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02.16.22

CMS Publishes Letters on No Surprises Act Enforcement in States

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun publishing on its website letters that it sent to states beginning in December 2021 that provide important information regarding the manner in which the surprise medical billing and health care price transparency provisions will be ...


02.03.22

What’s Ahead for Federal Health Policy in 2022

As the Biden administration begins its second year in office, the administration remains focused on its core health policy agenda—advancing coverage, access and equity.


01.27.22

Treasury Issues Final Rule for Use of $350 Billion American Rescue Plan State and Local Relief Funds

One of the most significant provisions of the American Rescue Plan was the establishment of the $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.


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, ...


01.19.22

CMS Releases Proposed 2023 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters

In December 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023.


01.18.22

Update: No Surprises Act Implementation & CMS Guidance on Vaccination Mandate for Health Care Staff

As of January 1, 2022, the major provisions of the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) have gone into effect.


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.


11.03.21

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.