Recent News and Industry Developments

May 21, 2020 While the COVID-19 pandemic has created a great deal of uncertainty for Accountable Care Organizations (“ACOs”) and their members, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”)… Read more »

May 21, 2020 On April 24, 2020, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued a Proposed Rule amending the Civil Monetary Penalties… Read more »

May 12, 2020 THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (“FDA”) AGAIN SUPPLEMENTS ITS MARCH 18TH GUIDANCE ENTITLED “CONDUCT OF CLINICAL TRIALS OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS DURING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY” Once… Read more »

May 8, 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”), hospitals nationwide have seen a dramatic decrease in outpatient volumes. Although some states are once again allowing… Read more »

May 8, 2020 Effective today, May 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a new Rule (the “Rule”) concerning updated COVID-19 reporting requirements for nursing homes.… Read more »

May 7, 2020 On April 30, 2020, Hancock Daniel issued a Client Advisory titled Clarification or Confusion: CMS Updates Previously Issued Guidance Regarding Compliance With EMTALA During The COVID-19 Public… Read more »

May 7, 2020 Congratulations to our attorneys who have been named as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for the year 2020. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers… Read more »

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 »