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Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals is a podcast created by the K&L Gates health care practice group to inform our clients and friends of the firm about the latest developments in health law. If you would like to provide feedback or would like to suggest a topic for a future episode of Triage, please contact usUse the icons below to subscribe to Triage via your favorite podcast app to have our episodes delivered directly to you as they become available.

Oct 8, 2020

In this week’s episode, Limo Cherian, Steve Pine, and Macy Flinchum discuss some of the key changes for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the recent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. In particular, the presenters discuss the implications and potential challenges for ACOs if the proposed changes to...


Jul 1, 2020

In this week's episode, Gabe Scott and Steve Pine discuss recent data showing how health systems participating in Alternative Payment Models compare to other health systems in responding to the COVID-19 crisis, and discuss the future of APMs.

Presenters: Steve Pine, Gabe Scott


May 7, 2020

In this week’s episode, Limo Cherian, Carla Dewberry and Steven Pine discuss recent changes to value-based health care payment arrangements triggered by the current COVID-19 emergency. In particular, the presenters discuss changes implemented by CMS to the Quality Payment Program (QPP), the Merit-based...


Feb 20, 2020

In this week's episode, Limo Cherian, Carla Dewberry, and Steve Pine discuss EKRA - the 'Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018,' which introduces new criminal penalties for kickbacks associated with referrals to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and laboratories.  The presenters discuss how...


Oct 17, 2019

In this week’s episode, Steve Pine presents the last installment of our three part series addressing the CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) updates in the CY2020 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. In this episode, Mr. Pine explains a number of Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APM) proposals, including new...