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01.24.22

OIG Quietly Revises Bases for Rejecting Advisory Opinion Requests

Responding to industry stakeholder sentiment, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recently issued an unexpected final rule that, effective February 10, 2022, will revise the standards governing the agency’s advisory opinion process.


01.20.22

CFPB Will Enforce Laws Preventing the Collection/Reporting of Medical Debts Barred by the NSA

As part of the Biden administration’s focus on enforcement of the No Surprises Act (NSA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a bulletin (the Bulletin) indicating that it will closely review the practices of those engaged in the collection or reporting of medical debt, ...


12.08.21

Build Back Better: All Eyes on the Senate

On November 19, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (BBB) (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220–213.


11.30.21

CMS Innovation Center’s Strategic Plan to Drive Health System Change in the Next Decade

Last month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (the Innovation Center, or CMMI) released its long-anticipated white paper, “Innovation Strategy Center Refresh.”


11.16.21

States Begin to Issue Guidance on Implementing the No Surprises Act: Are You Ready?

The No Surprises Act (NSA), which was enacted in December 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, protects patients from surprise medical bills for emergency services and when they are treated by out-of-network providers in an in-network facility in certain circumstances.


11.15.21

CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Extends Telehealth Benefits

Manatt explains the telehealth benefits that the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule extends.


11.05.21

Administration Releases CMS and OSHA Emergency Rules Requiring Vaccination for Health Care Workers

The Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of two interim final rules.


11.03.21

Manatt Health Introduces the No Surprises Act Toolkit

The No Surprises Act establishes new comprehensive federal protections against surprise medical billing.


10.28.21

Delivering Breakthrough Treatments Affordably

Scientific advances in understanding how to manipulate genes to alter the course of disease are now starting to bear fruit.


10.27.21

State Strategies to Prepare for PHE Unwinding: Updating Addresses and Responding to Returned Mail

Currently, states are maintaining continuous enrollment of all Medicaid enrollees as a condition of receiving enhanced federal funding under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.