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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Oct 9 2014	FDA Publishes Draft Guidances on Regulatory Framework for Laboratory Developed Tests for Public Comment	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 9 2014	Proposed Rule Issued by HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Realigns Its Enforcement Views with Health Care Reform Goals	Mintz
Oct 9 2014	Ex Parte Communications between Treating Physician and Attorneys in Tennessee	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct 9 2014	Connecticut's L+M Medical Office Building Employees Not Permitted to Join L+M Hospital Union	Raymond Law Group LLC
Oct 8 2014	CMS Announces Changes to Five-Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 8 2014	New California Paid Sick Leave Law is Nothing to Sneeze At	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct 7 2014	Office of Inspector General (OIG) Proposes Expanding Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors and Revising Civil Monetary Penalty Regulations	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 7 2014	Health Care Law Update - October 6, 2014	Mintz
Oct 7 2014	International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Privacy Academy: “Data Brokers Demystified”	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 7 2014	Massachusetts Enacts Domestic Violence Leave Law	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct 7 2014	New Jersey Appellate Division Holds That Applicants for a Professional License Need Not Exhibit an Intent To Deceive In Order To Have Their License Application Denied Due To Misrepresentation	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct 7 2014	Reclassification of Hydrocodone Takes Effect This Week	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct 7 2014	The Supreme Court Continues to Punt on False Claims Cases	Mintz
Oct 7 2014	Federal Court of Appeals Holds FDA Lacks Authority to Rescind 510(k) Clearance	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 6 2014	FDA Issues Final Guidance on Cybersecurity for Medical Devices	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 6 2014	Tennessee Federal Judge Rules to Allow Extrapolation on More Than 50,000 Claims in FCA (False Claims Act) Case	Mintz
Oct 6 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 12: The Treatment of Unpaid Leaves of Absence Under the Look-back Measurement Method	Mintz
Oct 6 2014	Enterovirus D-68 and Ebola Cases Raise Privacy Concerns for Healthcare Providers and their Workers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 6 2014	New Cafeteria Plan Change in Status Options	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 6 2014	EEOC Sues Home Care Agency for GINA Violation - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct 5 2014	Food and Drug Administration Not Required to Ban Antibiotics Given to Food-Producing Animals	Varnum LLP
Oct 4 2014	Office of Inspector General (OIG) Proposes Rules on Free Transportation, Hospital Gainsharing, and Other Access to Care Arrangements	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct 3 2014	Africa Legal News Update - October 3, 2014	Mintz
Oct 3 2014	Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Proposes New Safe Harbors and Other Regulatory Changes -	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct 2 2014	EEOC Challenges the Design of Another Employer’s Wellness Program under the ADA	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 2 2014	California Law Protects Unpaid Interns and Volunteers from Harassment and Discrimination	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 2 2014	Eleventh Circuit Holds That Debt Collector Had “Prior Express Consent” From Debtor Whose Wife Provided Number on Hospital Admission Form	Faegre Drinker
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.
Oct 2 2014	Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act to be Signed into Law	Faegre Drinker
Oct 2 2014	Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Vascular, Inc. v. Endotach LLC: Denying Authorization to File Errata Sheet IPR2014-00100	Faegre Drinker
Oct 2 2014	Becton, Dickinson and Company v. One StockDuq Holdings, LLC: Final Written Decision IPR2013-00235	Faegre Drinker
Oct 2 2014	New Developments in UK Employment Law	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct 2 2014	Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Decision Not to Institute IPR Is Final and Not Appealable	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 2 2014	“Dire Consequences” for Non-Participants Lead to Dire Consequences for Wellness Program under ADA, Claims EEOC Lawsuit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 2 2014	Caldwell Indicates DOJ Criminal Division Will More Heavily Scrutinize Qui Tam Complaints for Criminal Investigation	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 1 2014	United Kingdom: New Right To Time Off To Accompany A Pregnant Woman To Antenatal Appointments	McDermott Will & Emery
Oct 1 2014	U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Reminder to Medical Review Officers Concerning Employees’ Use of Prescription Medications	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 1 2014	Caremark L.L.C., Agrees to Pay the U.S. Government $6 Million for Allegedly Failing to Reimburse Medicaid for Prescription Drugs; Whistleblower to Receive a Reward of $1.02 Million	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Oct 1 2014	The Affordable Care Act: Focus on Adjunct Faculty	Mintz
Oct 1 2014	Governance Challenges, Social Barriers, and the Upcoming U.S. Mission to Fight Ebola	Covington & Burling LLP
Oct 1 2014	HIPAA Violation Results in $4.8 Million Settlement: An IT Perspective	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct 1 2014	A Brave New World of Transparency Reporting: CMS Launches Open Payments Website	Mintz
Sep 30 2014	Cliff Notes from the Joint Office for Civil Rights (OCR)/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) HIPAA Security Conference	Mintz
Sep 30 2014	Michigan Court of Appeals Dismisses Home Care Workers Lawsuit Against SEIU as MOOT After SEIU Voluntarily Pays Back Union Dues	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep 30 2014	The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Finalized Meaningful Use Rule – What Providers Need To Know	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Sep 30 2014	Health Care Law Update - September 29, 2014	Mintz
Sep 30 2014	Medtronic, Inc. v. NuVasive, Inc., IPR2014-00487: Decision Denying Institution	Faegre Drinker
Sep 30 2014	Have You Obtained a Health Plan Identifier (HPID)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 29 2014	CMS Fixes Some Health Plan Identifying Number (HPID) Problems, But Other Problems Remain	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 29 2014	EEOC Sues Alleging Employer’s “So-Called Voluntary” Wellness Plan Violated ADA	Poyner Spruill LLP

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