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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Jun 11 2014	The Treatment of Adjunct Faculty under Health Care Reform	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun 10 2014	House Committee Questions Authority of a DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) Staff Division to Regulate Health IT (Information Technology)	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 10 2014	Health Care Law Update - June 10, 2014	Mintz
Jun 10 2014	New UK Guidance on Software as a Medical Device	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 10 2014	FDA Launches OpenFDA To Ease Access to FDA Datasets — Which Creates Opportunities for Developers of Mobile Medical Apps	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 10 2014	Bill Would Change Post-Death Decision Making in Michigan	Varnum LLP
Jun 9 2014	D.C. Circuit Court Rules Health and Human Services Has No Authority To Promulgate 340b Orphan Drug Regulation	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 9 2014	Medicaid Enrollment Continues to Grow	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 9 2014	Recent Updates in Health Information and Health IT (Information Technology)	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 9 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 29: Wellness Programs, Smoking Cessation and e-Cigarettes	Mintz
Jun 7 2014	FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Voluntary Consensus Standards	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 7 2014	Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) – 20 Years Later – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly	Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Jun 6 2014	Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board: Pharmacy License Required to Dispense Oxygen	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 6 2014	Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Release Regulatory Plans	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 6 2014	Senate Confirms Burwell as New Secretary of HHS	Faegre Drinker
Jun 6 2014	Lessons to Be Learned from False Claims Act (FCA) Defendant Who Provided Attorney Work Product to Office of Inspector General (OIG)	Mintz
Jun 5 2014	New Medicare Conditions of Participation Provide Some Relief	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun 5 2014	The White House Big Data Report & Apple’s iOS 8: Shining the Light on an Alternative Approach to Privacy and Biomedical Research	Faegre Drinker
Jun 5 2014	Senate Confirms Burwell as Secretary of Health and Human Services	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 5 2014	Physicians Facing an Increased Risk of Qui Tam Suits	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 5 2014	Changes to COBRA Notices and New Limited Special Enrollment Period - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act	Faegre Drinker
Jun 5 2014	Final IRS Regulations Allow Retirement Plan Payments for Accident, Health and Disability Insurance	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 5 2014	Wellness Program Update: EEOC is Planning to Issue Proposed Regulations to Address ADA, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Issues	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 5 2014	FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Issues Report on 2012 Quality Systems Regulations Enforcement Activities	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 4 2014	D.C. Circuit Court Approves Hart-Scott-Rodino Regulation Applicable to Only One Industry: Pharmaceuticals	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun 4 2014	CMS Release of Medicare Billing Data Combined with Physician Payment Sunshine Act Data May Boost Fraud Litigation: Cloudy Skies Ahead for Providers?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 4 2014	Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Reporting Rule for Pharmaceutical Patent Transfers Upheld	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 4 2014	“Foreign Official” Under the FCPA: The First U.S. Appellate Court Weighs In - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 4 2014	Update on the European Proposal for a Medical Devices Regulation	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 3 2014	Physician Reminder: On-Site Supervision of Physician Assistants No Longer Required	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 3 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposes Calculate Your Own Cap (CYOC)	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 3 2014	Health Care Law Update - June 2, 2014	Mintz
Jun 3 2014	New Minnesota Medical Cannabis Law Protects Employees From Discrimination For Medical Marijuana Use	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 3 2014	Tips for New Enrollment & Revalidation for Participation in Medicare & Medicaid	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 2 2014	USCIS Issues Policy Alert on Validity of Medical Examinations (Form I-693)	Mintz
Jun 2 2014	COBRA Meets ACA – Time to Update COBRA Notices - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, Affordable Care Act	Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun 2 2014	Quantifying and Addressing Improper Payments for Medicare Valuation and Management Services	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 2 2014	Taxation With or Without Physical Representation: Update on the Marketplace Fairness Act	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 2 2014	Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Rules Captive Reinsurance Arrangement Involving Retiree Medical Benefits Qualifies as Insurance for Federal Tax Purposes	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 2 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 30: The IRS Tells Us that Employer Payment Plans (Really, Really, Really) Don’t Work	Mintz
May 30 2014	Pennsylvania Employers Take Note: State’s Marriage Laws Held Unconstitutional	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May 30 2014	Another Bite At the Apple? OSHA to Notify Untimely OSH Act Whistleblowers of Potential NLRB Claims - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Labor Relations Board	Proskauer Rose LLP
May 30 2014	What Is “a Patient?”	McDermott Will & Emery
May 30 2014	Finally Some Relief to Providers - CMS Ordered to No Longer Apply a Common Rule of Thumb When Auditing	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
May 29 2014	Health Care Law Update - May 27, 2014	Mintz
May 29 2014	A Combination of References Need Only Provide a “Reasonable Expectation of Success”	McDermott Will & Emery
May 29 2014	OIG Proposes Rule to Expand Civil Monetary Penalties and Solicit Comments on Penalty for Failure to Report and Return Overpayments	McDermott Will & Emery
May 28 2014	340B Orphan Drug Rule Invalid	Faegre Drinker
May 28 2014	Recent Action on Medical Device Tax	Covington & Burling LLP
May 28 2014	Court Invalidates 340B Orphan Drug Rule	Mintz

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