Health Law & Managed Care

Healthcare is an area of law that is constantly evolving, with the Affordable Care Act provisions still rippling through the industry, and privacy and data protection concerns requiring constant vigilance, the National Law Review covers the latest developments in the Health Care Industry. The National Law Review offers analysis of news coming out of Congress related to health care legislation, as well as covering state and local laws related to health care.

Readers will also find an extensive list of cases, news, and up-to-date information on various topics in the healthcare and managed care sector. Litigation, regulatory actions being taken against doctors or pharmacies, mediation and arbitration, and coverage of the latest in drug pricing, the opioid epidemic, employer-healthcare coverage options, and legal news about health and hospital systems and physician groups.

The National Law Review covers news related to Medicare and Medicaid, to CMS funding, changes to IPAs, PHO, HMO, MSO, and other entities. Readers will find information related to managed care, assisted living facilities, at-home care, and news/legislation from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Additionally, regulations and updates released by the FDA are covered, as well as changing state and federal regulations related to telehealth and telemedicine are also on the site.

Cybersecurity in health care and compliance with HIPAA are major concerns for the industry. Additionally, Ransomware developments and other data security breaches have required a greater emphasis on safeguarding patient-records and information. More compliance and restrictions are in place for doctors/hospitals sharing patient records, HIPPA regulations have become more stringent, and e-health records, have seen a number of changes in how hospitals and doctors’ offices, deal with patient-record management internally. The National Law Review offers expert legal analysis on changing regulations related to healthcare.

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Jan 5 2016	Senate Finance Committee Considering Telehealth Options to Improve Care and Lower Costs	McDermott Will & Emery
Jan 5 2016	Hospice Payment Changes Take Effect	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan 5 2016	Diacetyl Update: What’s In Your Product?	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jan 5 2016	Federal Spotlight Continues to Shine on Physician-Owned Distributorships	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan 4 2016	Health Coverage Made Available ONLY to Wellness Program Participants, OK under ADA “Safe Harbor” Says Wisconsin District Court	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 4 2016	Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 24 of 24): 5 Predictions	Mintz
Jan 1 2016	Regulations Limiting Executive Compensation and Administrative Costs of State-Funded Providers Upheld by Appellate Division, Second Department	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dec 31 2015	District Judge Finds Some Claims Precluded, Others Not – By A Degree	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 31 2015	CMS Finalizes Two New Stark Exceptions and Provides Some Clarity to Others	Murtha Cullina
Dec 30 2015	Late-Breaking Employee Benefits News for 2016	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 30 2015	Due Dates for Affordable Care Act Reporting Extended	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Dec 30 2015	December 21, 2015 New Jersey Health Care Regulatory Developments	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Dec 30 2015	Laboratories – 2015 Year in Review [VIDEO]	Mintz
Dec 30 2015	Lurking Dangers of Blood Thinners in Nursing Homes	Stark & Stark
Dec 30 2015	New Brunswick Passes Local Sick Leave Ordinance, New Jersey Legislature Considers Statewide Paid Leave Bills	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 29 2015	Cadillac Tax Delayed to January 1, 2020; Extension of ACA Health Plan Information Reporting Due Dates	McDermott Will & Emery
Dec 29 2015	Affordable Care Act Update – Some Questions Answered, Some Relief Granted	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec 29 2015	Extension of 2015 Affordable Care Act Reporting Deadlines	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec 29 2015	U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Validity of False Claims Act’s Implied Certification Theory	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec 29 2015	Notice 2016-4 Postpones Reporting and Filing Deadlines: Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 23 of 24)	Mintz
Dec 29 2015	A Holiday Gift to Applicable Large Employers – 2015 ACA Reporting is Delayed	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec 28 2015	IRS Extends Deadlines for Affordable Care Act Reporting	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 28 2015	Omnibus Budget Bill Delays Implementation of "Cadillac" Tax on Expensive Health Plans, Makes Other Tax Changes to Affordable Care Act	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Dec 28 2015	Affordable Care Act Patient Protections Provisions for Out-of-Network Emergency Department Services	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec 28 2015	Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Schedules January 2016 Cybersecurity Workshop	Covington & Burling LLP
Dec 28 2015	Payment of Medicare Liens After Settlement of Wrongful Death Action	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec 23 2015	Return to Evanston: FTC Revisits Old Ground in Yet Another Hospital Merger Challenge	Mintz
Dec 23 2015	FTC Challenges Chicago-Area Health System Combination	McDermott Will & Emery
Dec 23 2015	New York Requires Pharmacy Benefit Management Contracts to Include Dispute Resolution Provisions	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec 22 2015	Telehealth Outlook for 2016	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec 22 2015	Congress Enacts 2-Year Moratorium on Medical Device Excise Tax	Covington & Burling LLP
Dec 22 2015	Telemedicine – 2015 Year in Review	Mintz
Dec 22 2015	Comprehensive Amendments of German Drug Laws upcoming	Covington & Burling LLP
Dec 22 2015	Affordability, HRA Contributions, Flex Credits, Opt-Out Payments, and SCA Fringe Benefit Contributions under Notice 2015-87: Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 22 of 24)	Mintz
Dec 22 2015	Medical Malpractice Claims at NYC-owned Hospitals Increase	Stark & Stark
Dec 22 2015	FDA Announces Commitment to Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec 21 2015	FTC and Pennsylvania Attorney General Challenge Health System Combination	McDermott Will & Emery
Dec 21 2015	Affordable Care Act Cadillac Tax Delayed for Two Years	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec 21 2015	Claims Against Individuals Fail in Northern District of Illinois	McDermott Will & Emery
Dec 21 2015	IRS Notice 2015-87 (Part 1) – IRS Issues New HRA Integration Rules	Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec 21 2015	ACA and Drug Prices Drive U.S. Health Care Spending Surge	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec 21 2015	Will New Hampshire Offer Medicaid Telehealth Coverage?	Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec 20 2015	Stark Law Clarifications Bring Both Benefits and Potential Challenges	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Dec 19 2015	New Year, New Flexibility: Top 10 Takeaways from CMS Stark Law Final Rule	Faegre Drinker
Dec 19 2015	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Releases Draft Report Calling for Further Research into Telehealth	Covington & Burling LLP
Dec 18 2015	Supreme Court to Review "Implied Certification" Theory Under the False Claims Act	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec 18 2015	CMS Continues to Strengthen Federal-Level Requirements for Qualified Health Plans	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec 18 2015	Circumstantial Evidence Stretched Beyond Limits in Proving Kickback and Fraud-on-DrugDex Theories	McDermott Will & Emery
Dec 18 2015	Physician Timeshare Arrangements: New Stark Option for Sharing Space with Visiting Specialists and Others	Holland & Hart LLP
Dec 18 2015	HIPAA Phase 2 Audits Expected in Early 2016	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

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