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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule includes information on a new Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (“CMMI”) mandatory payment model called the Ambulatory Specialty Model (“ASM”). If finalized, the new... READ MORE

The COVID-19 state of emergency has spurred unprecedented change in the realm of telehealth. This trend continues – but despite the headlines, there is more work to do. I. CMS Telehealth Proposals CY 2021 PFS On August 3, 2020, CMS posted the proposed Physician Fee Schedule rule (“Proposed Rule”) for CY 2021. The Proposed... READ MORE

In the recently issued Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed several revisions to its Stark Law advisory opinion process. These proposed revisions follow CMS’s receipt of several stakeholder comments in response to its Request for Information Regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law published... READ MORE