Health Care Law News and Insights

Highlights The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has denied the state of Florida's request for an injunction against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandate. As a result, the CMS mandate will come back to life in Florida if the nationwide injunction of a district...

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As more studies continue to emerge regarding the sometimes significant pricing disparities between hospitals for ostensibly similar treatments, hospitals should prepare for additional federal (e.g.,  DOJ and FTC antitrust divisions, FTC and CFPB consumer protection) and state (e.g.,  Attorneys General Consumer Protection Divisions) scrutiny into their pricing practices and market power. "Some...

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On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two nursing home memos. The first, QSO-20-39-NH, addresses nursing home visitation. The memo requires nursing homes to urge staff and residents to become vaccinated by providing education on the risks and benefits of the vaccine, and to offer to...

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