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In May 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued guidance (“Guidance”) regarding the “Importation of Prescription Drugs” final rule (the “Final Rule”), which became effective November 30, 2020. The Final Rule aims to reduce the cost of covered products and address shortages without increasing risk to American consumers’ health and safety by... READ MORE

On July 11, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Xavier Becerra issued a letter outlining obligations and protections under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) with regard to the clinical judgment and treatment actions undertaken by health care providers in their evaluation and care of pregnant patients. On... READ MORE

Hall Render is interested in talking with real estate lawyers in Dallas, TX! Please reach out to Andrew Dick at adick@wp.hallrender.com with any leads. A recent report from CBRE indicated that construction input prices are up 42.5% from March 2020 to March 2022. CBRE expects output prices (for construction work) to rise similarly in... READ MORE

NATIONAL 10 procedures CMS proposes moving off the inpatient-only list in 2023 CMS pitches outpatient payment rule CMS proposes 2.7% update to ASC pay rate in 2023: 6 things to know CMS releases Medicare OPPS and ASC proposed rule Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical for roughly $3.9 billion Covid-19 public health... READ MORE

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has given itself an extra year to review and assess skilled nursing facility proposed regulations issued in 2019. The 2019 Proposed Rule aimed to increase the ability of health care professionals to apportion resources to improve resident care by eliminating or reducing requirements that could impede... READ MORE

Last week, a number of M&A headlines made the news. SSM Health closed a large physician practice acquisition. Healthcare Realty also announced that it will joint venture (“JV”) 27 properties as part of its merger plan with HTA. Kaufman Hall noted that M&A activity is up in the health care sector. A number of... READ MORE

CMS recently announced the Enhancing Oncology Model (“EOM”), which will build on the Oncology Care Model that ended on June 30, 2022. EOM is the next phase in the Biden Administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative and will run from July 2023 through July 2028. EOM aims to improve care coordination, quality and health outcomes while... READ MORE

On June 29, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) released a notice and guidance on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and the protection of patient information relating to reproductive health care (the “Notice”). The Notice also describes example situations involving... READ MORE

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights released guidance detailing how health care providers subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services when such communications are conducted in a manner that is consistent with... READ MORE

Last week, CMS issued a proposal that would change how post-acute providers are paid for their services. The proposal drew negative feedback from trade associations. A number of prominent physician organizations issued a call to action urging payers and policy providers to increase funding and training offered to primary care providers so they can... READ MORE