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Value-Based Care
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FCA Update
HHS Will Soon Seek Public Comment on Anti-Kickback Statute Reform
By Tony Maida
During a July 17, 2018, hearing before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan testified about…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Ways and Means Committee to Examine Ways to Modernize Stark Law to Promote Value-Based Reforms
The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee has scheduled a July 17, 2018 hearing on “Modernizing Stark Law to Ensure the Successful Transition from Volume to Value in the Medicare…
FCA Update
CMS Seeks Comments on Stark Law Reforms Needed to Reduce Obstacles to Innovation
By Eric B. Gordon, MD, Amy H. Kearbey, Tony Maida, Daniel H. Melvin, Joan Polacheck, Monica Wallace, Kelsey Leingang
On June 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a request for information, seeking input from the public on how to address any undue regulatory impact…
Health Law
Transforming the Patient-Provider Relationship: A Comprehensive Approach to Patient Access and Patient-Generated Health Data
This blog post has been prepared in collaboration with Validic. Mr. Schiller is CEO of Validic. Jodi Daniel is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Health Care Group in Washington, D.C.…
Healthcare Law Blog
Medicare Advantage to Address Social Determinants of Health: An Important Step for Value-Based Care
By Amanda Zablocki, Kristi Kung
On April 4, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized guidance and policies for the Medicare Advantage program that will expand the supplemental benefits afforded to beneficiaries…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS to Host Feedback Session on Medicare Oncology Care Model – May 3
CMS is inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on its Innovation Center Oncology Care Model (OCM) at a May 3, 2018 public meeting. Under the OCM, 187 practices and 14 payers…
Healthcare Law Blog
Day 1 Notes from the 2018 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco
San Francisco (Monday, January 8, 2018): Outside it was raining heavily today in San Francisco, but inside the 2018 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference the weather was distinctly sunny. Nary a…
Healthcare Law Blog
Telehealth In 2017: What Changed And What’s Ahead
By Kristi Kung, Matthew Shatzkes
This article previously appeared in Law360 on December 20, 2017. As the U.S. shifts from a fee-for-service (FFS) system to a value-based system, healthcare IT will become an increasingly important…
Life Sciences Legal Insights
Five Takeaways From the Sixth Annual Fenwick Digital Health Investor Summit
Fenwick’s Sixth Annual Digital Health Investor Summit started on an upbeat note with Rock Health’s Megan Zweig sharing the venture fund’s mid-year funding report. After the uncertainty brought by the…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Calls for “New Direction” for Innovation Center, Invites Ideas for New Payment Models
By Gail L. Daubert, Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a “new direction” for the CMS Innovation Center that is intended to “promote patient-centered care and test market-driven reforms.” The goal…