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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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Apr 3 2015	Supreme Court Holds Providers Cannot Sue States to Challenge Low Medicaid Rates	Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr 2 2015	Moving to the Cloud: Some Key Considerations for Healthcare Entities	Covington & Burling LLP
Apr 2 2015	Important Recommendations from the MedPAC March Report to Congress, Part Two	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr 2 2015	FTC Clarifies “Failing Firm” Defense - Federal Trade Commission	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 2 2015	New York’s Surprise Medical Bill Law Goes into Effect	Mintz
Apr 2 2015	CMS Releases Stage 3 Meaningful Use Proposed Rule	Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr 2 2015	Divided Supreme Court Restricts Provider Challenges to State Medicaid Rates	Mintz
Apr 1 2015	OIG Audits Begin for Meaningful Use Compliance	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 1 2015	Health Care Law Update - March 31, 2015	Mintz
Apr 1 2015	Senate Vows to Address Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cut in Mid-April	Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr 1 2015	New Medicare Bill Sails Through the House – Major Changes Looming If Senate Approves	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 1 2015	Toss or Keep Document Retention in a Hospital Setting	Poyner Spruill LLP
Mar 31 2015	Important Recommendations from the MedPAC March Report to Congress, Part One	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar 31 2015	Repositioning of Nursing Homes to Alternative Models of Care	Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar 31 2015	HHS Creates A New Out-of-Pocket Limit For Health Plans: Health and Human Services	Covington & Burling LLP
Mar 31 2015	No Collateral Challenge Of Patent Application Revival	Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar 30 2015	How Providers Can Avoid Antitrust Pitfalls During A Physician Practice Acquisition	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar 30 2015	Hospital Wins First Round Against Largest Rival in Antitrust Suit Alleging Illegal Exclusive Dealing Agreements with Insurers	Mintz
Mar 30 2015	FDA Issues Final Guidance on Reprocessing Medical Devices	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 30 2015	Jury Verdict for Prosecution Underscores Difficulty of Overcoming Anti-Kickback Statute Charges at Trial	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 30 2015	The Next Generation ACO Model - Accountable Care Organization	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 30 2015	This Week in Congress – March 30, 2015 re: Congressional Budget	Covington & Burling LLP
Mar 30 2015	Perspectives on the President’s Precision Medicine Initiative	Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar 28 2015	Workplace Anxiety and the Americans with Disabilities Act	Faegre Drinker
Mar 27 2015	Placing Medicare Beneficiaries Into "Observation Status" Recent Second Circuit Decision Casts Doubt on Lawfulness of CMS Procedures	Poyner Spruill LLP
Mar 27 2015	Nonprofit Hospitals Face Additional Regulatory Burdens in Financial Assistance and Debt Collection	Poyner Spruill LLP
Mar 27 2015	U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Opens the Door to Interpretation of Pregnancy Discrimination Act	Armstrong Teasdale
Mar 26 2015	1.7 M Connecticut Residents Impacted by Anthem Data Breach	Raymond Law Group LLC
Mar 26 2015	Part Two - Should Health Care Providers Pay Attention to the Seventh Circuit’s New Definition of “Referral”?	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar 26 2015	OIG Finds Exclusive Lab Arrangement May Violate Anti-Kickback Statute	Mintz
Mar 26 2015	FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Use of Electronic Informed Consent in Clinical Trials	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 26 2015	MACs Issue FY 2013 Hospice Cap Demands With Sequestration; Group Appeal Now Open -- Medicare Administrative Contractors	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar 26 2015	House Plans to Vote Thursday on Medicare Physician Payments, CHIP Extension Legislation	Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar 25 2015	Failure to Warn About Dangers of Off-Label Use of Medical Device Preempted Under Federal Law	Varnum LLP
Mar 25 2015	Increased FTC Enforcement as FDA Deregulates Low-Rish Health IT Devices	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar 25 2015	New Jersey Assemblywoman Introduces Concussion Bill to Keep Children Out of Class Until Doctor Approves	Stark & Stark
Mar 25 2015	When on Antibiotics in Nursing Home or Hospital Watch for Diarrhea – It Could Be C-Diff	Stark & Stark
Mar 25 2015	Charitable Hospitals That Violate The ACA May Be Excused – For A Price (Including A Little Public Shaming)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar 24 2015	Full Speed Ahead for Meaningful Use re: Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar 24 2015	Health Care Employers' Safety Records Will Soon Become Publicly Available	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar 24 2015	Health Care Law Update for March 23, 2015	Mintz
Mar 24 2015	U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Issue FY 2014 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 24 2015	Should Health Care Providers Pay Attention to the Seventh Circuit’s New Definition of “Referral”? – Part One	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar 23 2015	“Implausible” That Scheme to Induce Referrals Would Leave Physician Ignorant of Its True Purpose	McDermott Will & Emery
Mar 23 2015	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Responsibility Adopts Long-awaited Amendments to Controlled Substances Regulations	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 23 2015	$12.6 Million Sandoz Average Sales Price (ASP) Reporting Settlement Raises More Questions Than It Answers	Mintz
Mar 23 2015	NLRB Extends “Specialty Healthcare” to Acute Care Hospitals: Carves Unit into Multiple Smaller Pieces	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar 23 2015	FDA is Examining Device Risk Assessments in Postmarket Settings	Covington & Burling LLP
Mar 23 2015	March 23, 2015 Marks the 5th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act	Mintz
Mar 23 2015	House Doc Fix Negotiations Continue; HHS Releases Health IT Proposed Rules	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

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