Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news....

In its June 2021 physician supply and demand report, “The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections From 2019 to 2034” (the “Report”), the Association of American Medical Colleges (“AAMC”) highlights the ongoing concern of physician shortages in the United States.

[co-author: David Gruber] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules on November 20, 2020 with changes to the Stark Law to facilitate care coordination and value-based care.

COVID-19 dramatically and swiftly changed the way that many employees normally work – and where they work from. As working arrangements change and, hopefully, settle into new patterns, are employers’ pre-pandemic expenses policies still suitable for the future?