Analysis

Publications

• In Law360, Health Care Attorneys Analyze CMS Value-Based Direct Contracting Model (February 5, 2020)
• In Healthcare Risk Management, Health Care Partner Addresses Proposed “Value-Based” Changes to Stark and Anti-kickback Regulations (November 25, 2019)
• Ropes & Gray Hosts Digital Health Forum and Launches Research Report (September 18, 2019)
• In Healthcare Finance, Deborah Gersh and Tim McCrystal Examine Health Care M&A and Private Equity Investment (May 9, 2019)
• Health Care Co-Chair Named to National Law Journal’s 2019 Health Care Trailblazers List (May 2, 2019)
• In Healthcare Risk Management, Health Care Partner Addresses Value-Based Care Compliance Challenges (March 6, 2019)
• In Law360, Health Care Attorneys Examine CMS’ Medicare Shared Savings Program Overhaul (January 15, 2019)
• Health Care Partner Examines How HIPAA Privacy Rules Impact Value-Based Care (December 17, 2018)
• In Bloomberg Law, Health Care Attorneys Examine Kickback Hurdles for Value-Based Care (December 11, 2018)
• Health Care Attorneys Author Law360 Article on CMS Final Medicare Rules for Outpatient Payment Cost-Cutting (November 30, 2018)
• Health Care Partner Authors Article Analyzing New York State Medicaid Value-Based Payment Models (November 9, 2018)
• In Bloomberg Law, Health Care Partner Discusses Data Integrity in Shift to Value-Based Health Care Reimbursement (October 30, 2018)
• Ropes & Gray Health Care Attorneys File Request for Information with HHS Inspector General (October 30, 2018)
• Health Care Co-Chair Discusses Value-Based Health Care on CBS Radio News and WCBS-AM New York (March 5, 2018)
• In Law360, Health Care Attorneys Examine New CMS Bundled Payment Model (February 7, 2018)
• ONC’s Draft Trusted Exchange Framework: Seeking Nationwide Interoperability for Health Information Networks (January 22, 2018)
• In Law360, Deborah Gersh Addresses 2018 Health Care Policy to Watch (January 3, 2018)
• In CBS MoneyWatch, Healthcare Partner Quoted on Navigating Obamacare Open Enrollment (December 13, 2017)
• Washington Health Care Partner Authors Ninth Column on “Repeal and Replace” in Bloomberg BNA’s Health Law Reporter (December 7, 2017)
• In Managed Care Magazine, Health Care Co-Chair Discusses Expectations for 2018 Value-Based Care (December 7, 2017)
• In Bloomberg BNA, Health Care Partner Addresses Improper Medicare Payments (December 7, 2017)
• In Law360, Health Care and Corporate Attorneys Examine Future MACRA Considerations for Hospitals and Health Systems (November 22, 2017)
• Health Care Attorneys Author Law360 Article on California Enacting Drug Pricing Transparency Law (November 20, 2017)
• Over 40 U.S. States Pursing Value-Based Payment Programs, Report Finds (November 13, 2017)
• Experts: Payers Will Forge Ahead with New Pay Models  (November 13, 2017)
• ACOs Yield Quality Lessons for Hospitals, May Expand (November 13, 2017)
• Hospital Impact—The upside of narrow-network insurance plans (November 13, 2017)
• Health Care Attorneys Author Law360 Article on Future of Value-Based Health Care (October 5, 2017)
• Health Care Attorneys Author Law360 Article on Health Care Providers Becoming Payors (September 21, 2017)
• Health Care Attorneys Co-Author Law360 Article Addressing New Warranty Safe Harbor Advisory and Impact on Value-Based Health Care (September 15, 2017)
• Impact of Value-Based Health Care on the Medical Device Industry: Three Takeaways From the Case for Transformation (September 7, 2017)
• Cross-Practice Team Authors Bloomberg BNA Article on How Anti-Kickback Enforcement Can Limit Health Care Innovation (August 10, 2017)
• What’s Next after a Final Unsuccessful Attempt at Repeal and Replace (July 28, 2017)
• Health Care Partner and Counsel Co-Author Law360 Article on Value-Based Challenges And Opportunities For Pharma Cos. (July 13, 2017)
• Health Care Practice Attorneys Co-Author Law360 Article on Value-Based Health Care Challenges and Opportunities for Pharmaceutical Companies (July 13, 2017)
• Analysis on the Future of Value-Based Care and Digital HealthLaw360Health Care Counsels Author (June 30, 2017)
• Experts Tout Value-Based Contracts, RWE, Patent Reform As Pricing Fixes (June 16, 2017)
• Health Care Attorneys Co-Author Law360 Expert Analysis Article on Compliance and Value-Based Health Care (June 1, 2017)
• Health Care Partner Quoted in Law360 Report on Key Takeaways As CBO Scores Revised ACA Repeal Bill (May 24, 2017)
• Brave New World: Compliance and the Transition to Value-Based Care (May 23, 2017)
• In Law360, Health Care Attorneys Co-Author Article Providing Value-Based Health Care Investor Advice, (May 10, 2017)
• Health Care Partner Quoted in National Law Journal on Guidance for Legal Counsel After Passage of AHCA, (May 8, 2017)
• Ten Things Investors Need to Know About Value-Based Healthcare (May 8, 2017)
• Statement of Ropes & Gray D.C. Health Group Partner Tom Bulleit on the House’s Passage of the American Health Care Act: AHCA Redivivus, or A Last Gasp?
  (May 5, 2017)
• “Reports of the AHCA's Revival: Will Giving the States Obamacare Waivers Thread the Needle?,” Bloomberg BNA's Health Law Report (April 27, 2017)
• “Debate Over Mandatory Versus Voluntary Pay Bundles Resurface,” Inside Health Policy (subscription only) (April 12, 2017)
• “Failure to Launch the American Health Care Act: Portents for the Future of Health Care Reform?,” Bloomberg BNA's Health Law Report (April 6, 2017)
• “The Price of TrumpCare: Five Takeaways From the HHS Secretary and Other Republican Proposals,” Bloomberg BNA's Health Law Report (February 23, 2017)
• What’s Ahead for Value-Based Health Care? (February 22, 2017)
• MACRA Final Rule and Post-Election Questions (November 28, 2016)
• Trumping Obamacare: Some Likely Effects of the Election on Health Care (November 10, 2016)
• New ACO Rule: Continued CMS Efforts to Promote Program Participation (June 23, 2016)
• CMS Issues Final Payment Rules for Physicians and Hospitals (November 17. 2015)
• CMS and OIG Issue Final Rule on Fraud and Abuse Waivers for ACOs (November 17, 2015)
• CMS Proposes Reporting and Payment Changes in Proposed 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Rule (July 20, 2015)
• Medicare Shared Savings Program: CMS Finalizes Changes Affecting All ACOs (July 11, 2015)
• Permanent “Doc Fix” Legislation Substitutes Merit-Based Incentive Payment System for SGR, and Contains Other Reimbursement and Compliance Changes (April 23, 2015)
• “Next Generation” Accountable Care Organization: A New Model from CMS (March 19, 2015)