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Finalized Rules for the Prescribing of Buprenorphine through the use of Telehealth

On January 31, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  finalized rules for the prescribing of buprenorphine through the use of telehealth (rules first proposed in December 2022). In these final rules, opioid treatment programs (OTPs) will be able to use telehealth to prescribe buprenorphine without an in-person visit. It is important to…

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Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Proposed and Modified Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs)

  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which includes policy changes for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for the 2024 Performance Year (PY) and beyond. LEARN MORE

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Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA43

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the Department’s guidance on how to analyze who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This final rule rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021…

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