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Visit Verification Brings Benefits Beyond Compliance

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The 21st Century Cures Act is a United States law enacted by the 114th United States Congress in December 2016. The Act “is designed to help accelerate medical product development and bring new innovations and advances to patients who need them faster and more efficiently” and it “builds on FDA’s ongoing work to incorporate the … Read More >>>

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CMS Allows Extension of Some PHE HCBS Flexibilities

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released updated guidance to extend COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) flexibilities approved in the states’ section 1915(c) home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver Appendix K amendments.

These flexibilities were originally set to expire six months after the expiration of the PHE. But CMS has determined that … Read More >>>