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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Apr 14 2014	Participation of 100 Hours May Be Sufficient to Generate Active Income Exempt from the 3.8 Percent Health Care Tax on Net Investment Income	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 14 2014	Health Care Law Update - April 14, 2014	Mintz
Apr 14 2014	Sebelius Resigns and Burwell Nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)	Faegre Drinker
Apr 14 2014	Health and Human Services (HHS) Releases New Software for Updating (But Not Replacing) HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Toolkits - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 14 2014	Unified Residency Accreditation System To Be Launched	Mintz
Apr 14 2014	Curbing Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Abuse	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr 11 2014	OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) Releases Interim Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Regulations	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 11 2014	SDNY Dismisses False Claims Act Complaint, Finding Relators Misconstrued Medicaid Program Legal Framework - Southern District of New York	Katten
Apr 11 2014	Two Recent 340B Developments: New Hospital Registration Guidance and Proposed Rules Under Review at OMB (Office of Management and Budget)	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 10 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Issues Data Listing Medicare Payments To Individual Physicians	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Apr 10 2014	CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Releases Physician Medicare Billing Data	Mintz
Apr 10 2014	FDA, ONC and FCC Report Outlines Proposed Health Information Technology Regulatory Strategy and Recommendations - Office of National Coordinator, Federal Communications Commission	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 10 2014	ACA, HIPAA, COBRA and HSA Penalties: What Do They Mean? - Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, Health Savings Account	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr 10 2014	CMS (Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services) Publicly Releases Medicare Utilization and Payment Data	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 10 2014	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Issues Final Call Letter for 2015	Mintz
Apr 9 2014	Governor Signs HIPAA Harmonization and Other Health-Related Bills - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 9 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2015 Medicare Advantage Announcement Includes Rate Increase and Consumer Protections	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 9 2014	The Assault on the ACA (Affordable Care Act) Continues in the Federal Appeals Courts	McDermott Will & Emery
Apr 9 2014	OFCCP Withdraws Claim Regarding TRICARE Jurisdiction - Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 8 2014	President Obama Signs Bill Extending Physician Medicare Rates and Delaying ICD-10 and RAC Audits Under the Two-Midnights Rule	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr 8 2014	Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Deductible Limits for Small Groups Repealed	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 8 2014	Is Your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance Program Going Out the Window with XP?	Mintz
Apr 8 2014	Proposed California Paid Sick Leave Law Will Require Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave to Employees	Faegre Drinker
Apr 8 2014	California Proposition 65 Caramel Coloring Suits	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 8 2014	Health IT Update: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) Health IT Report Issued by FDA, FCC, and ONC	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr 8 2014	Health Care Law Update - April 7, 2014	Mintz
Apr 8 2014	A Win for Washington: Cutting Emergency Rooms Visits	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr 8 2014	Enforcement of the Two-Midnight Rule Delayed Again	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 7 2014	Privacy, Behavioral Health and Hospital Regulations: Recent Developments in Wisconsin Law [VIDEO]	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 7 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 38: Congress Eliminates Separate Cap on Deductibles	Mintz
Apr 7 2014	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Extends Medicare Coverage to Same-Sex Couples	Mintz
Apr 5 2014	Corporate Integrity Agreement Gone Wrong: Office of Inspector General (OIG) Excludes Entity Found Non-Compliant with CIA	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Apr 4 2014	Not April Foolin’: National Labor Relations Board Finds Employer Rule Requiring Positivity and Professionalism Unlawful	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr 4 2014	OSHA Final Rules: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.269 (Operations and Maintenance) and 29 C.F.R. Part 1926, Subpart V (Construction)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 4 2014	Both Sides Face Tough Questions As The Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Regarding the Contraceptive Mandate	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr 4 2014	Union Reps on OSHA Inspections Seen as a Concern - Occupational Safety and Health Administration	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 4 2014	Gear Up To Play Nice: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Releases Final "Pay or Play" Rules	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 4 2014	New Approaches – and Increasing Oversight – for Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Support	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr 4 2014	Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) v. Healthcare Industry: The Battle Isn’t Over Yet	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 3 2014	Tri-Agency Health Information Technology Report Issued	Mintz
Apr 3 2014	PTO Litigation Center Report – April 3, 2014	Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Apr 3 2014	New Enrollment and Re-Validation Requirements for Providers/Suppliers for Participation in Medicare and Medicaid: Watch Your Mail! Part I	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Apr 2 2014	New Ontario Mandatory Health and Safety Awareness Training for Workers and Supervisors: Deadline July 1, 2014	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr 2 2014	Will Positive Medical Marijuana Test Result In Denial Of Unemployment Benefits in Michigan?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr 2 2014	Denial of Unemployment Compensation in the Face of Misrepresentations	Armstrong Teasdale
Apr 2 2014	Provisions of Interest to Labs in the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014	Mintz
Apr 2 2014	Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Patch Re: Delay of Implementation of the ICD-10	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Apr 2 2014	Wisconsin State Senate Approves Apology Bill - Statements of Apology in a Healthcare Setting	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Apr 2 2014	OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Issues Substantial Award To SOX (Sarbanes Oxley Act) Whistleblower Claiming “Blacklisting”	Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr 2 2014	OSHA & MSHA Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year 2015 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC

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