Federal January CMS Vaccine Policy Now Enforceable in All 50 States QSO–20-09-ALL Guidance for the Interim Final Rule – Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination March Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration, known as the Medicare Advantage (MA) hospice carve-in, began in 2020. The MA plans have increased with 34 states participating. […]

NEW MEXICO The following bills passed through the Senate and House.  Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has until April 7th to act on the bills.  Those bills not acted upon are “pocket vetoed”. SB 29 (O’Neill) – this bill amends current law by adding a definiatoin for terminal illness, the process for requesting early release, its […]

Federal Register Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances when the Practitioner and the Patient have not had a Prior In-person Medical Evaluation Under the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) implementing regulations, after a patient and a practitioner have had an in-person medical evaluation, that practitioner may use […]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Advance Care Planning: Bill Correctly for Services In a recent report, the Office of the Inspector General found that Medicare providers who billed for advance care planning (ACP) services in an office setting didn’t always comply with federal requirements. Review the revised Advance Care Planning fact sheet, and learn how to: […]