Debra A. McCurdy
Reed Smith LLP
Two-Year Break in Store for Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, But CMS Gears Up for 2021 Restart with Expanded Product Categories and New Rules
USA - November 7 2018 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has confirmed that it expects to have a “temporary gap” in the durable medical equipment, prosthetics...
Medicare Home Health Payments to Rise by 2.2 in 2019, Broader Reforms Adopted for 2020
USA - November 5 2018 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final calendar year 2019 Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rule boosts...
HRSA Changes Course on 340B Ceiling PriceCMP Rule Implementation, Proposes Accelerating Effective Date to January 1, 2019
USA - October 31 2018 After multiple implementation delays, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) now seeks to move up the effective date of its January 5...
President Trump Signs Bipartisan Opioid Legislation into Law; Includes Open Payments Reporting Expansion
USA - October 24 2018 President Trump has just signed into law HR 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for...
Julia Krebs-Markrich, Elizabeth B. Carder-Thompson.
Trump Administration Highlights Regulatory and Deregulatory Priorities for HHS
USA - October 18 2018 As part of the Trump Administration’s fall regulatory agenda, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) emphasizes its commitment to “reducing...
