Health Care Law News and Insights

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden is expected to sign a flurry of executive actions, some of which will reverse decisions made by his predecessor, President Donald Trump. The first few Biden Administration executive orders will focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and addressing racial inequality....

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The adoption of telemedicine by health care providers has been accelerated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and a concerted effort on behalf of federal and state regulators to ensure access to medical care has either relaxed or suspended prior telemedicine requirements while increasing the breadth of reimbursement for telemedicine services. A...

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On December 2, 2020, CMS released final regulations ("Final Rule") that permit increased expansion opportunities for certain physician-owned hospitals ("POHs"). CMS's goal with these modifications was to remove unnecessary regulatory restrictions on high Medicaid physician-owned facilities. Background Under the Affordable Care Act's amendments to the Stark Law, a POH cannot expand the...

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