Powers Welcomes Taylor Dowd and Abby Felter to Education Practice
Powers is pleased to announce that Taylor Dowd and Abby Felter have joined the firm’s education practice.
Powers Government Relations Professionals Present at ARN Conference
Senior Director of Government Affairs Jeremy Scott and Director of Government Relations Joseph Nahra presented last week at the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)’s virtual conference.
Expanded Payment for Patient Management and Remote Physiological Monitoring: New Opportunities for Assisted Living Facilities
By Diane Millman and Rebecca Burke
Executive Summary. Over the past several years, expansions in coverage of non-face-to-face services (especially various types of care management and remote physiological monitoring services(RPM)), has created a new opportunity for ALFs to partner with area hospitals, physicians, and non-physician practitioners to provided needed health care services to residents. Coverage of care management and RPM has expanded during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and coverage is, and will remain, available throughout the country to Medicare patients in their homes. Assisted Living Facilities are well positioned to partner with area hospitals, physician groups, and non-physician practitioners to facilitate provision of these services
CMS Releases COVID-19 Data Reporting Requirements for Hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued Conditions of Participation requiring the reporting of COVID-19 related information by hospitals and critical access hospitals for tracking the incidence and impact of COVID–19. On October 6, CMS released interpretive guidance on the Conditions of Participation, detailing the numerous reporting requirements for hospitals. Hospitals are required to report many data points daily, such as hospital bed capacity, ventilator capacity, and hospital admissions. Hospitals are also required to report on personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies weekly. CMS is making influenza data reporting optional starting October 19, with the intention of having this requirement become mandatory in the coming weeks.
Powers Attorney Katherine Demedis Promoted to Counsel
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville is pleased to announce that Katherine Demedis has been promoted to Counsel, effective October 1, 2020.
Powers Files Lawsuit Against HHS on Behalf of Client
On October 9, Powers filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Alex Azar on behalf of the firm’s client Ryan White Clinics for 340B (RWC-340B) and two 340B grantee clinics.
Director of Government Relations Joseph Nahra to Speak on Unite 4 CRT Webinar
Powers Senior Director of Government Relations Joseph Nahra will serve as the featured speaker on an upcoming webinar about complex rehab technology (CRT).
Powers Principal Bobby Silverstein to Speak at U.S. Department of Labor Virtual NDEAM Celebration
Powers Principal Bobby Silverstein will serve as a featured speaker in U.S. Department of Labor’s upcoming virtual celebration of the 75th annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Powers Attorneys Peggy Tighe and Mark Ogunsusi Present at NASP Annual Meeting
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe and Associate Mark Ogunsusi presented on a virtual panel at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2020 Annual Meeting.
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe to Present at World Congress 340B Webinar Series
Powers Principal Peggy Tighe will present as a panelist at the World Congress 340B Webinar Series for Covered Entities and Manufacturers on Tuesday, September 29.
Powers Education Group Publishes Article on Blockchain Uses for Career Colleges
Powers Principal Nick Michiels and Summer Associate Olivia O’Hea authored an article about blockchain opportunities for career colleges, which was published in Career Education Review.
Powers Principal Julie Allen Quoted in Washington Post
Powers Government Relations Principal Julie Allen was quoted in a Washington Post article yesterday, titled “Patients may have seen ‘significant’ delays in medicine deliveries by USPS, Senate report finds.”
CMS Proposes Expedited Pathway to Coverage for Breakthrough Devices
By Diane Millman and Rebecca Burke
On August 30, CMS proposed a new regulation that would provide four years of Medicare coverage for devices that obtain “breakthrough” status from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that would codify current criteria (with modifications) for defining items and services that will be considered “reasonable and necessary” for Medicare coverage purposes. The proposed regulation would also provide for waiver of certain coverage requirements for items and services that are covered by commercial payers, although this aspect of the proposed rule is yet to be fleshed out. CMS is accepting comments on the proposal through November 2, 2020.
Power Play: Washington Week in Review August 10
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Tuesday, August 11
Opioids: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders Write Letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Requesting Information on COVID-19’s Impact on Addiction and Overdose Crisis
Powers Senior Counsel Larry Gondelman Obtains Dismissal of Amended Complaint in False Claims Act Case
Powers Senior Counsel Larry Gondelman recently obtained a dismissal of an amended complaint on behalf of his client in a False Claims Act case, which was originally dismissed a year ago.
Power Play: Washington Week in Review August 3
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WHITE HOUSE UPDATE
Telehealth: Trump Administration Issues Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access
- Trump Administration Announces New Actions to Improve Access to Healthcare Across America
Powers Senior Director of Government Affairs Jeremy Scott Presents at Susan G. Komen’s 2020 Virtual Advocacy Summit
Powers Senior Director of Government Affairs Jeremy Scott participated in an issue briefing at the Komen Virtual Advocacy Summit last week.
Fourteen Powers Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021
Powers is pleased to announce that fourteen of the firm’s attorneys across four practice areas have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021. Thirteen attorneys were recognized in Best Lawyers, and one was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.Read More
Updating Your Title IX Framework
By Katherine Demedis and Olivia O’Hea
Nine on IX: A Series of Articles Considering the New Title IX Rule
This is the second in a series of nine articles on the Department of Education’s new Title IX rule, which became effective on August 14, 2020. The series is focused on changes that schools will likely need to make to their existing Title IX policies to comply with the new rule.