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Watch Hall Render attorneys Lisa Lucido and Regan Tankersley for a telehealth coverage webinar . The webinar will discuss the impact of COVID-19-related waivers on telehealth coverage and provider flexibility, as well as statutory changes for some services. With Medicare coverage flexibilities set to expire soon for most services, this session will provide a... READ MORE

Join Hall Render attorneys Keith Dugger, Alyssa James  Caulin McGraw and Katherine Schwartz for a webinar on the basics of the Anti-Kickback Statute and related Civil Monetary Penalties laws, including key definitions, exceptions, penalties for non-compliance, examples of provider impact and case law developments and trends. The webinar will also touch on compliance strategies for... READ MORE

Join Hall Render attorneys Keith Dugger, Alyssa James, Caulin McGraw and Katherine Schwartz for a webinar on the basics of the Stark Law, including key definitions, exceptions, penalties for non-compliance, developments and trends, and compliance strategies for health care organizations. This presentation is Part 1 of our 2-part Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Primer... READ MORE

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized significant updates to the Hospital Price Transparency regulation for the first time since the rule took effect on January 1, 2021. The changes include a new requirement that all hospital machine-readable files must now comply with a CMS template, a new estimated allowed amount requirement, website... READ MORE

In this 30-minute roundtable discussion, Hall Render attorneys and advisors will provide their perspectives on the health care market’s transition to value-based care. Areas covered by the panel may include value-based care revenue drivers, provider-sponsored plans, value-based enterprise models, strategies for innovation and related compliance considerations. This roundtable is being developed in tandem with... READ MORE

More and more health care organizations and providers are looking for methods to help their patients select a Medicare Advantage and/or Part D Plan in which they participate. What can a provider say and do? Can a health care system or provider partner with an agent or broker? Can the health care organization’s clinicians... READ MORE

Join us for an exclusive webinar discussing the risks prevalent in the health care industry with a focus on medical device management and cybersecurity. This joint webinar by Hall Render and Fortalice Solutions will be held on August 10 at 2:00 PM ET. During this highly informative session, our panelists will discuss potential security... READ MORE

As the 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) benefit year approaches,  existing and applicant MA and Part D plans must implement processes to comply with changes made by CMS in the final rule issued in April 2023.  Hall Render is here to assist our clients’ MA and Part D plans with those changes. Join us for... READ MORE

Since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) was declared in 2020, health care organizations across the country have had to pivot to provide virtual care services. The PHE allowed organizations more flexibility while working to provide care to millions during a pandemic. Both the national emergency and the public health emergency were previously set... READ MORE

On January 30, 2023, President Biden announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) declared by the Trump administration in 2020 would be ending on May 11, 2023. As a result, most of the health care flexibilities implemented by the federal government to address the pandemic under the Section 1135 blanket waivers will also... READ MORE