The No Surprises Act and Good Faith Estimates
November 15, 2021 Effective January 1, 2022, healthcare providers and facilities will be required to provide a Good Faith Estimate of expected charges for all items and services upon request …
OSHA Interim Final Rule: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS
November 5, 2021 On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published an Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing (“Vaccination and Testing ETS”) requiring employers with …
CMS Interim Final Rule: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Staff
November 5, 2021 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued an Interim Final Rule, effective November 5, 2021, requiring Medicare and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers (“Facilities”) to implement …
The No Surprises Act and Surprise Billing Regulations
October 19, 2021 The No Surprises Act was signed into law on December 27, 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act and associated regulations outline new …
The Stark Law: Changes for Group Practice Compensation
September 27, 2021 On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the Final Rule, “Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations” that included several revisions …
COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
September 13, 2021 On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced the COVID-19 Action Plan: “Path Out of the Pandemic.” The Plan includes COVID-19 vaccination mandates for the staff of certain …
