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United Healthcare Group’s fourth-quarter earnings increase by 17% to $4.9 billion. Overall, its 2022 earnings rose 16% to $20.1 billion on revenue of $324 billion, a large increase from the previous $288 billion in revenue in 2021. This news comes on the heels of hospital providers reporting a tough year with many posting negative margins….Read More

Kaiser Family Foundation released a report answering FAQs on Medicare coverage for mental health and substance use disorder. As providers look to expand their mental health care services, one persistent issue is cost and reimbursement. The FAQ outlines which services are covered by Medicare in the wake of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and…Read More

On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) setting forth a proposed rule implementing various statutes that provide protections for health care providers and facilities who may have conscientious objections to certain forms of health care, such as abortion…Read More

New reports outline the tremendous population and economic growth in Florida and in Texas. According to new Census data, Florida is the fastest-growing state for the first time since 1957, and Texas is in the mix as well. The Texas gross domestic product grew at 8.2% at the end of 2022, double the U.S. rate…Read More

As a part of a broad omnibus spending bill passed by Congress, President Biden signed into law the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act on December 29, 2022. The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act includes the first changes to the merger filing fees required by the Hart‑Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR Act”) in over twenty years. While the…Read More

On December 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule that could potentially have a significant impact on enrollees’ obligations under the “60-day” overpayment rule. The original overpayment rule, which was signed into law in 2014 with the Affordable Care Act and expanded to Medicare Parts A and B…Read More

On December 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) updated the Mobile Health App Interactive Tool (the “Tool”) to include new questions and new use cases. The Tool is a result of collaborative efforts between the FTC, HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”),…Read More

*Updated on April 23, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced their intent to vote on a final rule that would ban most employers from entering into or enforcing noncompetes against workers and would require employers to rescind existing non-competes. The vote is planned during a special Open Commission Meeting on Tuesday, April 23 at 2pm…Read More