On September 27, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice in the Federal Register applicable to all 340B Program hospitals that formally ends a COVID-era waiver of the long-standing HRSA requirement that off-site, outpatient facilities be (1) listed as reimbursable on the hospital’s Medicare Cost Report (MCR) prior to participating in the 340B Program; and (2) registered and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) prior to participating in the 340B Program.Continue Reading HRSA Confirms End of COVID Waiver of Advance Registration Requirement for Provider-Based Clinics
OIG Releases Data Brief on Medicare Telehealth Program Integrity Risks During the First Year of the Pandemic
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a Data Brief summarizing the findings of a review of program integrity risks related to telehealth services reimbursed by Medicare during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (the Pandemic).[1] The OIG analyzed Medicare and Medicare Advantage claims data from March 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, focusing on providers that billed for telehealth services, with an emphasis on identifying providers that posed a high risk to the Medicare program.Continue Reading OIG Releases Data Brief on Medicare Telehealth Program Integrity Risks During the First Year of the Pandemic
New Massachusetts Law Provides Liability Protections for Health Care Professionals, Health Care Facilities and Volunteer Organizations During COVID-19 Emergency
By Melissa (Lisa) Thompson & Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group on
On April 17, 2020, Massachusetts bill S. 2640 was signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker. The law provides certain liability protections for the acts or omissions of defined health care professionals, health care facilities and volunteer organizations, occurring during the period of the COVID-19 emergency that was declared on March 10, 2020.
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Connecticut Governor Lamont Expands Access to Telehealth Services In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
By Conor Duffy & Peter Struzzi on
On March 19, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued Executive Order No. 7G, which is intended to expand access to telehealth services for Connecticut residents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably for health care providers, the Order waives or modifies provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-906 and any associated regulations, rules and policies regarding the…