Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement Related to Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote… Read more »
October 14, 2020 On September 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued QSO-20-41-ALL, Guidance related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Exercise Requirements – Coronavirus Disease 2019… Read more »
A few more people have put their names in the hat to run for Governor and Lt. Governor. Please see below: Governor: Kirk Cox, Republican. Current member of the House… Read more »
September 29, 2020 Effective September 30, 2020, DMAS is eliminating the special “sign off” requirements that have applied to Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMN) for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). Prior… Read more »
September 28, 2020 On September 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published a Notice (the “Notice”) to inform recipients of Provider Relief Funds exceeding $10,000… Read more »
September 24, 2020 On August 4, 2020, CMS published its CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (the “Rule”) in the Federal Register. The Rule includes a number of… Read more »
September 24, 2020 On September 17, 2020, CMS issued QSO-20-39-NH, Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19, the latest update in a series of guidance issued since March 2020 in response to… Read more »
