Biden Administration Announces Significant Nursing Home Reform
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Biden Administration Announces Significant Nursing Home Reform

Health Law, Assisted Living

Biden Administration Announces Significant Nursing Home Reform

In an effort to improve the quality of care for nursing home residents, the Biden Administration has announced plans for sweeping nursing home reform. As you are aware, the pandemic has been devastating to nursing home residents. COVID-19 has not necessarily caused all the recent issues with nursing homes. Issues regarding staffing, quality of care, and private investors’ role in the nursing home industry has existed long before anyone heard of COVID-19. The pandemic simply brought these issues to the surface. As a result, on February 28, 2022, the Biden administration announced it would be implementing a variety of nursing home reforms, including the [...]

Jerold Rothkoff2024-03-08T11:33:39-05:00March 4, 2022|

Aduhelm Coverage: Medicare’s Decision for the New Alzheimer’s Drug
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Aduhelm Coverage: Medicare’s Decision for the New Alzheimer’s Drug

Health Law, Public Benefits

Aduhelm Coverage: Medicare’s Decision for the New Alzheimer’s Drug

On January 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed that Medicare would offer Aduhelm coverage. Aduhelm is a drug for the treatment of mild Alzheimer’s disease, only as part of a clinical trial approved by CMS or supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The trial will help to generate the evidence that CMS suggests is currently lacking regarding whether Aduhelm is reasonable and necessary for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. This preliminary National Coverage Determination (NCD) comes after months of handwringing over the potential impact of this new high-priced drug on Medicare spending and [...]

Jerold Rothkoff2024-03-08T12:10:31-05:00January 28, 2022|

Update on Telehealth Insurance Coverage
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Update on Telehealth Insurance Coverage

Health Law

Update on Telehealth Insurance Coverage

Over the past year, telehealth insurance coverage has evolved. While telehealth is not a new practice, it has become much more widely utilized since the outbreak of COVID-19. Historically, telehealth was utilized in certain instances, such as for patients who lived in more rural areas with limited access to resources. In regard to telehealth insurance coverage, effective March 2020, Medicare began covering these visits under much broader guidelines and were paid at the same rate as in-person visits. Some of the most common technology platforms include FaceTime, Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Skype. Under the guidelines during the pandemic, the use [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:32:23-05:00February 4, 2021|

There is No Place for Politics in Elder Care Law
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There is No Place for Politics in Elder Care Law

Health Law, Law Update

There is No Place for Politics in Elder Care Law

It is my personal opinion that there is no place for politics in elder care law. I recently discussed the election during a dinner conversation with a friend. We discussed our political views and opinions. He correctly observed he never sees political opinions on my Facebook or LinkedIn pages. He inquired why I chose not to engage in a political discussion, suggesting whether it was because I wanted to be perceived as apolitical from a business perspective. In a way, he was right, but not for the reasons he thought. Many years ago, I represented an elderly stroke survivor whose [...]

Bryan Adler2024-03-08T12:34:56-05:00November 11, 2020|