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 24 2014	Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Cease Active Regulation of Medical Device Data Systems (MDDS) and Other Health IT Devices	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun 24 2014	AMA (American Medical Association) Releases Guiding Principles on Telemedicine	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 23 2014	Health Care Law Update - June 23, 2014	Mintz
Jun 23 2014	340B Registration Changes: Re-enrollment of Currently Participating Facilities and Eligibility Based on Amended Cost Reports	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 23 2014	Still Reimbursing Employees For Health Insurance Premiums? You May Be Subject To Significant Penalties!	Poyner Spruill LLP
Jun 23 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 27: (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) COBRA, Marketplace Coverage, Stability Periods, and Cafeteria Plan Elections	Mintz
Jun 21 2014	China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) insideClarifies Implementation Issues for New Medical Device Regulation	Covington & Burling LLP
Jun 20 2014	8th Circuit Clarifies Admissibility of Medical Differential Diagnosis Testimony Under Daubert	Armstrong Teasdale
Jun 20 2014	FDA Issues Draft Guidance Easing Compliance for Medical Device Data and Image Systems - Food and Drug Administration	Mintz
Jun 20 2014	Five Lessons from Office of Civil Rights (OCR’s) Reports to Congress on Breaches and HIPAA Rules Compliance	Mintz
Jun 20 2014	Department of Labor (DOL) Proposes New Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Definition of "Spouse" to Accommodate Same-Sex Marriages	Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C.
Jun 19 2014	Recent Legislation Affecting Wisconsin Hospitals	Faegre Drinker
Jun 19 2014	Alcoholic Department of Transportation (DOT) Driver Could Not Prevail on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) Claims Against His Employer	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 19 2014	Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) “Interprets” Its Enjoined 340 Orphan Drug Rule into Effect	Mintz
Jun 18 2014	Insurance Carrier Ending Coverage of Physicians Under Medicare Advantage Contracts	Armstrong Teasdale
Jun 18 2014	The American Medical Association (AMA) Adopts New Telemedicine Guiding Principles	Mintz
Jun 18 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospice Item Set Reporting Invades Privacy Rights	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 18 2014	The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Is Teaming Up with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Retaliation Allegations	Vedder Price
Jun 17 2014	The Future of Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) Payments?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun 17 2014	FDA Issues Distribution of Risk Information Draft Guidance Amid Asserted Push to Release Guidance on Manufacturer Communications	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 17 2014	Health Care Law Update - June 16, 2014	Mintz
Jun 17 2014	Prepare For Increased HIPAA Fines - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 16 2014	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposes Rule to Expand Authorization Program, Solicits Comments on Implementation	McDermott Will & Emery
Jun 16 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 28: The Logic, Calculus, and Limits of “Skinny” Plans	Mintz
Jun 15 2014	Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Upheld Again in Healthcare Merger Challenge	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun 14 2014	June 2, 2014 New Jersey Regulatory Developments	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jun 13 2014	The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator's (ONC) Health IT Vision Plan: A Building Under Construction	Mintz
Jun 13 2014	Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Asks Group Suing It for Help with Coal Dust Rule	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 13 2014	Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Get Together on Whistleblower Complaints	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 13 2014	New Jersey Appellate Division Holds that Nurse who Refused Flu Vaccine was Improperly Denied Unemployment Benefits	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Jun 13 2014	Cloning: It’s not what you think – Changes to ANVISA’s (Brazil Health Service Agency) “Clone” Procedure	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jun 12 2014	California Healthcare Provider Defeats Data Breach Class Action on Definition of Medical Information	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 12 2014	Federal Judge Trims Diet Supplement Maker’s Earnings by $40M and Orders Recall of Banned Labeling	Proskauer Rose LLP
Jun 12 2014	Health and Human Services (HHS) Issues HITECH Act Reports to Congress: Top Causes of Breaches and Complaints Outlined	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Jun 12 2014	Medicare Part D Prescribers Must Act Now	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun 12 2014	As Sunshine Act Reporting Deadline Looms, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Issues Additional Guidance	Mintz
Jun 12 2014	Post-Acute Care Subject of New House Legislation	Faegre Drinker
Jun 12 2014	Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Provides Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) “Lessons Learned” In Data Breach Report to Congress	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jun 12 2014	Proposed Health Information Technology Strategy Aims to Promote Innovation	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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

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