Rick L. Hindmand

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2027 Final Rule, which was just published in the Federal Register, will revise Medicare billing policies for remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) starting January 1, 2027, for the initiating visit and RTM established patient requirements and for RPM and RTM valuation adjustments, and in 2029 for a new direct employment requirement for clinical staff.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) announced on September 15, 2026, that it will expand the Advancing Chronic Care Model with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model starting April 1, 2027 to include tracks covering additional health conditions.

McDonald Hopkins' Rick Hindmand will be presenting as part of a panel on "Risk Allocation in Business Associate Agreements: Structuring Indemnification Provisions and Beyond" during this virtual program presented by barbri. Not all BAAs contain indemnification provisions and, when included, these clauses vary and can generate heavy negotiation.