CMS issued the Final Rule for the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on November 2, 2023, for payments to be effective on or after January 1, 2024.
The overall payment rates under the PFS will be
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Biden Administration to Appeal Surprise Billing Defeat
As reported earlier in the MedLaw Blog (August 9, 2023), a federal District Court vacated portions of the No Surprises Act federal regulations. Thereafter, CMS halted the arbitration process for resolving disputes regarding out-of-network surprise bills.
On October
FTC Sues Anesthesiology Provider and PE Firm Over Anticompetitive “Roll Up” Scheme
As Mike Cassidy and Adam Appleberry discussed during their presentation at PBI’s A Day in Health Law earlier this month, private equity’s involvement in healthcare will be an interesting item to watch over the next few years. Just last week,
Allegheny County Medical Society Bulleting Article on Contracting Essentials for all Physicians, Especially Residents and Fellows
Michael A. Cassidy and Adam J. Appleberry co-wrote an article titled “Contracting Essentials for All Physicians, Especially Residents and Fellows”. This article will appear in the Legal Summary section of the August 2023 Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS) Bulletin. The
Cassidy Named in 2024 Best Lawyers in America
Michael Cassidy has been recognized again in the 30th edition of the Best Lawyers in America for his “exceptional work in healthcare law”.
CMS Halts “No Surprises Act” Arbitration
CMS has halted the arbitration process for “Surprise Billing” established by the “No Surprises Act” for the second time, stating as follows:
UNPLANNED OUTAGE
“On August 3, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a
2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposes a 3.34% decrease in the 2024 PFS conversion factor. It’s currently $33.89 and is proposed to be reduced to $32.75.
CMS is also proposing the following:
- An additional add-on code (G2211) to existing
Private Equity: Investigation and Enforcement
Since the private equity issue was last addressed in the Bulletin in the Summer of 2022, the volume of healthcare private equity deals has subsided somewhat, according to statistics presented at the March 2023 Pennsylvania Bar Institute Health Law Conference,
DEA Proposes Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities
On February 24, 2023, the DEA announced “Proposed Permanent Rules” for the prescribing of controlled medications on a telemedicine or telehealth basis.
Attached are:
A summary will follow later this week.
FTC Proposes a Rule to Prohibit Non-Compete Agreements
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a dramatic step by proposing a new rule that would prohibit companies from entering into non-compete agreements with its workers. The proposed rule, if approved, takes sweeping action to prohibit