Compliance & Legal
There will be a net increase of 4.2%, or approximately $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs next year.
The legislation would introduce new safeguards and close tax loopholes that benefit real estate investment trusts.
The plaintiffs claim that Change failed to implement cybersecurity safeguards such as multifactor authentication.
DaVita allegedly paid kickbacks to induce referrals to DaVita Rx, a former subsidiary that provided pharmacy services for dialysis patients.
John Oxendine was sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with unnecessary lab testing.
The defendants allegedly caused the hospital to pay vendors for goods and services they knew had not been provided.
The decision could cripple the ability of HHS and CMS to address critical issues such as regulating rapidly evolving technology like AI.
Some regulations have already been challenged, and more are likely to come, according to Moody's.
PBMs and brand drug manufacturers sometimes negotiate drug rebates that limit access to lower-cost generic alternatives, FTC says.
