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On June 29, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (together, the “Agencies”) published a 133-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) in the Federal Register to amend and overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino Form and Instructions (“HSR Form”), effectively redesigning the premerger notification process. The Hart-Scott-Rodino... READ MORE

On Friday, February 24, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) proposed new regulations that would permanently allow for telemedicine-controlled substance prescriptions, including induction of medication assisted therapy (“MAT”) using buprenorphine. These long-awaited rules will be subject to an accelerated, 30-day notice and comment period that ends March 31, 2023 to allow for implementation prior... READ MORE

Federal regulations are an enormous morass of complex, confusing, and often contradictory rules. The 2009 Code of Federal Regulations was 163,333 pages in 226 individual books.  The 2010 Federal Register, which contains new regulations proposed rules, and presidential papers, contained an additional 81,305 pages.  Intended as a roadmap, providing guideposts and requirements for dealing... READ MORE

On October 31, 2011, the final rule (Rule) to update the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) for Calendar Year 2012 was published in the Federal Register.  As a result of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implementing the Rule, home health agencies (HHAs) will experience a decrease in payments of... READ MORE