One of the key factors in FaM’s growth is reimbursement policy across various payors and providers. This post introduces reimbursement frameworks and strategies that support the FaM space, including medical nutrition therapy (MNT), medically tailored meals (MTM), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and employer-sponsored benefits programs.
Read MoreBelow is an overview of the most important proposals and the opportunities for healthcare innovators and digital health companies from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Read MoreAt the most recent Food as Medicine (FaM) Summit, leading experts, policymakers, and healthcare innovators in FaM gathered to discuss one important goal: revolutionizing how we improve population health through food and nutritional guidance.
Here’s what we believe every healthcare and FaM innovator should know.
Read MoreThe Digital Therapeutics Alliance Summit 2024, held in Washington, D.C., brought together over 500 industry leaders (including NLG’s own Carrie Nixon and Michael Schellhous), innovators, and key stakeholders to discuss the current state and future of digital therapeutics (DTx).
Read MoreLast Friday, Colorado’s governor signed into law the Colorado AI Act (“CAIA”). For digital health companies building with artificial intelligence, CAIA sets the first comprehensive national benchmark for minimum rights and protections for users of healthcare AI, effective February 1, 2026.
Read MoreThe Office of the Inspector General for HHS released a Final Rule aimed at reducing regulatory barriers and facilitating the move towards value-based care and giving healthcare providers and digital health companies more flexibility to enter into new business arrangements. This article is a high-level overview of the Rule and what it may mean for the future of healthcare.
Read MoreHospitals and medical device manufacturers will both benefit from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) finalization of the 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule (“Final Rule”) scheduled to be published on August 16, 2019. In an effort to increase Medicare beneficiaries’ access to innovative medical technologies, CMS has finalized certain changes to the “new technology add-on payment” “(NTAP) application and payment processes under the Final Rule. This change is likely to encourage hospital adoption of new technologies, which is intended to spur innovation and additional investment in these technologies.
Read MoreIn April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new set of payment models meant to allow primary care providers deliver better care at a lower cost to their patients by removing unneccessary administrative and adjust payouts from procedures to outcomes.
Read MoreRemote patient monitoring providers have known the benefits of RPM, including better outcomes for patients and lower overall cost of care, for awhile now. But with innovations in technology and CMS’ move to allow separate reimbursement for RPM bring incredible opportunities for health care technology companies and providers alike. Read more on Digital Health Today.
Read MoreNixon Law Group represents clients whose businesses are on the leading edge of healthcare and technology. We represent healthcare providers, healthcare technology companies, and other businesses that sell to the healthcare industry, including businesses in the medical cannabis industry.
Read MoreBeginning January 1, 2019, physicians and other Qualified Healthcare Providers (“QHCPs”) eligible to independently bill for E/M services can obtain standalone reimbursement for Interprofessional Internet Consultations using CPT Codes 99446-99449, 99451, and 99452.
Read MoreThe final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (the “Rule”), released on November 1st, creates three new codes in the category of Chronic Care Remote Physiologic Monitoring (“CCRPM”) for (1) initial set-up and patient education, (2) initial device supply, and (3) monitoring data and interacting with patients or caregivers.
Read MoreIn its Final Rule for the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule released on Friday, CMS introduced a new code, HCPCS G2012, allowing physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals (“QHCPs”) to be reimbursed for “virtual check-ins” with patients who aren’t sure whether or not their symptoms warrant an in-office visit. Learn more about virtual check-ins and how they can be used by practices.
Read MoreOn September 25, 2018, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy met in closed session for more than five hours before awarding five conditional permits to five separate companies who will likely become the first Pharmaceutical Processors of Medical Cannabis in Virginia. Following this exciting announcement, these conditional license permittees will undergo background checks and, upon satisfactory results, will begin the arduous process of creating Virginia’s first vertically integrated Medical Cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and retail facilities. The state’s program started in earnest in 2015, and due to the advocacy of Virginia patients, caregivers, legislators, and healthcare providers, expanded to its current state in just three short years.
Read MoreTax credits are a great way to increase cash flow for your business, and it may come as a surprise to many that millions of dollars go unclaimed each year.
If you’re a high growth start-up or early stage business engaging in research and development (R&D), you’re likely leaving State and Federal money on the table. Continue reading to see if you qualify for tax credits to help you propel your business.
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