Recent News and Industry Developments

May 4, 2020 FFCRA ENFORCEMENT BEGINS The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) April 20, 2020, news release confirmed its temporary period of non-enforcement of paid leave protections under the Families… Read more »

April 30, 2020 On March 30, 2020, CMS released guidance document QSO-20-15-REVISED (Memorandum) that added additional information to its guidance document (QSO-20-15) previously issued on March 9, 2020, regarding hospital… Read more »

April 29, 2020 On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 60 (EO-60)[1] to provide immunity from certain liability to health care providers responding to the COVID-19… Read more »

April 28, 2020 On April 24, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a Quality, Safety & Oversight Memorandum (the “Memorandum”) titled “Nursing Home Five Star Quality… Read more »

April 24, 2020 On April 24, 2020, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act of 2020 into law. This $480 billion stimulus package is primarily… Read more »

April 23, 2020 The Virginia General Assembly convened on January 8, 2020, with Democrats controlling both the House of Delegates and the Senate for the first time in 20 years.… Read more »

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 »