Edward White

Oct 1, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jake Kohn |Edward White

Summary: On September 24, 2024, the Biden administration issued a final rule designed to address suspicious billing for durable medical equipment that may have cost the Medicare program more than $2 billion. The problem involving urinary catheters has disproportionately affected accountable care organizations (ACOs), the groups of doctors, clinicians, and hospitals that provide coordinated care for beneficiaries in traditional Medicare.

Sep 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jake Kohn |Edward White

Summary: Under a final rule released by the Biden administration on Sept. 9, 2024, health insurers will be required to cover mental health care and addiction services on par with other medical conditions. This rule is part of a broader effort to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment for more than 150 million people with private health insurance.

Aug 8, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jake Kohn |Edward White

On August 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates for certain acute care hospitals by a net 2.9% in fiscal year 2025, compared to FY 2024. This increase applies to hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data. The 2.9% payment update includes a hospital market basket increase of 3.4% and a productivity cut of 0.5%.

Aug 7, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Stéphanie Faber |Jake Kohn |Edward White |Gary Solomon

Skip to main content August 07, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 220 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.

Aug 7, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Stéphanie Faber |Jake Kohn |Edward White |Gary Solomon

On July 5, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”)  issued a set of proposed regulations to implement  S.B. 362  (the “CA Delete Act”), a law that imposes certain requirements on data brokers and grants residents certain rights designed to facilitate control over their personal information.