Steven J. Schnelle
Subscribe to Steven J. Schnelle's PostsSteven Schnelle delivers strategic solutions to investors and business operators in the healthcare and life sciences industries. He advises a full spectrum of investors, healthcare and life sciences organizations, providing insight for clients navigating the complex legal structures defining these tightly regulated sectors. Read Steven Schnelle's full bio.
Post-Election Outlook: Issues to Watch for Pharmacy Industry Stakeholders
By Steven J. Schnelle and Jae Hyun Lee on Dec 10, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The 2024 election results will create significant tailwinds for Republican legislative and regulatory priorities in US Congress, federal agencies, and state houses across the country. This client alert considers the outlook for pharmacy regulation under the second incoming Trump administration and a unified Republican Congress, as well as state-level pharmacy policies that may advance as...
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CMS Ups Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement, Seeks More Authority from Congress
By Steven J. Schnelle on May 25, 2023
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently unveiled plans to toughen its hospital price transparency enforcement. According to this InsideHealthPolicy article, these proposals include earlier and automatic civil penalties, eliminating warning notices for hospitals that have not attempted to comply with price transparency requirements and giving hospitals no more than 45 days to implement...
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CMS Will Finalize Heightened Penalties, Additional Requirements Under Hospital Price Transparency Rule
By Steven J. Schnelle and Emily J. Cook on Nov 30, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will implement increased penalties for hospitals that do not comply with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule, effective January 1, 2022. CMS will also finalize several additional requirements for hospitals, including a requirement that hospitals ensure standard charge information is accessible...
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CMS Proposes Heightened Penalties and Additional Requirements Under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule
By Emily J. Cook and Steven J. Schnelle on Sep 28, 2021
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
On July 19, 2021, US President Joe Biden’s administration released a proposed rule that would increase penalties for hospitals that do not comply with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule, effective January 1, 2022. According to McDermott’s Emily Jane Cook and Steven J. Schnelle, the proposed rule also provides certain potentially burdensome clarifications and requests comment...
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Court Issues Permanent Injunction Blocking Medicare 340B Payment Cuts
By Drew Elizabeth McCormick, Emily J. Cook, Eric Zimmerman and Steven J. Schnelle on Jan 22, 2019
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The US District Court for the District of Columbia recently held that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) exceeded its authority by reducing Medicare payment rates for 340B drugs, but, because of the budget-neutral nature of the cuts, the court left implementation details of its order temporarily unresolved to avoid disrupting administration of...
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