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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Sep 3 2014	EEOC Lawsuit Targets Employee Wellness Programs	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Sep 3 2014	China Allows Wholly Foreign-Owned Hospitals in Seven Pilot Cities and Provinces	McDermott Will & Emery
Sep 3 2014	Government Issues New Rules for Religious Employers, But Health Plans, Third Party Administrators (TPAs), and Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) are still on the Hook to Provide Contraceptive Coverage	Mintz
Sep 2 2014	EU Court Of Justice Further Clarifies Definition Of Medicinal Products – And Raises New Questions	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 2 2014	China Issues Multiple Final Rules and Proposals to Implement Recent Revisions to its Core Medical Device Regulation	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 2 2014	Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO): Another Pioneer Leaves The West	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep 2 2014	Summary of FDA Advertising and Promotion Enforcement Activities – September 2, 2014	Covington & Burling LLP
Sep 2 2014	The Increasingly Murky World of 340B Drug Discount Program: What’s Next?	Mintz
Sep 2 2014	Two-Party Market: Presumption of Confusion and Injury	McDermott Will & Emery
Sep 1 2014	EEOC Sues Arthur’s Restaurant & Bar for Pregnancy Discrimination	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Aug 30 2014	Opinion Underlying Judgment as a Matter of Law (JMOL) May Still Provide Basis for a New Trial, Even if JMOL Is Defective	McDermott Will & Emery
Aug 29 2014	Physician Compensation under Medicaid	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Aug 29 2014	“Medicaid: Getting Paid and Keeping It”: A Recap of Part II of the Webinar	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug 29 2014	Pharmacies Avoid False Claims Act Suit: Fox Rx Inc. v. Omnicare Inc. et al.	Covington & Burling LLP
Aug 28 2014	Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) Announce New IT Contracting Opportunities	Covington & Burling LLP
Aug 28 2014	Third Circuit Joins Second Circuit In Rejecting Vague Pleadings of FLSA Violations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 28 2014	Health Care Industry Familiar with HIPAA Breaches, Not So Much Hackers	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug 27 2014	Wearable Devices and Data Privacy: Wearing Your Heart (Rate…and More) on Your Sleeve	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug 27 2014	Oregon City Mandates Paid Sick Leave but County Wants Status Quo	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 27 2014	Important HIPAA Deadline and Privacy Updates	Faegre Drinker
Aug 27 2014	New York Proposes Revised Regulations for Health Care Collaborations	McDermott Will & Emery
Aug 27 2014	Another Court Weighs in on Rule 9(b)’s Requirements Under the False Claims Act	Mintz
Aug 26 2014	Recent HIPAA Breaches Highlight Need for Providers to Remain Vigilant	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug 26 2014	Health Care Law Update - August 25, 2014	Mintz
Aug 26 2014	Carondelet Health Network To Pay $35 million To Settle Federal Health Care Billing Fraud Case; Whistleblower To Receive $6 million	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Aug 26 2014	PA Federal Courts Analyze Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) Disability Claims Under Pre-ADAAA Standards	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug 26 2014	Bundled Discounts Subject to Section 1/Clayton 3 Scrutiny In the Absence of Market Power and Substantial Foreclosure?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug 25 2014	Look Beyond the ACA Wellness Regulations When Designing Your Program, EEOC Sues Employer Over Its Program	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 25 2014	FDA Notifies Congress of Framework for Long-Awaited Guidance on Laboratory Developed Tests and Issues Final Guidance on Companion Diagnostics	Mintz
Aug 25 2014	FDA Issues Draft Guidance on De Novo Process	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 25 2014	Medical Device Update: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Streamlined De Novo Classification Process	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Aug 25 2014	Prescription Drugs: Refocusing the False Claims Act Microscope on the Rest of the Transaction	Mintz
Aug 25 2014	Physicians Write Letter to FDA Regarding Biosimilar Naming Concerns	McDermott Will & Emery
Aug 25 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 18: Emerging Strategies to Reduce or Eliminate Exposure for Assessable Payments Under the Affordable Care Act’s Pay-or-Play Rules	Mintz
Aug 25 2014	FDA’s Announced Framework for Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) Leaves Open Many Questions	Covington & Burling LLP
Aug 25 2014	Wellness Program with “Steep” Penalty Violates the ADA, Claims EEOC Lawsuit	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 25 2014	August 18, 2014 New Jersey Regulatory Developments	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Aug 22 2014	Office of Inspector General (OIG) Finds Risk of Abuse in Specialty Pharmacy’s Per-Fill Fee Proposal	Mintz
Aug 21 2014	FBI Warning to Health Care Sector Holds True Re: Cyber Security	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Aug 21 2014	New OIG Guidance on Contractor Self-Disclosure	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug 21 2014	2013-2014 Massachusetts Legislative Session Ends	Mintz
Aug 21 2014	Wearable Devices in the Workplace Challenge Data Security and Privacy	Mintz
Aug 20 2014	Massive Data Breach Affects 4.5 Million Patients in 29 States	Mintz
Aug 20 2014	NLRB Continues to Expand its Reach	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Aug 19 2014	The OIG Issues An OIG Rule on ACOs and the IRS Provides Additional Guidance For Tax-Exempt Organizations	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug 19 2014	FDA Issues Final Guidance on "In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices"	Covington & Burling LLP
Aug 19 2014	CMS Care Coordination Payments – A Boon to Doctors and Patients but Patient Participation Will be Essential	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug 19 2014	Physician Whose Clinical Privileges Were Revoked Can Proceed With Hostile Work Environment Claim, Illinois Federal Court Finds, But Dismisses Antitrust Claim	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 19 2014	OSHA Concludes that Acclimatization May Be the Most Important Element of a Heat-Illness Prevention Program	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug 19 2014	FDA Issues Guidance for Drug & Device Companies’ Social Media Interactions	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC

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