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What We're Thankful For 11/25/2024

What We're Thankful For As we approach Thanksgiving, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss what they're thankful for, and provide their thoughts on President-elect Trump's recent nominees to run federal agencies. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/34142796

New Administration, New Rules 11/21/2024

New Administration, New Rules Leigh Feldman joins Julia Grabo to discuss how the incoming Trump administration might use methods like the Congressional Review Act to revisit and overturn Biden-era healthcare regulations such as the Medicaid Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities final rule, the Medicare TEAM mandatory model, and more. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/34092646

Week 2 of Lame Duck 11/18/2024

Week 2 of Lame Duck Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to preview this week on Capitol Hill, including potential disaster relief legislation, a look ahead to the rest of the lame duck session, and their thoughts on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33983382

Healthcare in the 2024 Lame Duck 11/14/2024

Healthcare in the 2024 Lame Duck Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to provide an outlook on the likelihood of healthcare extenders, Medicare telehealth flexibilities, a Medicare physician payment "doc fix," and prior authorization reforms being included in an end of year spending package. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33923647

Congress Returns for Lame Duck 11/12/2024

Congress Returns for Lame Duck As Congress returns today for the lame duck session, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss upcoming leadership elections and other priorities ahead of the December 20 government funding deadline. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33900697

Virtual Care in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 11/07/2024

Virtual Care in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rachel Stauffer joins Julia Grabo to discuss the virtual care provisions in CMS' recently released calendar year 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33834627

Election 2024 Preview 11/04/2024

Election 2024 Preview Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss the upcoming election and potential outcomes for the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33779642

Over the Counter Contraception Proposed Rule 10/31/2024

Over the Counter Contraception Proposed Rule Sarah Raaii, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery, joins Maddie News to discuss the first of anticipated proposed rules on coverage of over-the-counter services, focused on contraception items. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33708162

HLTH Conference 2024 Recap 10/24/2024

HLTH Conference 2024 Recap Rachel Stauffer joins Julia Grabo after her trip to HLTH 2024 in Las Vegas to discuss key trends and conversations she noticed at the conference. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33601092

GAO Hospital Price Transparency Report 10/17/2024

GAO Hospital Price Transparency Report Erica Stocker joins Maddie News to discuss the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on hospital price transparency and how it could spur congressional action. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33503362

Election Day and Lame Duck Creep Closer 10/15/2024

Election Day and Lame Duck Creep Closer Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss the state of the upcoming US election and how the need for disaster relief after hurricanes Helene and Milton will shape the lame duck session of congress. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33472052

CMS Report: Acute Hospital Care at Home Program 10/10/2024

CMS Report: Acute Hospital Care at Home Program Leigh Feldman joins Julia Grabo to discuss the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) report on the Acute Hospital Care at Home program, including patient characteristics and satisfaction, quality of care, Medicare spending and utilization, and the program's future prospects. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33407967

+Dx Diagnostics Forum 2024 Recap 10/03/2024

+Dx Diagnostics Forum 2024 Recap Deborah Godes and McDermott's Michael Ryan join Maddie News to recap last week's +Dx Diagnostics Forum 2024 and discuss key takeaways from the premier gathering of the laboratory diagnostics community. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33317792

Meet Our Newest Team Member, Simeon Niles 09/26/2024

Meet Our Newest Team Member, Simeon Niles Simeon Niles recently joined McDermott+ as Director, bringing our clients more than a decade of experience in value-based care design and population health models across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance. Simeon joins the Breakroom for a chat about his background, what he’s learned over the years, and the future of value-based care. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33220542

Congress' Final Week Before October Recess 09/23/2024

Congress' Final Week Before October Recess Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss the status of government funding and provide an outlook on congressional activity during the upcoming October recess. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33172867

Health Policy at the CBC Foundation Annual Legislative Conference 09/19/2024

Health Policy at the CBC Foundation Annual Legislative Conference Kayla Holgash joins Julia Grabo to discuss her key takeaways from the 53rd Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33126682

Will Congress Stick Around Next Week? 09/16/2024

Will Congress Stick Around Next Week? Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss the health-related activity in Congress this week, including markups, hearings, and bills on the House floor, and predict whether both chambers will return next week for the rest of their scheduled session. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33076647

Regulatory Focus on Mental Health 09/12/2024

Regulatory Focus on Mental Health Katie Waldo and Jeffrey Davis join Maddie News to discuss two recent administrative actions on mental health: the recently released final rule on mental health parity requirements, and a request for information on Medicare payment for behavioral health crisis services. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/33025677

Congressional Priorities Upon Returning from Recess 09/09/2024

Congressional Priorities Upon Returning from Recess Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss this week's multitude of congressional hearings and what they might mean for the lame duck session. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32975397

September Congressional Forecast 09/03/2024

September Congressional Forecast As Congress enters its last week of summer recess, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss the upcoming election and what it means for legislative activity in September. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32878318

FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule 08/08/2024

FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule Deborah Godes and Leigh Feldman join Julia Grabo to discuss provisions in the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, including changes to payment rate, new technology add-on payment, TEAM model and DSH hospitals. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32490262

Checking in on ONC and HTI-2 08/01/2024

Checking in on ONC and HTI-2 Kristen O'Brien joins Maddie News to discuss the reorganization of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the recently released proposed rule on Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-2). /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32386962

Final Week Before August Recess 07/29/2024

Final Week Before August Recess Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to preview the Senate's final in-session week before recess, and discuss what staffers will be working on and congressional priorities before the end of the year. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32333312

Breakroom Special Edition: Behind the Scenes 07/26/2024

Breakroom Special Edition: Behind the Scenes Priya Rathakrishnan and Maddie News join Julia Grabo to discuss their roles at McDermott+ and provide a behind the scenes tour of our podcasting process. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32297082

Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule 07/25/2024

Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Deborah Godes and Marie Knoll join Julia Grabo to discuss provisions and stakeholder implications from the recently released calendar year 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32296792

Election Update: Charting the Uncharted 07/22/2024

Election Update: Charting the Uncharted Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss the current state of affairs in the US Presidential election and its potential impacts on Capitol Hill and in healthcare. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32246797

Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule 07/18/2024

Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Kristen O'Brien, Rachel Hollander and Jeff Davis join Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss the Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule and specifically highlight several coding proposals made by CMS. To learn more about the proposed rule, read our +Insight . /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32198777

Highlights of the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda 07/11/2024

Highlights of the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda Jeffrey Davis joins Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss the Administration's Spring 2024 Unified Agenda, highlighting the significant healthcare regulations expected to be published this year. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32098767

Congress Returns and Policymaking Continues 07/08/2024

Congress Returns and Policymaking Continues Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss upcoming healthcare regulations from the administration and the future of telehealth in the House of Representatives. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/32052222

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference 07/01/2024

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision that overturns the Chevron deference and what that means for the health industry going forward. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/31965797

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