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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Jul 9 2014	Indiana University May Start Trend with ‘Student-Athlete Bill of Rights’	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 9 2014	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposes Changes to Sunshine Act Reporting	Mintz
Jul 9 2014	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Violation Results in $4.8 Million Settlement	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jul 9 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Issues Proposed Payment Rules for CY 2015	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jul 9 2014	Health Plan I.D. Application Deadline Is Approaching	Covington & Burling LLP
Jul 9 2014	Affordable Care Act Switching from COBRA to Marketplace Coverage – Another Opportunity	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul 8 2014	Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Issues Special Fraud Alert on Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 8 2014	The Government Intervenes In False Claims Act Case Alleging Failure To Return Overpayments Within 60 Days	Faegre Drinker
Jul 8 2014	New York Legislative Developments: Wage Theft Law Amended, Medical Marijuana Law Enacted	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 8 2014	A Look at Significant North Carolina Environmental Legislation This Session	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul 8 2014	Cybersecurity Warning Bulletin: Telephony Denial of Service Attacks Continue With Current Focus on Healthcare	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 8 2014	New York Enacts Out-Of-Network Transparency and Coverage Reform	Mintz
Jul 8 2014	Have You Reviewed Your Existing Business Associate Agreements?	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jul 7 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Seeks to Update Payment Rates and Eligibility Certification Requirements In Proposed Rule for Medicare Home Health Services	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 7 2014	First Written Decision Pertaining to Pharmaceuticals	Armstrong Teasdale
Jul 7 2014	Five Estate Planning Documents Every Young Professional Should Have	Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Jul 7 2014	Constitutional Legal Updates for Government Entities Covering May and June 2014	Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Jul 7 2014	Supreme Court Rules That Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedom	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 7 2014	Health Care Law Update - July 7, 2014	Mintz
Jul 5 2014	Commercial Success But No Nexus	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 3 2014	New Massachusetts Law Limits Intensive Care Unit Nurses to Two Patients, Regulations Expected	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 3 2014	Part II: Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Offers “Lessons Learned” Regarding HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Compliance	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jul 3 2014	California Federal Court Finds That Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Plaintiff Consented To Debt Collection Calls by Providing Phone Number On Hospital Admission Form	Faegre Drinker
Jul 3 2014	Closely Held Corporations Can Be Exempt from ACA Contraception Provisions Based on Religious Objections	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 2 2014	Top 5 Actions to Consider for the New York Not-for-Profit Law Overhaul Effective on July 1	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 2 2014	Expert's Failure to Properly Apply Obviousness Standard Leads to Vacated Jury Verdict	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 2 2014	New Connecticut Pharmacy Rewards Disclosure Bill Took Effect July 1	Mintz
Jul 2 2014	Mission Impossible: Creating the Perfect Provider Compensation Plan [WEBCAST]	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jul 2 2014	OSHA Issues Temporary Enforcement Policy on Electric Power Rule	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 2 2014	U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Union Fee Rules	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul 1 2014	Health and Safety Regulatory Reform in North Carolina (SB493) currently sleeps in Senate Ways and Means	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul 1 2014	New York State Legislature Approves Use of Medical Marijuana; Users to Be Considered "Disabled" Under State Human Rights Law	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul 1 2014	Supreme Court Rules Closely Held Companies Not Subject to Contraceptive Coverage Mandate of Health Care Reform Law	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jul 1 2014	Health Care Law Update - June 30, 2014	Mintz
Jul 1 2014	FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Issues Long-Awaited Draft Guidance Documents Concerning Internet/Social Media	Covington & Burling LLP
Jul 1 2014	High Rates of Unhealthy Enrollees in ACA (Affordable Care Act) Exchanges	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul 1 2014	Supreme Court: Closely-Held Corporations Are Protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act – Who Will Foot the Bill?	Mintz
Jul 1 2014	New California Employment Laws Take Effect on July 1, 2014 – Increased Minimum Wage, Expanded Paid Family Leave and Further Limits on Background Checks	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul 1 2014	Need Nexus Between the Claimed Feature and the Marketed Product to Demonstrate Commercial Success	McDermott Will & Emery
Jul 1 2014	Supreme Court Rules that Closely Held, For-Profit Corporations Can Opt Out of Certain Contraceptive Coverage Requirements for Employees	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jul 1 2014	Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Offers “Lessons Learned” Regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 30 2014	Supreme Court Sides with Hobby Lobby in Contraception Case	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jun 30 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 25 (Early Edition): What Hobby Lobby Means for the Affordable Care Act—Absolutely Nothing	Mintz
Jun 30 2014	Hobby Lobby: The Supreme Court’s View and Its Impact	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 30 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 26: Fitting a Round Peg (the Public Health Service Act 90-day Waiting/Orientation Period Rule) into a Square Hole (the 4980H Three-Month Offer of Coverage Rule)	Mintz
Jun 27 2014	Omnicare Pays $124 Million to Settle Whistleblower Allegations Involving Healthcare Fraud	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jun 27 2014	Lessons From A Cautionary Tale of Electronic Discovery Pitfalls in Health Care Litigation	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 26 2014	More on the American Medical Association's (AMA) Guiding Telemedicine Principles	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 26 2014	Making Use of Social Media: FDA Releases Two Draft Guidelines on the Use of Social Media Platforms by Drug and Device Manufacturers	Mintz
Jun 26 2014	Office of Inspector General Issues Special Fraud Alert Concerning Laboratory Payments to Referring Physicians	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.

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