Rebecca Burke, Powers Counsel, was a speaker on remote patient monitoring at the CTel Spring Summit in Washington DC June 13-14. Her presentation addressed the evolving coverage and reimbursement environment of this rapidly expanding health care delivery model. See Ms. Burke’s presentation here.
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
Department of Education Clarifies Borrower Defense to Repayment Reporting Obligations in June 3 Q&A
Summary
On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education issued additional guidance, styled as a question and answer document, regarding financial responsibility reporting requirements under the Borrower Defense to Repayment regulation (collectively, the “Reporting Requirements”).
Powers principal Peggy Tighe and the Regulatory Relief Coalition (RRC) recently shepherded the introduction of new legislation in the House of Representatives to reform the use of prior authorization in the Medicare Advantage program.
Powers Principal Diane Millman Speaks at ATC 2019
Powers Principal Diane Millman spoke at the American Transplant Congress (ATC) last week in Boston, Massachusetts on behalf of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS).
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Congress in recess for Memorial Day (May 27-31)
Tuesday, May 28
Health Care: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) Announce Hearing Entitled, “Investing in America’s Health Care,” on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building
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After nearly a decade bearing the moniker “Select Committee,” on June 5, 1984, the United States Senate voted to make permanent the Committee on Indian Affairs. Paul was the Committee’s Staff Director and Chief Counsel to Chairman Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the first American Indian to chair the Committee, from 1997 to 2005. Paul joined his former colleagues — staff directors from 1977 to 2019 — in celebrating the bi-partisan successes of the Committee in helping to improve the conditions of tribal communities across the country.
Beginning July 1, 2019, institutions will need to directly distribute Gainful Employment disclosures to prospective students before they enroll, and include the disclosures or links thereto in their GE program promotional materials. Compliance will be required at least until the Department of Education’s pending changes to the GE rule take effect. Review the article below.
