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
17
2012
 Hospital Consolidations: Facing Competing Pressures to Merge and Remain Independent Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
12
2021
 Hospital Continues to Divert Patients Over a Week After Ransomware Attack Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
8
2023
 Hospital Executive and Three Physicians to Pay More Than $880,000 to Resolve Kickback Allegations ArentFox Schiff LLP
Nov
21
2014
 Hospital Executive Pleads Guilty to False Meaningful Use Attestation for EHR Incentive Payments Mintz
Jul
16
2015
 Hospital Fined for Using Unsecured File Sharing Application Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
12
2020
 Hospital Granted Summary Judgment on Surgeon’s Discrimination Claims Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
2
2014
 Hospital Had No Duty to Future Patients of Formerly Employed Physician Practicing at Unrelated Hospital, Massachusetts Court Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
6
2017
 Hospital Involved in Joint Venture with For-Profit Entity Loses Tax-Exempt Status Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
3
2018
 Hospital Loses its Section 501(c)(3) Status Due to Noncompliance with Section 501(r) Bracewell LLP
Sep
26
2017
 Hospital Medicare Certification at Risk? CMS Clarifies Inpatient Volume Expectations Polsinelli PC
Mar
9
2021
 Hospital Merger Activity and Challenges: Two Conclude, One Merger Abandoned MoginRubin
Aug
15
2023
 Hospital Mergers Double the Risk of a Data Breach, Study Shows Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov
1
2023
 Hospital Mergers: The Value and Pitfalls Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
14
2017
 Hospital Must Disclose Fired Nurse’s Personnel File in PA Medical Malpractice Case Stark & Stark
Sep
10
2014
 Hospital Options for Unused Long Term Care Beds Poyner Spruill LLP
Sep
25
2013
 Hospital Ordered to Bargain Over Nurses’ Dress Code Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
15
2012
 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule Released by CMS Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
9
2014
 Hospital Pays $2 Million After Making a Voluntary Disclosure of Its Improper Administration of Physician Income Guarantee Payments Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
May
2
2019
 Hospital Plaintiff’s Reliance on a Per Se Antitrust Claim against Dominant Competitor Fails in Sixth Circuit Despite Defeat of a Copperweld Defense Mintz
Jul
18
2023
 Hospital Price Transparency Changes in the Calendar Year 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Nelson Mullins
Dec
10
2019
 Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule Faegre Drinker
Aug
11
2022
 Hospital Price Transparency Rules: First Fines Issued McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
23
2021
 Hospital Price Transparency: CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Increase Penalties for Larger Hospitals Violating Disclosure Requirements Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
30
2021
 Hospital Reimbursement Opportunity Remains After CMS Decides Not to Finalize DSH Payment Calculations Changes McDermott Will & Emery
May
23
2018
 Hospital Servers Infected with Malware for Over a Year Affect More than 500,000 Murtha Cullina
Jul
8
2019
 Hospital Settles Claim of Religious Discrimination Based on Applicant’s Refusal of Flu Vaccine Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
17
2024
 Hospital Settles With OCR for $4.75 Million Over HIPAA Violations McDermott Will & Emery
May
8
2019
 Hospital Sues Whistleblower for Failing to Report Information And Choosing Instead to Use As Basis for Claim Proskauer Rose LLP
Jul
26
2016
 Hospital Text Messaging Rules Placed on Hold by Joint Commission Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
13
2016
 Hospital Trade Associations Side with Agape in Fourth Circuit Appeal, Urging the Court to Reject Use of Statistical Sampling to Prove Liability in FCA Cases McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
2
2021
 Hospital Transactions Subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Obligations See Dramatic Rise in Second Requests for Information Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
30
2015
 Hospital Wins First Round Against Largest Rival in Antitrust Suit Alleging Illegal Exclusive Dealing Agreements with Insurers Mintz
May
11
2021
 Hospitality Owners Should Gear Up for Property Tax Appeals Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
29
2013
 Hospitals and Doctors Beware: OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jul
21
2010
 Hospitals and Health Care Providers: You May Be Targets of the U.S. Department of Labor Bracewell LLP
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