On October 21, 2019, U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer denied the government’s request to modify the Court’s previous ruling on September 17, 2019, that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced
The Republican Party will soon be the party of health care. You watch.
-President Donald J. Trump, March 23, 2019
Opening with the above quote from President Trump, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) released the first part of its healthcare
On Monday, October 21, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a request for information (RFI) soliciting comments on the use of new technologies in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In a blog post accompanying the release
On Thursday, October 17, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will publish in the Federal Register two proposals to implement major changes to
On October 9, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two sweeping proposals aimed at revising the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)
Today, October 11, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is hearing oral arguments in Stewart v. Azar (Case No. 19-5095), an appeal from the federal district court’s rulings invalidating three prior approvals of Section 1115 Waivers in Kentucky and Arkansas that would have implemented work and community engagement requirements as a condition of Medicaid eligibility. The three judge panel consists of Judges Pillard, Edwards, and Sentelle.
On Thursday, October 3, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to expand the Medicare Advantage program. Medicare Part C, commonly known as Medicare Advantage, is administered by private insurers in which CMS pays the health insurer on