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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Oct 28 2015	Budget Bill Aims to Kill Any New Off-Campus Provider-Based Facilities	Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct 28 2015	Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Claims Are on the Rise	Stark & Stark
Oct 27 2015	New Jersey Expands And Unifies Confidentiality Privilege For Mental Healthcare Service Providers	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct 27 2015	Recent Reports Claim Improvements in FDA’s Review of Medical Device Submissions	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 27 2015	October 19, 2015 New Jersey Healthcare Regulatory Developments	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct 27 2015	FTC-DOJ Join Forces: Encourage Repeal/Retrenchment of Virginia CON Laws	Mintz
Oct 27 2015	OIG Issues Alert About Information Blocking, Warning Providers Who Share Software	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 26 2015	IRS Issues Proposed Regulations to Accommodate Obergefell	Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct 26 2015	Reducing Discretionary Bonus May Constitute Adverse Employment Action	Faegre Drinker
Oct 26 2015	OIG Concludes Free Transportation Services Provided by Rural Integrated Health System Does Not Pose Risk of Anti-Kickback or Beneficiary Inducement Sanctions	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 26 2015	Catastrophic Accident Resulted in a Workplace Fatality — Does Not Automatically Mean There was an OSHA Violation	Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct 26 2015	Complying With HIPAA: A Checklist for Business Associates	Holland & Hart LLP
Oct 26 2015	Meaty Issue: Do Red and Processed Meats Cause Cancer?	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct 26 2015	Lawmakers To Vie For House Ways And Means Gavel; FDA Names Medical Device Security As A Priority; CMS Releases Proposed Notice On Basic Health Program Funding	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 26 2015	NLRB Issues Union Friendly Decision Regarding Applicability of Quickie Rules: When 94% Just Ain’t Enough	Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct 26 2015	Act Two: Employer Failed to Provide Union with Available Voter Contact Information, NLRB Regional Director Finds	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 26 2015	Six Ways to Take Advantage of New Hampshire’s New Telemedicine Law	Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct 25 2015	CMS Issues New EHR Meaningful Use Rules	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 24 2015	Africa Update OCTOBER 22, 2015	Mintz
Oct 23 2015	Recent Developments in Massachusetts Health Policy	Mintz
Oct 23 2015	FDA’s Office of Planning Issues Report on Review Process for Combination Products	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 23 2015	EEOC Grapples with Proposed Rule Comments on Wellness Program; Additional Guidance Expected Soon	Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct 23 2015	Age and Sex Differences in Working Memory after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Functional MR Imaging Studies	Stark & Stark
Oct 23 2015	Coding Form 1095-C, Part II for Mid-Month Hires, Re-Hires and Terminations: Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 14 of 24)	Mintz
Oct 23 2015	Another Paid Family and Medical Leave Proposal: District of Columbia Considers 16 Weeks of Paid Leave under a Local Government-Administered Mandatory Fund Using a Payroll Tax	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 23 2015	Seventh Circuit Holds That FMLA Limitations Period Begins To Run At Time Of Each Leave Denial	Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct 23 2015	IRS Adjusted ACA Fee Amounts for the 2015/2016 Policy or Plan Years and Additional Payment Options	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 23 2015	FDA Regulatory Science Priorities Address Use of Data, Health Information Technology	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 22 2015	OCR To Conduct Phase 2 HIPAA Audits in Early 2016	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 22 2015	AMA’s Telehealth Services Workgroup Convened for its Foundational Meeting to Discuss the Development of New Telemedicine Billing Codes	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 22 2015	FTC Takes No Action Re: Use of “Diet” in Zero Calorie Soft Drinks; FDA Still Reviewing	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct 21 2015	The Curious Case Of Hospital Financings	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 21 2015	Ten Years Later — The End of Tuomey’s Journey	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 21 2015	The Out-of-State Practice of Telemedicine: Licensure Challenges and Opportunities	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 21 2015	Jury Sides with DOJ in First Phase of FCA Statistical Sampling Trial	Mintz
Oct 21 2015	Does Invalidation of 340B Orphan Drug Rule Doom HRSA’s Guidance?	Mintz
Oct 21 2015	Tuomey to Pay More than $72 Million in False Claims Act Settlement	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Oct 20 2015	D.C. Federal Court Rejects HHS Interpretation of 340B Program’s Orphan Drug Rule	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 20 2015	When an Exception to the “Mold Exclusion” Exposes Carriers to More Than Just Fungi or Bacteria	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Oct 20 2015	FTC Sets Berks County’s Broken Orthopedic Market	Mintz
Oct 20 2015	Nevada Supreme Court Upholds $350,000 Medical Malpractice Cap	Holland & Hart LLP
Oct 20 2015	New Legislation Extends Future Form 5500 and 990 Deadlines, Affects Veterans Health Benefits and Extends Excess Pension Asset Transfer Rules	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 20 2015	Managed Care Plans: New Targets for Whistleblowers	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct 20 2015	Health Care Law Update - October 19‚ 2015	Mintz
Oct 20 2015	Qualifications for Medicare Eligibility for Parts A and B	Stark & Stark
Oct 20 2015	DOJ Pursues Both Sides of an Alleged Kickback Arrangement Under the FCA	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 20 2015	D.C. District Court Vacates HRSA’s Interpretative Rule on Orphan Drugs	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct 19 2015	FTC Submits Public Comments to States Considering Regulations of Cooperative Agreements Between Hospitals	Mintz
Oct 19 2015	AseraCare Trial Set To Move To Phase Two	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 19 2015	D.C. Court Strikes Down 340B Orphan Drug Rule Again: Will This Impact the “Mega Guidance”?	Foley & Lardner LLP

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