Nationwide Push on to Remove Gag from Pharmacists
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, gag clauses that prohibit pharmacies from telling customers how they can save money ...
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VA Physicians to Start Practicing Across State Lines
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Starting June 11, VA healthcare providers will be allowed to deliver care via telemedicine across state lines. As we wrote ...
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OIG Report Critical of AHCA’s Nursing Home Violation Verifications
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is under fire for failing to ensure that nursing homes followed through and ...
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CMS Issues Slew of New Rules and Policies to Improve Patient Care, Boost Reimbursements
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has been busy pushing out proposed rules and policy changes that will impact ...
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Medical Associations Propose New Payment Model for Opioid Addiction Treatment
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Recognizing that the current payment structure for physicians who provide outpatient opioid addiction treatment is not working, the American Medical ...
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OIG Report Finds Improper Billing for Telemedicine Services
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
As the push to increase the use of telemedicine grows, so too do concerns over questionable billing practices. In a ...
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OIG Workplan Update: From Opioid Misuse to Elder Abuse
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) continues to update its Work Plan ...
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Feds Cracking Down on Opioid Prescribers and Dispensers
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Healthcare professionals and pharmacies take note: If you are prescribing or dispensing what appears to be an unusual or disproportionate ...
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New Florida Law Makes it Easier for Doctors to Offer Direct Primary Care Agreements
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Late last month, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill (HB 37) allowing physicians, chiropractors and group practices to sign ...
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Ridesharing Agreements Present Anti-Kickback Risks
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Earlier this month, Uber announced the unveiling of a new service it has dubbed “Uber Health†which it describes as ...
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