In Iowa, House File 2521 was enacted and went into effect on July 1, 2022. This law places requirements and limitations on health care employment agencies doing business in the state of Iowa. This follows an emerging trend across the country with states introducing legislation that is intended to regulate […]
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Did You Miss the HRSA Reporting Deadline for PRF Payments?
Did you miss a reporting period for CARES Act Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payment reporting? As a result, did you receive a notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for prompt repayment of funds? If so, you are not alone. It has been reported that approximately 98% of […]
Stark Updates – 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
CMS recently promulgated a few updates to the Stark rules in the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. Highlights of the changes are as follows: Indirect Compensation Arrangements Prior to 2021, “indirect compensation arrangements” only arose if an unbroken chain of financial relationships existed between a physician and […]
Federal Trade Commission Returns to its Throne
On July 21, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission rescinded a longstanding 1995 Policy Statement that limited the Commission’s ability to deter anticompetitive or problematic mergers and acquisitions. Prior to the 1995 Policy Statement, the Commission required a company that allegedly or actually violated the law in a previous merger or […]
Surprise – No Surprises Act – Part II Interim Final Rule
On September 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management released an interim final rule, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing: Part II” (hereinafter referred to as the “Rule.”). The Biden administration describes the Rule as […]