February 8, 2012

Legal Analysis and Law Articles on Health Care, HIPAA, Stark law, Medicare and Medicaid, Anti-Kickback Statutes, Fraud and Abuse

The National Law Review is a free resource of health care legal articles addressing regulatory developments, contractual obligations and disputes for both profit and not for profit health care organizations. Legal topics include:

• Litigation, regulatory actions and arbitration and mediations involving: pharmaceutical companies, health and hospital systems, physician groups, licensed ambulatory care facilities, hospices, home health care providers and managed care arrangements including IPA's, PHO's, HMO's, MSO's and other entities

• Emerging regulatory issues and enforcement involving: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act “PPACA”, Office of Inspector General "OIG" actions, the extended reach of Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs “OFCCP” and increased antitrust scrutiny of healthcare organizations

• Medical compliance, communications and privacy issues such as: Telemedicine / Telehealth Standards, HIPAA, Genetic Information Non Discrimination Act “GINA”, Unbranded Websites, Stark Self-Disclosures, Red Flag and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health “HITECH” Rules impacting electronic health record “EHR” technology

Details of actions by state and local governments, and by other governmental agencies as well as mediation and arbitration and civil actions from across the U.S. are added daily.

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FDA and Medical Devices Industry Reach Tentative Agreement on User Fees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/8/2012
DOL's Investigation Recovers More Than $202,000 in Back Wages at 2 Alabama Rehab & Long-term Care Facilities U.S. Department of Labor 2/7/2012
Product Liability Claims Against Generics After Pliva v. Mensing: Do Any Claims Survive? Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 2/6/2012
IRS Issues Additional Guidance under the Affordable Care Act on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Group Health Insurance Coverage Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/5/2012
IRS Issues Revised Guidance on W-2 Reporting Requirements for Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Coverage McDermott Will & Emery 2/4/2012
HHS Provides Additional Guidance on Health Plan Coverage of Contraceptive Services by Nonprofit Religious Employers McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2012
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Decision Rejects Associational Discrimination Claims under Chapter 151B Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/3/2012
Illinois Reverses Position on Income Tax Treatment of Benefits for Civil Union Partners McDermott Will & Emery 2/3/2012
The FDA’s Efforts To Regulate Dietary Supplements, Then And Now Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 2/3/2012
Bill to License Single ORs is Reintroduced Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/2/2012
Labor Secretary Solis Announces Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Statutory Amendments to FMLA U.S. Department of Labor 2/1/2012
January 2012 Regulatory Developments Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/1/2012
HHS Provides Additional Guidance on Health Plan Coverage of Contraceptive Services by Nonprofit Religious Employers McDermott Will & Emery 1/31/2012
Wellness Programs Varnum LLP 1/31/2012
Proposed Physician Payment Sunshine Act Regulations Leave Many in the Dark Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/31/2012
The Emerging Risks of 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/30/2012
U.S. Department of Labor Focuses Enforcement Efforts on North Carolina Residential Care Facilities Poyner Spruill LLP 1/30/2012
Loophole in Senate Bill May Create Nuclear Risks Center for Public Integrity 1/30/2012
Employing Individuals Excluded From Federal Health Care Programs: A Follow-up to November’s Article Poyner Spruill LLP 1/28/2012
New 7th Circuit Decision Endorses Heightened Scrutiny of Experts at Class Certification Stage While Potentially Lowering the Bar to the Predominance Element at Class Certification Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/28/2012
OCR Begins HIPAA Audits Under the Watchful Eye of Congress--What to Expect and How to Prepare Poyner Spruill LLP 1/28/2012
Reminder: Include GINA "Safe Harbor" Language in FMLA Forms Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/27/2012
CMS’s Recovery Audit Contractors Appear Poised to Audit Facilities With Ultra High Therapy RUGs Poyner Spruill LLP 1/26/2012
HHS Launches Health IT Challenge to Improve Care Transitions for Hospital-Discharge Patients U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/26/2012
OIG’s Most Wanted List Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/25/2012
Update Re: State to License One Room ORs Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/25/2012
Supreme Court Upholds Ruling: PAs Cannot Administer EMGs Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/24/2012
Life Sciences' Financial Relationships in the Spotlight: CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Transparency Reporting of Certain Financial Interests McDermott Will & Emery 1/24/2012
California Enacts 22 New Employment Laws Impacting All Companies Doing Business In The State Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/24/2012
“Pascalization” Provides a New Alternative for Food Preservation Varnum LLP 1/22/2012
New National Biodefense Science Board members will advise HHS U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/21/2012
HHS Proposes to Allow States to Define “Essential Health Benefits” McDermott Will & Emery 1/21/2012
HHS Finds “Unreasonable” Rate Hikes Using ACA Rate Review Authority von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/17/2012
Affordable Care Act Holding Insurers Accountable for Premium Hikes U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/16/2012
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on CDRH Appeals Processes Barnes & Thornburg LLP 1/15/2012
Updated Guidance on Form W-2 Reporting of Healthcare Coverage Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/13/2012
Providing Health Services Under TRICARE No Longer Creates Affirmative Action Requirements for Health Care Employers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/12/2012
DOJ’s SCOTUS Brief Defends Constitutionality of Individual Mandate von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/11/2012
Congress, President Extend Endangered Medicare and Medicaid Programs McDermott Will & Emery 1/11/2012
CMS Issues HIPAA Standard for Electronic Funds Transfers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/10/2012
Affordable Care Act provision cuts red tape, saves up to $4.5 billion U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/10/2012
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Implementing the “Federal Sunshine Law” Reporting Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 1/9/2012
Final health IT innovators win funding for cancer treatment apps U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/9/2012
Four Commonly Asked Questions About Patient Medical Information: VIDEO Center for Public Integrity 1/8/2012
CMS Issues HIPAA Standard for Electronic Funds Transfers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/7/2012
New Jersey Regulatory Developments - December 19, 2011 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/6/2012
St. Mercy Medical Center settles violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/4/2012
TRICARE No Longer Basis for OFCCP Jurisdiction von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/4/2012
Prior Conception and Reduction to Practice Defeats Invention McDermott Will & Emery 1/4/2012
New data: Affordable Care Act helps 2.5 million additional young adults get health insurance U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1/4/2012
Managing Dental Claims in Workers Comp Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/3/2012
GE Healthcare Pays $30 Million to Resolve Potential False Claims Act Liability von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/1/2012
The ACO Final Rule Is Released Are You Ready Poyner Spruill LLP 1/1/2012
Congress, President Extend Endangered Medicare and Medicaid Programs McDermott Will & Emery 12/31/2011
Health Care Entities Using Social Media: Guidance from the Division of Quality Assurance von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/30/2011
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Information on Off-Label Uses Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/30/2011
Obama Administration awards nearly $300 million to states for enrolling eligible children in health coverage U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 12/29/2011
"Independent" Informal Dispute Resolution Goes Live on January 1, 2012 Poyner Spruill LLP 12/28/2011
Fraud, Prescription Drugs, and the Elderly SUNY Buffalo Law School 12/27/2011
POLST Act Signed into Law Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/26/2011
Congress Approves Two-Month Extension of Doc-Fix von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/25/2011
Russia's New Public Health Law Will Impact Medical Device, Drug Companies Armstrong Teasdale 12/25/2011
Physician Sentenced for Private Health Insurance Fraud von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/23/2011
Imminent Withholding of Medicare Physician Payments Appears Likely Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/23/2011
Hiring or Contracting with Excluded Individuals or Entities Poyner Spruill LLP 12/23/2011
FDA Public Meeting on Biosimilars (User Fees): Implications for the Forthcoming Biosimilars Regulatory Pathway Schiff Hardin LLP 12/22/2011
Group Health Plans: Year-End Action Items, Upcoming Changes Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/22/2011
HHS Announces 32 Pioneer ACOs von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/20/2011
Thirty-Two Health Care Organizations to Participate in Pioneer ACO Program Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/19/2011
Supreme Court Announces Dates for Oral Argument on ACA Challenge von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/19/2011
CMS’ 2012 OPPS Final Rule Revises Physician Supervision Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 12/18/2011
CMS Releases Proposed “Sunshine” Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/15/2011
Food, Drug & Device Law Alert - FDA Proposes Performance Goals and User Fees for Biosimilars Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/15/2011
OIG Releases HEAT Training Videos von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/14/2011
China to Streamline Clinical Trials McDermott Will & Emery 12/14/2011
CMS Issues Final Rule Allowing Access to Medicare Data von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/13/2011
House End of Year Package Would Cut Hospital Funding More than $17 billion McDermott Will & Emery 12/13/2011
Brominated Battle: Soda Chemical has Cloudy Health History Center for Public Integrity 12/12/2011
FTC Staff Report Summarizes Recent Pay-for-Delay Settlements McDermott Will & Emery 12/12/2011
Final Rule for CO-Ops – “A New Competitive Presence” In The Insurance Marketplace Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/12/2011
FDA Announces Proposals for Biosimilars User Fees and Performance Review Goals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/12/2011
Healthcare Providers: When In Doubt, Self-Report! Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/11/2011
CMS Releases Final Medical Loss Ratio Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/10/2011
Securing Health Care for Workers and Small Businesses U.S. Department of Labor 12/9/2011
More Big Pharma Companies Cough Up Big Dollars in DOJ Settlements Ifrah Law 12/9/2011
UK Supreme Court Steps Into line with Europe, but Rejects U.S. Approach McDermott Will & Emery 12/6/2011
US Labor Department Proposes Rules under Affordable Care Act to Crack Down on Health Care fraud, Protect Workers and Small Businesses U.S. Department of Labor 12/5/2011
Is Michael Jackson's Doctor Disqualified from Medicare? Or are Two Senators Mistaken? Center for Public Integrity 12/4/2011
Eighth Circuit Not Ready to Move Away from Traditional Market Definition Process Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/2/2011
Michael Jackson's Doctor, Other Convicted Felons, Still Listed as Medicare Providers Center for Public Integrity 12/1/2011
Is Coming Together to Form the Larger Same (or Multi) Specialty Medical Practice the Answer? Baker Hostetler 11/29/2011
Significant Changes to San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Require Immediate Employer Action; ERISA Preemption Controversy Reopened Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/28/2011
ANALYSIS: Despite GOP Claims, U.S. Health Care Nowhere Near 'Best' in the World Center for Public Integrity 11/28/2011
CMS Releases its 2012 ACO Application; Pioneer ACOs Advance McDermott Will & Emery 11/26/2011
President Obama Announces Marilyn Tavenner as Berwick’s Replacement at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/25/2011
OCR Rolls Out HIPAA Audit Program McDermott Will & Emery 11/25/2011
Jackson Park Hospital To Pay $80,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Race And Sex Discrimination And Retaliation U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 11/24/2011
Health Insurer Charging Unreasonable Rate Increases U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 11/24/2011
Unprecedented Tool Developed for Small Businesses to find and Compare Health Insurance Plans U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 11/22/2011
CMS Imposes Medicaid Payment Restrictions on Provider-Preventable Conditions McDermott Will & Emery 11/22/2011
Nursing Home Bill Signed by Wisconsin Governor von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/22/2011
China NDRC Fines Two Pharmaceutical Distributors for Monopolistic Practice McDermott Will & Emery 11/21/2011
Physician Separation Issues Baker Hostetler 11/21/2011
HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Program Begins This Month Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/20/2011
Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Obamacare as Constitutional: ANALYSIS Center for Public Integrity 11/20/2011
Covered Entities: Be Prepared for a HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/19/2011
Reminder: New York Employers Now Must Report Whether Health Insurance Is Available to Employees’ Dependents Vedder Price P.C. 11/18/2011
DOJ Official Reiterates Threat to Prosecute Criminally Responsible Corporate Officials for Violations of FD&C Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/18/2011
OCR Audits of Covered Entities for HIPAA Compliance to Begin November 2011 Williams Kastner 11/16/2011
No Mandatory Antitrust Review for ACOs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/16/2011
FTC/DOJ Remove Mandatory Antitrust Review for MSSP-Participating ACOs in Final Policy Statement McDermott Will & Emery 11/16/2011
We Can’t Wait: Health Care Innovation Challenge will improve care, save money, focus on health care jobs U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 11/15/2011
FDA Issues Two Draft Guidances To Facilitate Medical Device Clinical Trials in Humans Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/15/2011
California Consumer Group Pushing Ballot Initiative Requiring Regulatory Approval for Insurance Price Hikes Center for Public Integrity 11/14/2011
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to ACA von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/14/2011
Government Coercion As A Vehicle To Alter Healthcare Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 11/14/2011
ANALYSIS: A new affront group Center for Public Integrity 11/13/2011
D.C. Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of ACA Individual Mandate von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/12/2011
Wisconsin Eliminates Income Tax Disparity on Health Coverage for Adult Children Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/9/2011
Federal appeals court upholds survivors’ right to automatic benefits under Black Lung Benefits Act U.S. Department of Labor 11/8/2011
CMS Releases its CY 2012 OPPS Final Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/6/2011
CMS Actuary Projects Savings Potential For ACOs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/5/2011
CMS Releases its CY 2012 Physician Fee Schedule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/5/2011
CMS Rules that Non-Compete Provision Complies with Stark Law’s Physician Recruitment Exception Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/4/2011
Workplace Fairness Act Set to Move to the House Floor Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/3/2011
Stimulus Funds Will Build State Health Exchanges But Might Not Sustain Them Center for Public Integrity 11/3/2011
The OIG Issues An OIG Rule on ACOs and the IRS Provides Additional Guidance For Tax-Exempt Organizations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/3/2011
Accountable Care Organizations and Shared Savings Program Final Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/2/2011
East Los Angeles community hospital executives ordered to repay $600,000 to employee retirement plan, following US Labor Department investigation U.S. Department of Labor 11/1/2011
Reasonableness of Hospital Fees (Indiana) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/1/2011
FTC/DOJ Final Policy on Accountable Care Organizations: Important Antitrust Issues Remain Uncertain for Healthcare Collaborations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/1/2011
The OIG Issues An OIG Rule on ACOs and the IRS Provides Additional Guidance For Tax-Exempt Organizations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/31/2011
Illinois Physician Profile Goes Live on October 19, 2011 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/30/2011
Looking for Something Haunting this Halloween?: DC’s Scariest Statistics Center for Public Integrity 10/29/2011
Bloody Risks Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/29/2011
CMS Issues One Final and Two Proposed Rules in Effort to Reduce Health Care Delivery Costs by Streamlining Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 10/28/2011
Medicare Part B premiums for 2012 lower than projected U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 10/28/2011
DOJ and FTC Issue Final Policy Statement on Antitrust Enforcement RE: Accountable Care Organizations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/27/2011
Wisconsin Insurance Law Amended to Conform with Federal Adult Child Coverage Requirements—State Tax Law Expected to be Amended Soon von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/26/2011
Safe-Harbor Provision of Hatch-Waxman Act Does Not Protect Post-Approval Research Activities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/25/2011
Nursing Home Bill Scheduled for Assembly Vote on Tuesday - October 25th von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/25/2011
Wisconsin Healthcare “Apology Bill” Scheduled for Assembly Vote Tomorrow von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/24/2011
Illinois’ Not-So-Unique Struggle: Property Tax Exempt Status for Not-for-Profit Hospitals Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/23/2011
Republican Field Shies Away from History on Insurance Mandate Center for Public Integrity 10/23/2011
OIG Disallows Path Lab Management Services Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/22/2011
Wisconsin Assembly Bill Implements Affordable Care Act Provisions von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/22/2011
EPA Awards $50 Million for Clean Diesel Projects /Reducing diesel emissions helps decrease asthma attacks and premature deaths U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/21/2011
CMS Releases Final ACO Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/21/2011
HHS announces new incentives for providers to work together through Accountable Care Organizations when caring for people with Medicare U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 10/20/2011
Federal Circuit Reverses District Court Decision and Rules that Isolated DNA Sequences Are Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/19/2011
HHS Office for Civil Rights Enforces Section 504 and the ADA U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 10/19/2011
5 Steps Companies Should Take Before Launching a Wellness Program Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/19/2011
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 10/17/2011
“New Start” Reviews and Activities Affecting Post-Acute Providers in OIG’s 2012 Work Plan McDermott Will & Emery 10/17/2011
Proposed Federal Regulation Requires Laboratories to Release Test Results Directly to Patients Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/16/2011
HHS Halts Implementation of the CLASS Program von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/15/2011
A New Era in Food Safety Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/15/2011
American Laser Centers To Pay $125,000 To Settle Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Suit By EEOC U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 10/15/2011
The Top Five Traps in Health Care M&A Transactions McDermott Will & Emery 10/14/2011
Your Rights After A Mastectomy... Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 U.S. Department of Labor 10/14/2011
California Insurance Commissioner Jones Says Insurers' Power Must be Curbed Center for Public Integrity 10/13/2011
Podiatrists Have Their Foot in the Door - Sector has taken early advantage of HITECH Act incentive payments Center for Public Integrity 10/12/2011
More people using free preventive benefits provided by Affordable Care Act U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 10/12/2011
Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Take Up Health Reform Case McDermott Will & Emery 10/12/2011
California Enacts 22 New Employment Laws Impacting All Companies Doing Business In The State Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/12/2011
Federal Circuit Affirms Non-Obviousness Summary Judgment for Novel Formulation of Prior Art Active Drug Compound McDermott Will & Emery 10/11/2011
EPA Releases Final Health Assessment for TCE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 10/11/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Argument in Hospital Case von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/11/2011
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Improved De Novo Petition Process for Medical Devices: Food, Drug & Device Law Alert - Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/10/2011
Six Important Strategies To Reduce The Royalty Burden For A Pharmaceutical Product Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 10/10/2011
Wisconsin DHS Creates Office of Inspector General von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/7/2011
Washington Court Addresses Employee Sensitivity to Environmental Factors Williams Kastner 10/7/2011
DHS Proposes Cuts to Wisconsin Medicaid Program von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/5/2011
Medical Marijuana User Not Protected from Termination Williams Kastner 10/5/2011
Supreme Court Opens Term with California Medicaid Rate Cuts Case von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/4/2011
Class Actions Filed Over “Natural Food” Claims - Food, Drug & Device Law/Advertising & Marketing Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/4/2011
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/4/2011
Salmonella Lurks from Farm to Fork Center for Public Integrity 10/3/2011
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Mobile Medical Apps Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/2/2011
Federal Agencies Falling Short in Protecting U.S. Food Supply Center for Public Integrity 10/2/2011
FDA Announces New Rules for OTC Sunscreen Products Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/1/2011
New October 15 Deadline for Medicare Part D Creditable / Non-Creditable Coverage Notices McDermott Will & Emery 10/1/2011
Inefficient Health Care Bureaucracy Costs Physicians $27 Billion Per Year Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/30/2011
Senators Want More Aggressive Action to Curb Rampant Medicare Fraud Center for Public Integrity 9/30/2011
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/30/2011
Defining “Gluten-Free” Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/30/2011
FMLA for pets Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/29/2011
ANALYSIS: 'ObamaCare' label is sticking Center for Public Integrity 9/29/2011
FDA Issues Analysis of Premarket Review Times Under 510(k) Program Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/29/2011
Reducing costs, protecting consumers: The Affordable Care Act on the one year anniversary of the Patient’s Bill of Rights U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 9/27/2011
ANALYSIS: Don't turn your back on Ryan's Medicare plan Center for Public Integrity 9/27/2011
ANDA Automatic Stay of FDA Approval Does Not Defeat Standing in Sham Litigation Antitrust Counterclaim Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/26/2011
Medical Devices: An Introduction to the Regulatory Regime in China and Options for Foreign Investors in the Medical Device Sector 9/25/2011
Ways & Means Committee Holds Hearing on Hospital Consolidation and Physician Integration McDermott Will & Emery 9/24/2011
State Attorneys General Not Leaping to Embrace HIPAA Enforcement Center for Public Integrity 9/23/2011
Federal Court Reverses Course and Refuses to Block Indiana Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursement Cuts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/22/2011
EPA Releases Strategy to Protect People’s Health and the Environment in Communities Overburdened by Pollution U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9/21/2011
Q&A for Employers: Understanding the Impact of Illinois' New Civil Union Act Much Shelist, P.C. 9/21/2011
HHS awards Affordable Care Act funds for organizations to become community health centers U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 9/21/2011
2012 Medicare Advantage Premiums Fall and Projected Enrollment Rises U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 9/20/2011
House Subcommittee Considers Repeal of ACA Medical Loss Ratio von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/19/2011
Fourth Circuit Lacks Jurisdiction due to the Tax Anti-Injunction Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/19/2011
NLRB Permits Micro-Units In Specialty Healthcare Decision Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/18/2011
“Denial of payment for never events” is the newest Medicaid “remedy” coming your way Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/18/2011
NLRB Facilitates Union Organization of Smaller Bargaining Units Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/17/2011
HHS Releases Final Rule for Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor "RAC" Program von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/16/2011
Pennsylvania Federal Judge Finds the Individual Mandate Unconstitutional and Strikes Down Closely Related Provisions McDermott Will & Emery 9/15/2011
Arizona Must Continue Offering Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of State Employees Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/15/2011
Illinois Physicians and the Patients' Right to Know Act: Physician Profile Program Returns Much Shelist, P.C. 9/15/2011
Ninth Circuit Attempts to Clarify Learned Professional Exemption's Educational Requirement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/15/2011
Medical Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage: The Forthcoming Mini-SPD Vedder Price P.C. 9/14/2011
Rights to Compensation for use of Biospecimens: OHRP and FDA Clarify that Waivers of Rights in Informed Consents are not "Exculpatory" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/13/2011
NLRB Facilitates Union Organization of Smaller Bargaining Units Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/13/2011
Walgreens Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/12/2011
Narrowing Claim Amendment Blocks Application of the Doctrine of Equivalents, Again McDermott Will & Emery 9/12/2011
HHS Extends Comment Period for Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making Concerning the Common Rule McDermott Will & Emery 9/11/2011
Challenge to ACA Rejected by Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/10/2011
Shanghai Food and Drug Administration Issues Regulation for Domestic Processing and Manufacturing of Foreign Pharmaceutical Companies McDermott Will & Emery 9/9/2011
91 Charged in Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/8/2011
HHS Finalizes New Financial Conflicts of Interest Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 9/8/2011
Board issues decision on appropriate units in non-acute health care facilities National Labor Relations Board 9/8/2011
Personal Jurisdiction in Trade Secret Cases McDermott Will & Emery 9/7/2011
EEOC Sues the Scooter Store for Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 9/7/2011
Specialty Healthcare 357 NLRB Decision No. 83: Impact on Nursing Home and Resident Care Industry von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/6/2011
The 5 Biggest Accomplishments in Increasing Public Health Awareness in the Past 10 Years Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/6/2011
CMS Releases its Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program Final Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 9/6/2011
A Crawling Issue: Head Lice Treatments Worse Than the Pest Itself? Center for Public Integrity 9/6/2011
New Jersey Healthcare Regulatory Developments Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 9/5/2011
HHS awards $40 million to boost public health infrastructure, prepare tomorrow’s public health workforce U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 9/4/2011
State-federal review of health insurance rate increases begins, double-digit price hikes must be justified U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 9/2/2011
Can Genes Be Patented? McDermott Will & Emery 9/1/2011
The Word is Spreading about the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement’s Insurance Match program U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 9/1/2011
The Mythical Benefits of Tort Reform in Texas Center for Public Integrity 9/1/2011
In the Cross-Hairs: Healthcare Officers, Directors, and GCs von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 8/30/2011
Office for Civil Rights Senior Advisor Gives HIPAA Enforcement Update Presentation to Attorneys in Indianapolis Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/30/2011
HHS Releases Guidance Exempting Existing HRAs from Applying for Restricted Annual Limit Waivers McDermott Will & Emery 8/30/2011
Illinois Patients’ Right to Know Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/27/2011
There’s No Putting GINA Back in the Bottle Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/27/2011
New Summary of Benefits and Coverage Required for Health Plans in 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/27/2011
HHS awards $137 million to states to boost prevention and public health U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/26/2011
IRS Proposed Premium Tax Credit Regulations Signal Direction of Future Guidance on Employer Pay-or-Play Penalties McDermott Will & Emery 8/25/2011
11th Circuit Deals Potentially Devastating Blow to President Obama's Health Care Reform Law Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/25/2011
Eleventh Circuit: Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, but Rest of ACA Stands McDermott Will & Emery 8/24/2011
Affordable Care Act initiative to lower costs, help doctors and hospitals coordinate care U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/23/2011
DOE Laboratories Help Develop Promising New Cancer Fighting Drug, Vemurafenib U.S. Department of Energy 8/23/2011
Eleventh Circuit Strikes the ACA's Individual Mandate as Unconstitutional, Setting Up a Circuit Split and Making Supreme Court Review More Likely McDermott Will & Emery 8/22/2011
Bachmann's Iowa Blame Game Center for Public Integrity 8/21/2011
ACOs – To Do Or Not To Do? Key Considerations for Health Care Providers Under the Proposed Regulations. von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 8/21/2011
The IOM Report on Reform of the 510(k) Device Clearance Process and Beyond McDermott Will & Emery 8/19/2011
HHS Awards $40 Million in Grants to Sign up Children for Health Coverage U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/18/2011
National HealthCare Corporation Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 8/18/2011
HHS Proposed Rule Requires Insurers to Use Standardized Summary of Benefits and Coverage Form von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 8/17/2011
HHS Identifies HIPAA Audit Goals von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 8/16/2011
New Dosage of a Known Pharmaceutical: Obvious? McDermott Will & Emery 8/14/2011
HHS, Treasury take new steps to help states build Affordable Insurance Exchanges U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/14/2011
HHS awards Affordable Care Act funds to expand access to health care U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/10/2011
Commercial Biopharma in Wisconsin: What Next? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/10/2011
Medicare prescription drug premiums will not increase, more seniors receiving free preventive care, discounts in the donut hole U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/10/2011
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on 510(k) Device Modifications: New Emphasis on Potential Impact of Modifications Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/10/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Win for Hospital Systems with Offsite Facilities Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/10/2011
EPA and USDA Create a Partnership to Improve Drinking Water Systems and Develop Workforce in Rural Communities U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8/9/2011
Federal Circuit Issues Opinion on Gene Patents in AMP et al v. Myriad Genetics, et al. McDermott Will & Emery 8/9/2011
Federal judge orders Oakland nursing home to rehire workers following strike National Labor Relations Board 8/9/2011
Proposed HIPAA Reporting Requirement May Lead to Increased Compliance Costs and Enforcement Action Poyner Spruill LLP 8/9/2011
Health Care Reform: What Are Accountable Care Organizations "ACO's" Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/8/2011
Doctors Sue to End AMA's Role in Setting Medicare Payments Center for Public Integrity 8/8/2011
Federal Circuit Holds that Isolated DNA is Patentable Subject Matter Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/8/2011
Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing–United States Supreme Court Holds That Failure To Warn Claims Against Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Are Pre-Empted By Federal Law Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/8/2011
Federal Circuit Holds that "Isolated DNA Molecules" Are Patentable Subject Matter and Method Claims Merely "Comparing" or "Analyzing" Are Not Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/8/2011
BARDA supports development of new drugs to treat radiation injury U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/7/2011
Preventive Services for Women: New HHS Guidance Vedder Price P.C. 8/7/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces measures to improve Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor 8/7/2011
Institute of Medicine Report: Dead on Arrival Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/6/2011
CMS’ 2012 OPPS Proposed Rule Further Revises Physician Supervision Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 8/6/2011
Affordable Care Act Ensures Women Receive Preventive Services at No Additional Cost U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/4/2011
Myriad Federal Circuit Decision Affirms Patentability of Claims to “Isolated” DNA but Methods Involving Only “Comparing” or “Analyzing” DNA Sequences Unpatentable and No Declaratory Judgment for Those Who Simply Disagree With Patent Vedder Price P.C. 8/4/2011
Save a Life: Know the Facts about North Carolina's Safe Haven Law Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2011
Healthcare Alert: U.S. Announces Process for $3.8B in CO-OP Funds Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/3/2011
When Working From Home Turns Deadly Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/3/2011
U.S. States Step Up Oversight of Health Insurance Companies' Rate Increases Center for Public Integrity 8/3/2011
HHS awards $71.3 million to strengthen nursing workforce U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 8/2/2011
New Guidelines on Preventive Services for Women, Including Religious Employer Exception McDermott Will & Emery 8/2/2011
New FDA Draft Guidance on Mobile Medical Apps Provides Some Clarity, But Raises Many More Questions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/2/2011
Federal Circuit Upholds the Patentability of Isolated DNA in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 8/1/2011
Divided Panel Finds DNA Molecules Patentable – Cancer Screening Claims Too Abstract Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 7/30/2011
HHS Proposes Overhaul of Human Subject Protections for Domestic Clinical Trials McDermott Will & Emery 7/28/2011
OEHHA Identifies 39 New Chemicals for Evaluation Under Proposition 65 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/27/2011
HHS announces proposal to improve rules protecting human research subjects U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 7/27/2011
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases New Emergency Pediatric Consent Guidelines von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/27/2011
Regulations Issued for Funding of Regional Insurance Program Under PPACA Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/26/2011
OIG Advisory Opinion Allows Proposed “Preferred Hospital” Network Arrangement for Medigap Insurance Policies von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/26/2011
ALJ Upholds OIG’s Eight-Year Exclusion of Company Owner von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/25/2011
Procedures and Licensing for the Establishment of Life Sciences Companies in China McDermott Will & Emery 7/25/2011
Covenant v. Wauwatosa: Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses the Nonprofit Hospital Exemption von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/23/2011
Texas Passes Major Health Care Related Legislation During Special Session Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/22/2011
CMS Proposes Quality Reporting Program for Ambulatory Surgery Centers McDermott Will & Emery 7/20/2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses Covenant von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/20/2011
Congressmen Introduce Bill to Repeal HSA Provision of ACA von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/19/2011
Statutory Increase in Medical Records Fees (WI) von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/17/2011
Seven of Nine Circuits Now Recognize Implied False Certification Liability Under the False Claims Act von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/16/2011
Supreme Court Strikes Vermont Data Mining Law and Protects Pharmaceutical Marketing Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/14/2011
OHRP Revises Federalwide Assurance McDermott Will & Emery 7/14/2011
EU Court Judgment May Add 6.5 Percent Customs Tariff Burden for Parts/Accessories of Medical Devices Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/13/2011
Turning Your Facility and Staff into Detectives Poyner Spruill LLP 7/12/2011
OIG Issues New Advisory Opinion on Hospital to Post-Acute Care Settings Referral Arrangements Poyner Spruill LLP 7/11/2011
HHS Releases Proposed Rule on Health Exchanges von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/11/2011
New FDA Draft Guidance Regarding Financial Disclosures by Clinical Investigators McDermott Will & Emery 7/11/2011
CMS Releases its 2012 OPPS Proposed Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/10/2011
HHS grants boost disaster preparedness in hospitals, health care systems U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 7/10/2011
CMS Proposes to Retract New Physician Lab Signature Requirement McDermott Will & Emery 7/10/2011
FTC And DOJ Issue Proposed Statement Of Antitrust Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Seeking To Participate In The Medicare Shared Savings Program Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 7/10/2011
CMS Releases 2012 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/9/2011
Affordable Care Act cuts health care red tape, saves $12 billion U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 7/9/2011
Special Touch Home Care Services, Inc.(29-CA-26661; 357 NLRB No. 2) Brooklyn, NY, June 30, 2011 National Labor Relations Board 7/7/2011
Court of Appeals Upholds PPACA Individual Mandate Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/7/2011
Split Decision: U.S. Appellate Court Finds Health Reform Law is Constitutional McDermott Will & Emery 7/6/2011
Physician-Owned Distributors in the Crosshairs: Senate Committees Call on OIG and CMS to Take Action Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/1/2011
Report From Bio International Convention in DC– Everyone In the Patent Pool! Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 7/1/2011
OIG: Arrangements between DME Supplier and IDTFs May Trigger Sanctions and Implicate Anti-Kickback Statute von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/29/2011
Medicare Physician Payments Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 6/28/2011
Generic Drug Manufacturers And Failure To Warn: What duty is there after Pliva v. Mensing? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/27/2011
An Ounce of Prevention - The Importance of Periodic Corporate Audits Poyner Spruill LLP 6/25/2011
Guidance Regarding Annual Waiver Application Deadline McDermott Will & Emery 6/24/2011
Final Rule on Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging Process Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/23/2011
FTC Hosts Workshop on Preventing Patent “Hold-Ups” in Standard-Setting McDermott Will & Emery 6/23/2011
Clarification of DNR Orders Signed by Nurse Practitioners or Physician's Assistants Poyner Spruill LLP 6/23/2011
Supreme Court Grants Cert. In Mayo v. Prometheus Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 6/22/2011
June 30, 2011 Deadline To Amend FSAs and HRAs Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/21/2011
Caraco – The Little Counterclaim That Could? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 6/21/2011
U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Court Could Not Enjoin State Court from Addressing Class Certification Issue Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/21/2011
Cafeteria Plan Amendment For Over-The-Counter Drugs Due June 30, 2011 Under IRS Transition Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/20/2011
CMS Announces New Technology to Identify Medicare Fraud von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/18/2011
A Primer on Bid Protest Procedures Under the Kentucky Model Procurement Code Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/17/2011
Sunscreen in the Spotlight: FDA Illuminates New Sunscreen Regulations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/17/2011
CMS Issues a Proposed Rule to Establish CoPs for Community Mental Health Centers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/17/2011
HHS Issues Proposed Rule; Creates New Access Report Obligations and Amends Existing Accounting of Disclosures Provisions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/15/2011
Comments to CMS’ 2011 IPPS Proposed Rule are due by June 20th von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/14/2011
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Seeks Public Comments on Preventative Food-Safety Controls Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/14/2011
Seventh Circuit Embraces Use of “One Purpose” Standard Under Anti-Kickback Statute Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/13/2011
Insurer to Purchase Vertically Integrated Medicare Advantage Plan/Provider Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/12/2011
Joint (Direct) Infringement Still Requires Control … But Stay Tuned McDermott Will & Emery 6/12/2011
Schedule H's PPACA Questions Optional for Tax-Exempt Hospital McDermott Will & Emery 6/11/2011
Wisconsin DHS: Electronic Copy of Patient Release is Sufficient von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/10/2011
American Hospital Association Suggests Substantial Changes to ACO Rules von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/8/2011
The Compliance Revolution Will Be Televised: As Government Turns Up Heat on Healthcare Fraud, OIG Videos Offer Practical Compliance Pointers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/7/2011
CMS Proposed Rule Would Allow Access to Medicare Data for Reports on Providers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/7/2011
HHS announces proposed changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 6/6/2011
CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicaid Payment Adjustments for Provider-Preventable Conditions von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/6/2011
ACO Regulations – Comments Due to CMS by June 6 von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/5/2011
Quest’s $241 Million Medi-Cal Settlement: Medi-Cal “Best Price” and the California False Claims Act McDermott Will & Emery 6/3/2011
E. coli Outbreak Is One of the Worst in History Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/1/2011
Interagency working group seeks input on proposed voluntary principles for marketing food to children U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 5/31/2011
Spectrum Healthcare Settles Charges with NLRB and Union, Agrees to Reinstate Employees with Backpay and Sign Collective Bargaining Agreement National Labor Relations Board 5/30/2011
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for the Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/30/2011
Most Uninsured Unable to Pay Hospital Bills According to New HHS Report U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 5/29/2011
Health Care Reform - Changes to the Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment Period and New Model Creditable & Non-Creditable Coverage Notices Available Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/28/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA launches national survey on employers’ safety and health practices to help guide future rules, compliance, outreach U.S. Department of Labor 5/24/2011
California Adopts Federal Tax Treatment of Health Coverage for Adult Children McDermott Will & Emery 5/24/2011
FDA Requests Comments on the Development of a User Fee Program for Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biological Products Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/24/2011
The “Pioneer” Model: CMS’s Alternative Shared Savings Program for ACOs McDermott Will & Emery 5/23/2011
Excluded Groups Want in on Health Information Technology Funding Center for Public Integrity 5/23/2011
Affordable Care Act Helps Fight Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Increases U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 5/21/2011
Emergency Transport Company Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5/20/2011
HHS Issues Final Rule on Review of Insurance Premium Increases von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/20/2011
Decision of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal – Sexual Crossing and Selection of Plants is Not Patentable Even When Using DNA Markers Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/19/2011
The OIG Has Provided Compliance Training Materials Online von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/18/2011
Which Employers Will Be Responsible For Health Coverage In 2014? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2011
United States v. Borrasi: Rough Seas in the Kickback Safe Harbors McDermott Will & Emery 5/18/2011
Disabilities in the Workplace -- Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/17/2011
$100 Million in Affordable Care Act Grants to Help Create Healthier U.S. Communities U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 5/16/2011
California Adopts Favorable Federal Tax Treatment of Health Coverage for Adult Children Under Age 27: Health Care Reform McDermott Will & Emery 5/16/2011
Specification Must Sufficiently Describe Claimed Invention to Show Possession of Claimed Subject Matter McDermott Will & Emery 5/15/2011
Holyoke, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead Paint U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/14/2011
Administration Implements Affordable Care Act Provision to Improve Care, Lower Costs U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 5/13/2011
Gedeon Richter plc v Bayer Schering Pharma AG: “Obvious to Try” and “Fair Expectation of Success” McDermott Will & Emery 5/13/2011
Federal Circuit Invalidates Claims to Fully Human Antibodies for Lack of Written Description When Specification Is Limited To Murine and Chimeric Antibodies Kenyon & Kenyon LLP 5/13/2011
Emergency Room Visits Up 11 Percent in Last Decade; Health Care Reform Could Drive Numbers Higher Center for Public Integrity 5/12/2011
Reporting the Cost of Health Care Coverage: More for the W-2 Vedder Price P.C. 5/12/2011
EPA Helps Build Awareness Around Asthma / Asthma affects nearly 25 million people in the U.S. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5/11/2011
CMS Publishes Proposed Policy and 2012 Payment Changes for Stays in Hospitals and Affordable Care Act Quality of Care Provisions McDermott Will & Emery 5/11/2011
Comprehensive Summary of the Final Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act Franczek Radelet P.C. 5/9/2011
You Cannot “Game” the Appellate System by Filing a “Protective” Cross-Appeal McDermott Will & Emery 5/6/2011
CMS Issues Final Rule to Streamline Hospital and CAH Credentialing of Telemedicine Providers McDermott Will & Emery 5/5/2011
CMS Finalizes Changes to Telemedicine Requirements von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 5/3/2011
New York State Extends Amnesty Program for Unpaid HCRA Surcharges to December 31, 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/2/2011
Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Ban Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 5/2/2011
Arizona Legislature Passes Law Protecting Employers From Medical Marijuana Claims; Governor Expected to Sign Bill Into Law Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/1/2011
Repeal of Expanded Tax Information Reporting Requirements Under PPACA and Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 McDermott Will & Emery 4/29/2011
Wisconsin DHS Releases Memo on Nursing Home Transfer and Discharge Protections von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/28/2011
The Proposed Waivers of the Fraud & Abuse Laws for ACOs: Have OIG and CMS Gone Far Enough? McDermott Will & Emery 4/28/2011
Tax-Exempt Hospitals and Accountable Care Organizations - ACO's McDermott Will & Emery 4/27/2011
Levels of Antitrust Scrutiny for ACOs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/27/2011
CMS Promises Future Guidance on Elder Justice Act Requirement for SNF Owners and Employees to Report Crimes Poyner Spruill LLP 4/27/2011
CMS Throws Providers a Couple of Bones in New Regulation Governing SNF Survey-Related Civil Money Penalties Poyner Spruill LLP 4/26/2011
2011 Budget Deal Includes Changes to PPACA McDermott Will & Emery 4/26/2011
Developments for Employers that Sponsor Wellness Programs McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2011
From Trips to ACTA: Establishing the Intent to Uphold Access to Medicine in the Face of Ambiguity American University Washington College of Law 4/21/2011
How Much Is Your Privacy Worth? According to Department of Health and Human Services, Millions. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/20/2011
IMPACT: Little-Known AMA Committee That Sets Medicare Pay Catches Heat Center for Public Integrity 4/20/2011
New Flexibility for States to Improve Medicaid and Implement Innovative Practices U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 4/19/2011
Federal Government Refuses to Defend DOMA; Implications for Employee Benefit Plans McDermott Will & Emery 4/19/2011
Repeal of Affordable Care Act Free Choice Voucher Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/19/2011
FDA Proposes to Expand the Scope of Clinical Investigator Disqualifications Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/19/2011
CMS and OIG Propose Waivers of Certain Fraud and Abuse Laws for Accountable Care Organizations Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/18/2011
Partnership for patients to improve care and lower costs for Americans U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 4/18/2011
HHS Announces a New Partnership to Improve Quality von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/16/2011
Accountable Care Organizations: Improving Care Coordination for People with Medicare U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 4/14/2011
Insurance Brokers Seek Health Reform Change to Safeguard Profits Center for Public Integrity 4/14/2011
DeWine and Lawmakers Introduce Ohio False Claims Act Legislation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/12/2011
Accountable Care Organization (“ACO”) - The Real Journey Begins Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/11/2011
CMS’ Proposed Rules for ACOs: A Summary von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/9/2011
Governmental Immunity May Be the End to a Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Case Johnson & Bell Ltd. 4/8/2011
CMS/OIG, FTC/DOJ and IRS Weigh In on ACOs von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/8/2011
IRS Provides Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plan Coverage Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/7/2011
CMS Releases Data on Hospital Acquired Conditions von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/7/2011
Supreme Court Determines Materiality Standard for Adverse Event Reports Vedder Price P.C. 4/5/2011
US Department of Labor announces grant to help West Virginians cover health insurance payments while seeking re-employment U.S. Department of Labor 4/4/2011
Survey of Wrongful Death Verdicts for the Very Young and Very Old Johnson & Bell Ltd. 4/4/2011
OIG Billing Reviews of Medical Device Replacements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/3/2011
Accountable Care: FTC & DOJ Issue Proposed Antitrust Statement for ACOs von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/3/2011
Finding and Fixing Provider-Based Criteria Problems Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/2/2011
Accountable Care: CMS Issues Proposed ACO Rules von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 4/2/2011
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Release Proposed Rule Relating to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/1/2011
Value-Based Reimbursement: CMS Ups the Ante for Hospitals with Proposed Rulemaking Poyner Spruill LLP 4/1/2011
Pharmaceutical and Other Companies Beware: New Supreme Court Decision Weighs in on Adverse Event Reports and Potential Liability Under Federal Securities Laws Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP 3/31/2011
Proposed Bill Aims to Expand Health IT Funds to Mental Health Providers Center for Public Integrity 3/30/2011
Honesty Is the Best Policy (Along with Documentation) - Reporting Injuries From Nursing Home Falls Poyner Spruill LLP 3/30/2011
A MATRIXX Revolution, Part II: Supreme Court affirms Ninth Circuit's holding that Life Science Companies Cannot Rely On a Statistical Significance Standard When Deciding Whether Adverse Event Reports are Material for the Purpose of Securities Disclosures Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/29/2011
Summary of North Carolina Senate Bill 33's Medical Malpractice Reform Poyner Spruill LLP 3/28/2011
Health Information Exchanges: Ready or Not Here They Come! Poyner Spruill LLP 3/28/2011
Peer Review Protections Broadened Under New Wisconsin Law von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/28/2011
OIG Advisory Opinion Allows Complementary Transportation Services von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/26/2011
Racial Discrimination and the Hostile Work Environment: Employers May Be Responsible for the Actions of Their Customers and Vendors Much Shelist, P.C. 3/24/2011
Telehealth Bill Aims to Expand Health IT Access for Home Care Providers Center for Public Integrity 3/23/2011
Recent Developments in Dispositive Motions: To Be or Not, Twombly? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/20/2011
CMS Publishes Final Rule on Nursing Home CMPs von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/20/2011
Immigration Help for Hospitals: USCIS Issues Memorandum on H-1B Cap Exemption von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/18/2011
Staub v. Proctor Hospital—Supreme Court Creates Uncertainty for Employers When Taking Adverse Actions Against Members of a Protected Class Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/15/2011
GOP Deficit-Cutters Eye Health IT Stimulus Funds as Obama’s Point Man Leaves Center for Public Integrity 3/14/2011
Is Quicker Really Better? The Overhaul of the 510(k) Process Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/11/2011
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Expanded Privacy and Security Enforcement Authority, Increased Potential for Significant Financial Penalties Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/7/2011
Senators Grassley, Wyden Push to Make Medicare Billing Data Public Center for Public Integrity 3/7/2011
GAO Releases High-Risk Update on Medicare Program von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/6/2011
Office of the Inspector General "OIG" Publishes New Physician Compliance Guidance von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/5/2011
Independence at Home Provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Wyden/Markey - PPACA section 3024) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/5/2011
OIG’s Most Wanted Health Care Fugitives List Continues to Grow von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/4/2011
NLRB: A & C Healthcare Services, Inc.(20-CA-33588, et al.; 356 NLRB No. 100) Millbrae, CA, February 25, 2011. National Labor Relations Board 3/4/2011
Government Accountability Office "GAO": Almost A Tenth of Medicare Spending was Improper Center for Public Integrity 3/4/2011
“I’m Sorry” Legislation Reintroduced in Wisconsin von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/3/2011
Second Major HIPAA Enforcement Action von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/2/2011
The Columbus Dispatch Advocates for Lawmakers to Create an Ohio False Claims Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/1/2011
IRS Delays Filing Season for Certain Tax-Exempt Hospitals von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/28/2011
Indirect Purchaser Plavix Class Actions Tossed for Lack of Antitrust Standing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/25/2011
Department Issues First CMP for HIPAA Privacy Violation von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/24/2011
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 in Fraud Schemes Totaling $225 Million and Expands to Chicago and Dallas von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/22/2011
CMS Grants The Joint Commission Extension on Compliance with Telemedicine Standards von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/22/2011
House Bill Would Expand OIG’s Exclusion Authority von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/21/2011
Regency House of Wallingford, Inc.(34-CA-09895, et al.; 356 NLRB No. 86) Wallingford, CT, January 31, 2011. National Labor Relations Board 2/19/2011
Budget Deliberations Silent on Medicare or Other Entitlements Center for Public Integrity 2/18/2011
Superbugs in Your Supermarket Chicken Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/17/2011
Is Ohio Moving Towards Its Own False Claims Act? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/12/2011
Mid-Level Providers May Now Order Respiratory Therapy in Hospitals Under State Law von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/12/2011
Children’s Health Insurance Status Related to Parent’s Health Coverage Center for Public Integrity 2/9/2011
Here We Go Again – DOJ Investigating ICD Implants von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/8/2011
The Joint Commission: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Must be Credentialed Through the Medical Staff Process von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/7/2011
FDA Issues Guidance on Dietary Supplement cGMP Regulations Duane Morris LLP 2/7/2011
The Joint Commission "TJC" Looking at Medical Record Documentation von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/6/2011
Department of Health Services "DHS "Reorganizes and Creates Office of Plan Review and Inspection "OPRI" von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/5/2011
Florida Judge Deems Health Reform Law Unconstitutional in 26 State Challenge von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/4/2011
Health Care Fraud Penalties May Be On the Rise Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/3/2011
California's Department of Managed Health Care Announces ACOs Should Expect Licensure Requirement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/3/2011
Federal Judge with Medical Industry Investments Rules Against Health Care Law Center for Public Integrity 2/2/2011
Remember Changes to Medicare Timely Filing Requirement under PPCA von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 2/2/2011
FDA Announces Its Plan For Changes to the 510(k) "Approval" Pathway Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/2/2011
2010 Compliance Review -- What Did I Miss? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/31/2011
Supreme Court Rules That Medical Residents Subject to FICA von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/31/2011
ADA Goes En Banc + Two Preemption Decisions: Fifth Circuit Update Andrews Kurth LLP 1/31/2011
A Peer Review Reminder to Take Caution with Documentation von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/30/2011
Announcement on Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/29/2011
Wisconsin Omnibus Tort Bill is Signed von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/28/2011
Wisconsin Tort Reform 2011: Governor signed the Omnibus Tort Reform Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/27/2011
EEOC Issues Regulations on Use and Disclosure of Genetic Information Vedder Price P.C. 1/27/2011
Reprieve For Fully Insured, Non-Grandfathered Group Health Plans From Complying With PPACA Nondiscrimination Rules Dykema Gossett PLLC 1/19/2011
Health Industry Gave Millions to State Officials Involved in Lawsuit - State Medical Groups Want Federal Health Reform Law Overturned Center for Public Integrity 1/18/2011
Employment Law - What’s in Store for 2011? Dykema Gossett PLLC 1/17/2011
Proposed Tort Reform Bill Contains Numerous Health Care Provisions (WI) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/11/2011
Obesity Costs Canada and the United States $300 Billion Per Year Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/11/2011
President Obama Signs New Expansive Food Safety Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/11/2011
Understanding the Privacy Rights of HIPAA & FERPA in Schools Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/7/2011
Agencies Issue Additional FAQs on Health Care Reform and the Mental Health Parity Act Ford & Harrison LLP 1/7/2011
President Obama Signs Food Safety Modernization Bill Into Law Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/5/2011
IRS Delays Nondiscrimination Requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Ford & Harrison LLP 1/5/2011
E-CIGARETTES GET A "SMOKING" BREAK: D.C. Circuit Clarifies Scope of FDA's Authority Over E-Cigarettes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/4/2011
Case Law Review: Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior Univ. v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc. Vedder Price P.C. 1/3/2011
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HIPAA's Potential Impact on FMLA Certification Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/28/2010
Congress Limits Reach of Red Flag Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/27/2010
Health Care Fraud Cases Drop Despite Bigger Budget Center for Public Integrity 12/24/2010
The Uncertain Future of Isolated DNA Patents Vedder Price P.C. 12/21/2010
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Senate Saves Food Safety Bill Marler Clark LLP PS 12/20/2010
Money Talks, and for Hospitals and Physicians This Can Become a Real Problem When Negotiating a Fair-Market-Value Compensation Arrangement. Poyner Spruill LLP 12/19/2010
Self-Disclosure Déjà Vu? - Voluntary SRDP recently released by the CMS looks remarkably familiar. Poyner Spruill LLP 12/18/2010
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T Minus 60 Days and Counting: CMS’s New Repayment Deadline Poyner Spruill LLP 12/17/2010
Antitrust Enforcers to Help Doctors and Hospitals with Transition under New Health Care Law, but Does Congress Want More? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/16/2010
Federal Court in Virginia Declares PPACA's "Minimum Essential Coverage" Provision Unconstitutional Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/15/2010
IRS Guidance On New Excise Tax On Branded Pharmaceutical Companies: Filing Due January 21, 2011 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/15/2010
TriCare Network Contracts Create Affirmative Action Obligations for Health Care Providers Poyner Spruill LLP 12/15/2010
CMS Issues Draft Revised Survey and Enforcement Guidance On SNF Advance Directives Policies and Implementation Poyner Spruill LLP 12/14/2010
Costs for 9/11 Emergency Responders’ Health Plan Under Scrutiny Center for Public Integrity 12/13/2010
Covenant v. Wauwatosa: Wisconsin Supreme Court Takes a Second Look von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 12/10/2010
Final GINA Regulations Impact All Employers Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 12/10/2010
Adjusting the Inequitable Conduct Doctrine: Federal Circuit Hears Oral Arguments En Banc in Therasense Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/9/2010
New Law Creates Right to “Pump in Private” for Breastfeeding Vedder Price P.C. 12/4/2010
Chamber Seeks Cash From Insurers, Financial Firms For New Effort, Health Reform and Financial Rules Targeted by Anti-Regulation Drive; EPA Rules Too Center for Public Integrity 12/1/2010
The New Stark Self-Disclosure Protocol Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 11/29/2010
What Employers Can Do About the Flu Gibbons P.C. 11/26/2010
Health Care Providers, Tricare Reimbursement and the OFCCP: Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/25/2010
Health Care Reform Law - Year End Cafeteria Plan Amendments Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/17/2010
Toss or Keep: Document Retention in a Nursing Facility Poyner Spruill LLP 11/15/2010
FutureCare of North Carolina – A New Voice for Change for Long Term Care Poyner Spruill LLP 11/14/2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) - Growing Old Ain’t for Wimps Poyner Spruill LLP 11/13/2010
TRICARE and OFCCP Jurisdiction Over Providers von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 11/12/2010
Cornett v. Johnson & Johnson - New Jersey's Appellate Court Applies Riegel and Buckman to a State Common Law Product Liability Claim Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 11/12/2010
Healthcare Sector Comes Under Increased Government Antitrust Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/11/2010
Antitrust Considerations In Forming Accountable Care Organizations And Bundled Payment Arrangements Under The Healthcare Reform Act Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 11/9/2010
Medicare Fraud Included Phantom Services, Equipment Center for Public Integrity 11/7/2010
United States Weighs in on Myriad Genetics Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/7/2010
Little-Known AMA Group Has Outsized Influence on Medicare Payments- Helpful Advice or Conflict of Interest? Center for Public Integrity 11/1/2010
HIPAA Amended: Your Business May Now Be Subject to Strict Confidentiality and Computer Security Requirements Much Shelist, P.C. 11/1/2010
Are You Ready For the Cloud? Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 10/29/2010
CMS Publishes Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Final Rule Vedder Price P.C. 10/25/2010
Attention Health Care Providers: Are You in Violation of the Stark Act? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/25/2010
An Analysis of South Africa’s Mental Health Legislation American University Washington College of Law 10/21/2010
Highlights of the OIG’s 2011 Work Plan von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/12/2010
The Medical Device Rodeo: Harnessing Innovation Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 10/11/2010
Life Sciences Patents Dealt a Significant Blow Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 10/4/2010
Unbranded Web Sites: FDA Finds Violative Promotional Practices Stradley Ronon 10/4/2010
Congress Enacts 2010 Small Business Jobs Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/1/2010
New Enforcement Action, OIG Advisory Opinion Scrutinize Hospital/Physician Arrangements Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 10/1/2010
Best Management Practices for Unused Pharmaceuticals at Health Care Facilities - Call from EPA for Public Commentary Andrews Kurth LLP 9/30/2010
The Medicare Maze: How a CPA Can Help New Medicare Enrollees Plan for a Healthy Financial Future. Williams Kastner 9/28/2010
Class Action Defense Cases–Donovan v. Philip Morris: Massachusetts Federal Court Certifies Class Action Seeking Medical Monitoring For Lung Cancer Of 20-Year Marlboro Smokers Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell LLP 9/16/2010
HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Regulations Vedder Price P.C. 9/15/2010
Health Care Reform Planning Comes to North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 9/9/2010
Hospice Cap Rule Bites the Dust Before Another Court Poyner Spruill LLP 9/7/2010
CON Section, May I? - Certificate of Need Requirements for Long Term Care in North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 9/5/2010
Other Health Care Reform Notes on Long Term Care Poyner Spruill LLP 9/3/2010
Decision-Making Issues - Advanced Directives Q&A Poyner Spruill LLP 9/2/2010
Claims and Appeal Rules Significantly Modified for Non-grandfathered Health Plans Under New Regulations Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/31/2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Summary Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/24/2010
Choice Healthcare v. Kaiser Foundation: Member Choices Don't Create Jurisdiction Over Health Insurer Andrews Kurth LLP 8/16/2010
What are the Possible Legal Implications of the Passage of California’s Proposition 19? Donna Bader 8/13/2010
Covenant v. Wauwatosa: A Taxing Decision for Outpatient Clinics von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 8/11/2010
Medical Marijuana Litigation Offers Full-time Employment for Lawyers. Donna Bader 8/11/2010
Is California the Pot Capital of the Country? Donna Bader 8/10/2010
To Grandfather or Not: Affordable Care Act Requirements Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/6/2010
Patient Protection and Afforable Care Act Increases Potency of Qui Tam Suits Under the False Claims Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/5/2010
Health Care Reform: Open Enrollment Communications Poyner Spruill LLP 8/5/2010
Tax-Exempt Hospitals: Recent New Jersey Court Decision May Impact Property Tax Exemptions Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/3/2010
HHS Proposes Major Changes to HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules Foley Hoag LLP 8/1/2010
New Wisconsin Law Creates Reporting Obligations for Physicians - And Concerns for Peer Reviewers, Managers, and Treatment Providers for Physicians von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/30/2010
Understanding the New Healthcare Act: A Primer for Employers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/27/2010
Has the Time Come for "Total Recall" of Medical Products? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/26/2010
Department of Labor Extends Family Medical Leave Act Coverage to Same-Sex, Non-Traditional Parents Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/24/2010
FDA's Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) - Changes on Horizon? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/24/2010
IRS, DOL, & HHS Issue Interim Final Regulations on Annual and Lifetime Coverage Limits, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Coverage Rescission, Emergency Coverage, and Provider Selection Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/23/2010
Health Care Reform: Considering Changes to Your Health Plan Poyner Spruill LLP 7/22/2010
You Can “Just Say No” To Weapons At Your Facility Poyner Spruill LLP 7/21/2010
Hospitals and Health Care Providers: You May Be Targets of the U.S. Department of Labor Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/21/2010
OBRA vs HIPAA: Who Has the Right to Demand Access to My Residents’ Medical Records? Poyner Spruill LLP 7/20/2010
The FDA Transparency Initiative: Another One Way Street? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/19/2010
Health Care Reform: How Will it Affect School Districts? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/17/2010
Elimination of Customs Duties Possible for Over 700 Additional Pharmaceutical Products and Chemical Intermediates Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/14/2010
HHS Set to Identify by Name All Private Practices Experiencing a Breach Affecting 500 or More Individuals Poyner Spruill LLP 7/9/2010
Healthcare Billing and Denial Patterns for Top Services: 2001–2008 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/7/2010
Audits Breaches and Fines Part 2 - Further progress along the HIPAA brick road Poyner Spruill LLP 7/7/2010
HIPAA and HITECH Act: The Stakes Have Gotten Higher for Group Health Plans Poyner Spruill LLP 7/6/2010
Risk Analysis – a Critical Step One in Safeguarding e-PHI Poyner Spruill LLP 7/5/2010
Mind Your PHI - Even in the Trash Poyner Spruill LLP 7/5/2010
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Its Impact on Hospice Poyner Spruill LLP 7/5/2010
Health Care Reform: Dependent Coverage for Children under age 27 Poyner Spruill LLP 7/3/2010
Tips for Successful Medical Staff Hearings Poyner Spruill LLP 7/3/2010
Audits and Breaches and Fines, Oh My! Make sure your HIPAA privacy and security compliance program has you covered. Poyner Spruill LLP 7/2/2010
The 50% Tax Credit / Cash Grant for Life Sciences Companies Troutman Sanders LLP 7/1/2010
Antitrust Division Will Not Challenge Cost Information Exchange Program in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/1/2010
FTC Gets Shut Down - Once Again - In Its Bid To Change How Courts View Reverse Payment Settlements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/30/2010
Banning "Pay-For Delay" Settlements and Resale Price Maintenance are Senate Antitrust Subcommittee's Top Legislative Priorities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/22/2010
FTC Announces that it is Delaying Enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until December 31, 2010 Much Shelist, P.C. 6/17/2010
SEIU Turning Its Organizing Efforts to Interns, Residents & House Staff - Is Your Hospital Ready? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/15/2010
Phase II of the FDA’s Transparency Initiative: The Transparency Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations on FDA’s Public Disclosure Policies Foley Hoag LLP 6/11/2010
Breaking Down the Affordable Care Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/11/2010
CMS Guidance on Implementation of Reduction in Coverage Gap Foley Hoag LLP 6/10/2010
Physician Staffing Issues and Employment-Related Lawsuits: A Litigation Epidemic in the Making? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 6/7/2010
IRS Provides Guidance on Application Process for Qualified Therapeutic Discovery Project Investment Tax Credits or Cash Grants Andrews Kurth LLP 6/4/2010
The Impact of the 2010 Health Reform Law on Hospitals Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/3/2010
Businesses at Risk: Protecting Your Valuable Data (Part 2) Much Shelist, P.C. 6/2/2010
Changes to the Stark Law Enacted as Part of Health Reform Legislation Vedder Price P.C. 5/28/2010
Changes to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Laws Enacted as Part of Health Reform Legislation Vedder Price P.C. 5/27/2010
Health Care Dependent Coverage Regulations Issued Vedder Price P.C. 5/27/2010
Hospital and Health Insurer Deals May Cause Antitrust Problems Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 5/24/2010
Expansion of Information Reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/21/2010
Retiree Reinsurance Regulations Issued: Program Effective June 1, 2010 Vedder Price P.C. 5/14/2010
IRS Issues Guidance on Tax Treatment of Health Care Coverage for Adult Children Under Age 27 Vedder Price P.C. 5/11/2010
Health Care Reform: Where Are We Now Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/7/2010
Illinois Supreme Court Ruling Renders Arbitration Clauses Enforceable in Nursing Home Resident Contracts Much Shelist, P.C. 5/4/2010
Whistleblower Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/2/2010
President Signs into Law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Effecting Comprehensive Changes to the U.S. Health Care System Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 4/30/2010
Health Care Reform: ACOs and Developments in Coordinated Care Delivery, Shared Savings and Bundled Payments McDermott Will & Emery 4/21/2010
New U.S. Law Establishes Long Awaited Abbreviated Approval Pathway for Biosimilars Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 4/12/2010
Clinical Integration: Responding to Marketplace Realities and Changing Reimbursement Opportunities Ungaretti and Harris LLP 4/8/2010
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Purchase Health Insurance or Else: Why Individual Health Insurance Mandates Enacted by the Federal Government Are Unconstitutional Penn State/The Dickinson School of Law 3/31/2010
The Food Labeling Provisions of the Health Care Bill: Preliminary Thoughts Stoel Rives LLP 3/31/2010
Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership and Investment Interests Ice Miller LLP 3/31/2010
Psychiatric Advance Directives: A Compilation of Purpose, Structure, Formation, and Enforcement The University of Tulsa College of Law 3/30/2010
Health Care Reform: A Timeline for Employers Much Shelist, P.C. 3/26/2010
New Mandatory Reporting Rules for Self-Insured Entities Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 3/26/2010
Health Care Reform Enacted Ford & Harrison LLP 3/24/2010
Personalized Medicine and Patentability: Important Considerations After Healthcare Reform Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 3/24/2010
State Legislatures Continue Their Attack on Banning the Use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in Baby Bottles and Containers Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 3/23/2010
Gene Patents Under Attack Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. 3/22/2010
“Carve-back” Provision Does Not Render Policy Ambiguous Goldberg Segalla LLP 3/3/2010
Omnicare Settles with DOJ Carpenter Law Firm PC 2/23/2010
Mississippi Medicaid Acted Outside its Authority in Changing Generic Drug Reimbursement Methodology Carpenter Law Firm PC 2/23/2010
Comparative Effectiveness Research May Not Lower Healthcare Spending Carpenter Law Firm PC 2/23/2010
Top 5 Mistakes in Handling Medical Issues in the Workplace Duane Morris LLP 2/11/2010
Positive Drug Test Does Not Give Free Rein To Pre-Employment Medical Inquiries Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 1/29/2010
CMS Announces Physician Quality Reporting Bonus Payments Carpenter Law Firm PC 1/18/2010
From Russia, With Love Poyner Spruill LLP 1/18/2010
FDA Issues Warning Letters to Website Operators Carpenter Law Firm PC 1/17/2010
Kaiser Settles FCA Case for $1.8 Million for Hospice Billing Errors Poyner Spruill LLP 1/17/2010
Non-Compliant Election Statements May Lead to Denied Claims Poyner Spruill LLP 1/16/2010
Questions the Hospice Director Should Ask the Staff about Nurse Aide Delegation Poyner Spruill LLP 1/15/2010
National Corporate Compliance Project Completed: A New Guide to Developing SNF Compliance Programs Is Now Available Poyner Spruill LLP 1/14/2010
Proposed Federal Laws Would Mandate Paid Sick Leave For Employees with H1N1 Poyner Spruill LLP 1/13/2010
There's a Guy at the Door With a Badge Poyner Spruill LLP 1/12/2010
Mergers on the Examining Table: The FTC Ratchets up Antitrust Enforcement in the Healthcare Sector Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/8/2010
Mom Can’t Tell You What She Wants, But I Can - Advance Directives Q&A Poyner Spruill LLP 1/7/2010
Hospice Care Plans a Likely Target for Medical Review Poyner Spruill LLP 1/6/2010
COBRA Subsidy Extension Vedder Price P.C. 1/5/2010
2010 Physician Fee Schedule - Sweeping Changes Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/4/2010
Generic Substitution and Biopharmaceuticals: Where Are All the Follow-on Biologics? And, How Much Money Will They Save? Carpenter Law Firm PC 1/1/2010
Preparing for Pandemic Flu Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation 12/31/2009
Expect Changes in 2010 at the OFCCP Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/29/2009
Useful Visa Options for Graduates Poyner Spruill LLP 12/27/2009
New Interim Rule Creates Higher Penalties for HIPAA Violations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/27/2009
Staying out of Harms Way - Avoiding a Citation of Immediate Jeopardy Poyner Spruill LLP 12/23/2009
Time for Another Policy Revision: Updates to FMLA Qualifying Exigency and Military Caregiver Leave Poyner Spruill LLP 12/21/2009
Red Flags Rule Delayed Again, Now Effective June 1, 2010 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/20/2009
Medical Facilities Turn to Alternative Waste Disposal Options Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/18/2009
Blue Plate Special - Ohio Joins States Mandating Cafeteria Plans 12/9/2009
Effective Use of A Regulatory Expert In Product Liability Litigation Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/6/2009
HIPAA Alert: Employers Should Update Their Policies in Light of Recent Amendments Much Shelist, P.C. 11/24/2009
Michelle’s Law Compliance Date Looming 11/18/2009
H1N1 - Is Your Business Ready? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/10/2009
New Medicare Reporting Requirements: What Employers and Medical Providers Need to Know Much Shelist, P.C. 11/10/2009
A Benefit Claim Denial Must Be More Than a Mere Conclusion - a Reminder from the 7th Circuit 11/9/2009
GINA Interim Final Rules Affect Health Risk Assessments and Other Health Plan Rules 11/8/2009
FTC Delays Identity Theft Red Flags Rule for Fourth Time Day Pitney LLP 11/4/2009
The Arrival of H1N1 Influenza: Legal Considerations and Practical Suggestions for Employers Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 11/1/2009
Final Regulations: Selected HSA Comparability Requirements and Excise Tax Filing Requirements 11/1/2009
Where ′O Where are the Regulations for the Mental Health Parity Act? Ford & Harrison LLP 10/28/2009
House Bill 1135 Adds Substantially to North Carolina’s Health Care Enforcement Arsenal Poyner Spruill LLP 10/21/2009
EEOC Lawsuit Highlights Risks of Inflexible Termination Policies Poyner Spruill LLP 10/20/2009
HIT Vendors Subject to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Health Breach Notification Rule Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 10/8/2009
Interim Final Rule: Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information (PHI) Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 10/8/2009
HHS Regulations Impose Federal Security Breach Notification Requirements Reed Smith LLP 10/6/2009
Having Your Cake and Eating It Too—The (Un)Enforceability of Releases on Future Qui Tam Claims Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC 9/30/2009
PhRMA Revised Clinical Trial Principles 9/30/2009
OTC Drug and Dietary Supplement Labeling: Adverse Event Reporting Information Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/30/2009
EEOC Technical Assistance Regarding the H1N1 Flu and ADA Compliance Poyner Spruill LLP 9/29/2009
The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute and Its Application to Healthcare Providers 9/22/2009
Medicare Secondary Payer Statutes, Part II: Liability Settlement Issues 9/22/2009
FTC Issues Final Rule on Notifying Consumers About Breaches of Electronic Health Records Reed Smith LLP 9/22/2009
Liability Insurer And Self Insured Entity Reporting Requirements Under The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act Of 2007 Near Implementation Clark Hill PLC 9/13/2009
Infection Control: An Integral Part of Certification Survey Poyner Spruill LLP 9/7/2009
Group Health Plan Eligibility, COBRA and the Importance of Clear Leave of Absence Policies Poyner Spruill LLP 9/1/2009
Is Gainsharing Finally Here to Stay? Recent Advisory Opinions and Proposed Stark Exception Appear to Pave the Way Poyner Spruill LLP 8/26/2009
Policies, Policies, and More Policies Poyner Spruill LLP 8/26/2009
Will the Feds Stop Allowing SNF Residents to Deposit Social Security Checks Directly Into Facility Resident Fund Accounts? Poyner Spruill LLP 8/26/2009
Final Report of IRS Study of Nonprofit Hospital Compliance Answers Some Questions, Raises Others Poyner Spruill LLP 8/25/2009
SNF - Hospice Contracts Under the New Hospice Medicare Conditions of Participation Poyner Spruill LLP 8/23/2009
CMS Publishes Interim Final Hospice Interpretive Guidelines Poyner Spruill LLP 8/22/2009
New Medical Board Rules to Publicize Information about Physicians and Physician Assistants Poyner Spruill LLP 8/20/2009
Understanding Never Events Poyner Spruill LLP 8/19/2009
Court of Appeals Decides Non-Compete Covenant in Medical Staffing Case is Unenforceable, But Affirms Verdict for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Unfair Trade Practices Poyner Spruill LLP 8/19/2009
Nursing Home Admission Agreements: A Follow-Up Poyner Spruill LLP 8/19/2009
New Physician Self-Referral Regulations Are Just around the Corner Much Shelist, P.C. 8/17/2009
COPs Greatly Expand Hospice Rights Poyner Spruill LLP 8/17/2009
Sharing Family Medical History Disclosed by Patients Without Consent of Family Doesn't Violate HIPAA According to Feds Poyner Spruill LLP 8/17/2009
"Miracle on the Hudson" - Are There Lessons for Hospice Quality Improvement Programs? Poyner Spruill LLP 8/16/2009
The Buck Stops Here - RN Practice Within the New CoPs Poyner Spruill LLP 8/16/2009
Corporate Compliance: A Nursing Facility's Responsibilities Under the Medicare Part D Program Poyner Spruill LLP 8/16/2009
The Power of I'm Sorry Poyner Spruill LLP 8/15/2009
Discharging the Nonpaying Resident: Appeals You Should Never Lose Poyner Spruill LLP 8/15/2009
Individual Committment to a Group Effort...That Is What Makes a Team Work Poyner Spruill LLP 8/15/2009
Bereavement Counseling: The Tale of Lost Essentials Poyner Spruill LLP 8/14/2009
CHIP Act Creates Special Enrollment Rights and Disclosure Obligations for Group Health Plans Poyner Spruill LLP 8/14/2009
The "Oops" That Could Become a Big "Ouch" - Doing Business with OIG-Excluded Individuals and Entities Poyner Spruill LLP 8/14/2009
The Stimulus Push for Electronic Health Records and Strengthened Privacy and Security Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
Illinois Certificate of Need Program to Undergo Major Overhaul Much Shelist, P.C. 8/13/2009
"Red Flag Rules" May Impose Additional Administrative Requirements on Hospices Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
2008 Year in Review: The Supreme Court of North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
Proposed Federal Law Would Mandate Paid Vacation and Sick Leave For Employees Poyner Spruill LLP 8/12/2009
FAQs About Disposing of Protected Health Information Poyner Spruill LLP 8/12/2009
Arbitration Clauses: Why Nursing Facilities Should Consider Adding Them to New Resident Contracts Much Shelist, P.C. 8/11/2009
Amendments to False Claims Act Make Failure to Return Overpayments Basis for Civil False Claim Action Poyner Spruill LLP 8/11/2009
Improving Hospice Communication Using SBAR Poyner Spruill LLP 8/10/2009
“Red Flag Rules” 609 Will Impose Additional Administrative Burdens on Hospitals Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2009
Navigating RAC Appeals Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2009
EMTALA Update: CMS Issues Guidance Clarifying Recent Changes Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2009
One if by Land, Two if by Sea: The RACs Head for North Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2009
Frozen in Time: Planning for the Posthumously Conceived Child Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/22/2009
Is Bankruptcy The Cure For Distressed Hospitals? Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/2/2009
Supporting Hospitals: Saving Lives And The Economy, Too Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/2/2009
Appellate Division Decision Regarding Hospital Liability for Acts of Independent Physicians Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
The OIG’s 2009 Work Plan and Steps Hospitals Should Undertake Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
Fall 2008 Fraud and Compliance Developments Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
CMS PUBLISHES MAJOR CHANGES TO THE STARK LAW Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
Supreme Court Rules that a NJ Hospital’s Off-Campus Facility May Be Exempt from Property Tax Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
State and Federal Regulators Intensify Focus on Medicaid Compliance Issues Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
First Court Ruling Under Stark AMC Exception Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
Hospitals Hit Hard in Recent Government Enforcement Actions Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
New Joint Commission Standard Requires Closer Monitoring of Hospital Contractors Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Favor of Hospitals Regarding “Silent PPOs” - -Don’t Leave Money on the Table! Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
What Hospitals Need to Know about the New Form 990 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
Third Circuit Rules that Hospital Arrangement with Anesthesiologists May Violate the Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/29/2009
New Law Bars Discrimination Based On Genetic Information 5/29/2009
New York Resolves Uncertainty Over Whistleblower Waiver And Scope Issues 5/29/2009
New York Court: Contract Determines Whether Employment Becomes At Will After Expiration 5/29/2009
New Jersey To Enact Paid Family Leave Law 5/29/2009
Third Circuit: Title VII Bars Discrimination Against Employees Who Had An Abortion 5/29/2009
New Jersey Paid Family Leave Law Takes Effect 5/29/2009
DOL Revises Family Leave Regulations 5/29/2009
Employers and the Swine Flu Outbreak: Four Ways to Be Proactive Much Shelist, P.C. 5/26/2009
New Jersey Product Liability Jurisprudence: Highlights of 2008 and Anticipated Developments in 2009 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/19/2009
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