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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.

Date	Title	Organization
4 May	HHS Distributes $22B to Hotspots and Rural Providers	McDermott Will & Emery
4 May	CDC Issues Guidance on Preparing to Reopen Workplaces, Businesses, Schools after COVID-19 Shutdown	Jackson Lewis P.C.
4 May	New “Stay Safe Ohio” Order Rescinds Non-Essential Surgery Ban and Restarts Ambulatory Care	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
4 May	HHS Announces Disbursement of Additional $20 Billion from Provider Relief Fund COVID-19	Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
4 May	Investigations against Health Care Facilities and Nursing Homes on the Rise	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
4 May	COVID-19: CMS Releases Additional Blanket Waivers and Flexibilities	K&L Gates
4 May	CMS Issues Explanatory Guidance of Blanket Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law Waivers for COVID-19 in Response to Industry Feedback	Robinson & Cole LLP
4 May	New Provider Relief Fund Application Portal Now Open	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
4 May	CDC/OSHA COVID-19 Guidance for Meat and Poultry Industry Also Useful for Other Employers (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
3 May	CMS Updates COVID-19 Guidance for MA Organizations and Part D Sponsors, Addresses the Status of Telehealth Visits for Risk Adjustment	McDermott Will & Emery
3 May	CMS Announces Immediate COVID-19 Reporting Requirements Applicable to Long Term Care Facilities	McDermott Will & Emery
3 May	CMS Issues FAQs on EMTALA Requirements for Hospitals	McDermott Will & Emery
3 May	COVID-19: CMS Issues Second Round of Groundbreaking Changes for Telehealth - What You Need to Know	Foley & Lardner LLP
2 May	What’s Changed, What Hasn’t: A Review of HIPAA Rules in a COVID-19 Context	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
2 May	Independent Oncology Group Reaches Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Agreeing to Maximum Statutory Penalty of $100 Million in Market Allocation Scheme	Mintz
2 May	CMS Updates COVID-19 Guidance For MA Organizations And Part D Sponsors, Addresses Telehealth Visit Risk Adjustment	McDermott Will & Emery
1 May	IRS Relaxes UBTI "Siloing" Rules for Most Exempt Organizations	Bracewell LLP
1 May	CMS Issues New Interim Final Rule With Sweeping Regulatory Changes in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic	Robinson & Cole LLP
1 May	CMS Updates Waivers, Provides More Flexibility for Providers Responding to COVID-19	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
1 May	McDermott Plus Check-Up: May 1, 2020	McDermott Will & Emery
1 May	Latest Attack on the Affordable Care Act Soundly Defeated: “The Government should honor its obligations.”	Proskauer Rose LLP
1 May	UK Government Rolls Out New Essential Worker Online Testing Portal	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
1 May	COVID-19: States Protect Long-Term Care Facilities from Liability	Foley & Lardner LLP
1 May	San Francisco’s COVID-19 Response: FAQs on the New Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
1 May	Knock-Knock, OSHA is Here! How to Respond to an OSHA Complaint in the Wake of COVID-19	Polsinelli PC
1 May	COVID-19: Labs Beware! – EKRA Expands DOJ’s Enforcement Arsenal in the COVID-19 Fraud Battle	K&L Gates
1 May	FDA Posts Qualified Health Claim Petition Regarding MCTs Caprylic and Capric Acid for Use in the Management of Migraine Headaches	Keller and Heckman LLP
1 May	Opioid Update: Judge Kethledge Reclaims Solitude—and Civil Procedure	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Apr	CMS Issues Explanatory Guidance On Nationwide Blanket Stark Law Waivers	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Apr	Five Steps To Create A Safer Workplace For Returning Employees During COVID-19	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
30 Apr	OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of N95 Respirators in Healthcare	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
30 Apr	Governor Whitmer Extends Restriction Suspensions for Health Care Providers	Varnum LLP
30 Apr	Medicare Part B Suppliers No Longer Able to Receive Advance Payment Funds	Polsinelli PC
30 Apr	New York’s Governor Outlines Plan to Re-Open Businesses	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Apr	Patent’s Explicit Description of Claimed Advantages Defeats § 101 Challenge	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Apr	Using Health Data in Europe During COVID-19	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Apr	CMS Proceeds With Controversial 340B Acquisition Cost Survey During COVID-19 Pandemic – Due May 15, 2020	Polsinelli PC
30 Apr	Problematic Developments in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Stark & Stark
30 Apr	The California Department of Managed Health Care Extends the Phase-In Period for the General Licensure Regulation	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
29 Apr	U.S. Supreme Court Holds Federal Government Accountable for ACA Promises	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
29 Apr	Episode 9: Clinical Trials in the Time of COVID-19	Foley & Lardner LLP
29 Apr	Bill Extends Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Therapy Providers	McDermott Will & Emery
29 Apr	Healthcare Rehabilitation Provider Pays $4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
29 Apr	COVID-19: Massachusetts Governor Extends Non-Essential Business Closures to May 18, 2020	Pierce Atwood LLP
29 Apr	Pharmacy Groups Request COVID-19 Testing Authority for California Pharmacists	Much Shelist, P.C.
29 Apr	COVID-19: Testing and Treatment to Uninsured Patients: Reimbursement Available Under New HHS Payment Program	K&L Gates
29 Apr	COVID-19: CMS Issues Telehealth Guidance for State Medicaid and CHIP Programs	Foley & Lardner LLP
29 Apr	HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program Portal Is Now Open	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
29 Apr	Connecticut Governor Expands Health Care Workforce, Access to Telehealth Services and Issues Other Important Health Care Updates in New Executive Orders	Robinson & Cole LLP
29 Apr	CMS Continues to Refine Survey and Infection Control Guidance for Long Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	McDermott Will & Emery