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HHS-OIG Updates Safe Harbors Under Anti- Kickback Statute, Including Adoption of New Value-Based Framework

On November 20, 2020, the Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a fact sheet and final rule that removes potential regulatory barriers to care coordination and value-based care created by certain key healthcare laws and associated regulations, including the anti-kickback statute (AKS) and Beneficiary Inducements Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP).1 The changes [...] Read More

CMS Updates COVID-19 Blanket Waivers

In addition to a second interim final rule to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also updated the current blanket waivers that are aimed at helping providers respond to the declared public health emergency (PHE). Below are the new waiver items updated by CMS after April 21, 2020. Telehealth [...] Read More

CMS Issues Additional Waivers & Interim Final Rule (CMS-5531-IFC) for COVID-19

On the afternoon of April 30th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it submitted a second interim final rule (IFC) to the Federal Register and that it released an additional set of blanket waivers under section 1135 of the Social Security Act aimed at addressing the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Below are many of the new flexibilities and capabilities included in the waivers and rule:   Interim Final [...] Read More

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748)

Congress has been working on Phase III of coronavirus relief and a vote on the package is expected to occur the week of Mar 23-27, 2020. Provisions in the legislation include human resources, hospital payment, patient cost-sharing, coverage of diagnostics and vaccines, and supply shortages. For many of the provisions, HHS is directed to implement [...] Read More