Rosen & Kessler: New health care laws in Maryland

The Maryland General Assembly’s 2022 legislative session resulted in the enactment of many new health care laws that will impact health care facilities, providers and insurers in the State. Here are some of the highlights from the 2022 session. Value-based care: New value-based care legislation:  (1) amends the Maryland Self-Referral Law to align with federal law permitting health care providers to be paid under certain value-based arrangements; (2)  amends the law governing health care practitioner compensation arrangements with insurers and health maintenance organizations to permit voluntary two-sided incentive arrangements with certain health care practitioners in which the practitioner can assume risk;