Powers Principals William van Oehsen, Peggy Tighe, and Barbara Straub Williams, and Powers Associate Shuchi Parikh spoke at the first-ever Ryan White Clinics (RWC) 340B National Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 1st.
Powers Principal Jim Jorling, Associate Leela Baggett, and Summer Associate Allie Hussey authored a memorandum summarizing key aspects of an ESRD program under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule on Specialty Care Models to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Expenditure.
Powers Principal Rob Portman participated in a presentation on the role of the General Counsel in Medical Societies at the June 10, 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Medical Association Counsel (ASMAC). Read More
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe has been nominated for the Excellence in Advocacy award, an annual award presented by the organizers of the Professional Women in Advocacy (PWIA) Conference. She was nominated by Cathy Grealy Cohen, MHSA, CAE; Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
WASHINGTON, DC—June 17, 2019— The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that it will settle inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) appeals at rates very favorable to IRFs. The settlement was negotiated by Powers attorneys Peter Thomas and Ron Connelly on behalf of the Fund for Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation (FAIR), the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA), and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH). FAIR’s participation in litigation challenging the backlog of Medicare Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) appeals was an important factor bringing CMS to the negotiating table.Read More
POWERS Principal, Barbara Williams, provides information regarding Price Transparency Requirements Effective January 1, 2019. Read the memo here.
Powers Principal Robert “Bobby” Silverstein was recently quoted in a Society for Human Resource Management article discussing the importance of President George H.W. Bush’s support in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
On Thursday, October 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) describing a new Medicare reimbursement model aimed at lowering prescription drug costs. Click here to read the Powers memo.
A bipartisan letter sent earlier this week by the leadership of the Senate and House committees with oversight of the 340B Program reflects both Congressional resolve to keep a focus on the program and potentially a shifting battlefield regarding potential changes in the 340B Program at the close of 2018 and entering 2019. Read More
Powers summarizes key changes to the acute-care hospital IPPS proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for FFY 2019, as well as proposals related to quality reporting programs for cancer hospitals, long-term care and psychiatric facilities. The proposed rule is in the May 7, 2018 Federal Register. Comments are due by 5 pm Eastern on June 25, 2018. The tables and data files for the proposed FFY 2019 IPPS rule are available on the FFY 2019 Proposed Rule Home Page.Read More