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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published in the Federal Register companion final rules that present significant changes to the regulatory framework of the federal physician self-referral law (commonly referred to as the “Stark Law”), the federal health care program’s Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) and the federal civil monetary penalties (“CMP”) law.[1] The final rule...

5 Things Washington: Total cost of care, Federal health policy, Pandemic innovations DJ Wilson | Dec 21, 2020 Share this: Our 2021 Washington State of Reform Health Policy Conference is shaping up to be as good as ever, with sessions, keynotes, and networking opportunities for attendees that will be unique for our COVID age. We announce some unique networking opportunities for attendees next week. Registration rates go up later this week. So if you already know you want to be with us on January 6th and 7th, you can save yourself a few bucks and get signed up. This edition of 5 Thi...

OVERVIEW On December 10, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed modifications to the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (collectively, HIPAA). The proposed modifications support individuals’ engagement in their care, remove barriers to coordinated care and reduce regulatory burde...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As discussed in our Client Alert issued on December 10, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two long-awaited final rules that modernize and change the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) regulations.  The final rule involves numerous changes, including long-awaited changes to the personal services and management contracts safe harbor under the AKS.  This alert addresses key changes to the personal services and manag...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. As a part of the OCR’s Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, this NPRM builds on the public comments previously received in response to the agency’s 2018 Request for Information on Modifying the HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care. HHS OCR proposes changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and requ...