Health Law Alert

On February 2, 2016, Senate Bill S. 2484 was introduced, entitled “Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act.” The stated purpose of the Bill is to “promote cost savings and quality care under the Medicare program through the use of telehealth and remote patient […]

Congratulations to Baird Holm Partner Michael W. Chase for being elected to the OneWorld Community Health Centers Board of Directors. Michael and five other new members join the existing 16 members of the Board of Directors and will each serve three-year terms.

Tax-exempt hospitals are in various stages of compliance with the final 501(r) regulations. Calendar year taxpayers should have adopted and implemented compliant policies and procedures prior to the start of the new year. Fiscal year taxpayers have until the start of their 2016-17 tax year to adopt and implement compliant […]

Nearly five years after publishing the proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a long-awaited final rule requiring documentation of face-to-face encounters to certify home health services for Medicaid beneficiaries. The final rule, published in the February 2, 2016 Federal Register, finalized the proposed rule originally […]

On February 12, 2016, nearly four years after publishing a proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule implementing Section 6402(a) of the Affordable Care Act (the “Final Rule”) which provides for a 60-day timeline for reporting and returning overpayments. The Final Rule requires […]