On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act into law, which will become effective as of January 1, 2025 (click here see the full bill). Any noncompete covenants that are greater than one year in length in an employment agreement for a healthcare provider, entered into
July 2024
Medicare Proposed 2025 Telehealth Changes
By Michael Cassidy on
CMS proposed several telehealth changes in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, issued July 10, 2024.
Interactive Telecommunication
Beginning January 1, 2025, an interactive telecommunication system may include two-way, real-time audio-only communication technology for any telehealth service furnished to a beneficiary in their home, if the distant site physician or practitioner is technically…
Non-Compete Ban Updates: FTC Rule Challenges & Pennsylvania Healthcare Legislation
By Adam Appleberry on
Posted in Legal News
Challenges to the FTC Rule
As we previously discussed on Med Law Blog, following the FTC’s approval of the final rule to ban non-compete agreements for for-profit businesses in April, several businesses have challenged the FTC’s authority to enforce this rule. The final rule is set to take effect on September 4, 2024, but in…
Medicare Proposes 2.8% Physician Fee Schedule Reduction
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Medicare & Reimbursement
Click here for the CMS Announcement on July 10, 2024 proposing a reduction in the Medicare Conversion Factor payment from $33.29 to $32.36, i.e. 2.8%
There are a host of other changes in the 24 page Release, which we will address in due course.