Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment Practice Group Mid-Year Luncheon 

Thursday, March 26, 2009
At the 2009 Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues
March 25-27, 2009
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, MD

Demystifying the CMS Regulatory Process: How HHS and the Executive Branch Work Together to Implement CMS Policy

Description:

• What is the typical process that CMS goes through when it begins the rulemaking process?
• How are other components of HHS involved?
• What other components of HHS involved? Who plays a major role?
• Do all regulations go through the same process or are some regulations treated differently?
• What role does the Office of Management and Budget play?
• Are other agencies of the Executive Branch involved?
• How intimately is the White House involved in the rulemaking process?
• Case studies: the annual inpatient prospective payment system rule and the initial part D regulation.

Presenter:

Thomas R. Barker, Esquire
Partner
Foley Hoag LLP
Washington, DC, and Boston, MA