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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
17 Mar	Video: The American Rescue Plan, OSHA’s New COVID-19 Directive, and NY Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine PTO – Employment Law This Week	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
17 Mar	The Fully Vaccinated Employee: What the New CDC Guidelines Mean for Employers	Much Shelist, P.C.
17 Mar	Health Law Diagnosed — Final Rules Amending the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law Regulations: Part 2 [PODCAST]	Mintz
17 Mar	Free and Extended COBRA Coverage Under The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
16 Mar	California Updates Wage and Hour FAQs to Include COVID-19 Vaccinations	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
16 Mar	Pharmaceutical Mergers: U.S. Antitrust Agencies Join Global Working Group	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
16 Mar	Free And Extended COBRA Coverage Under The American Rescue Plan Act oF 2021	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
16 Mar	Homing in On a Way Out of Disorders of Consciousness	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
16 Mar	February 2021-March 2021 State Regulatory Report	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
16 Mar	HPE Miami 2021: Subsector Insights \| Gastrointestinal	McDermott Will & Emery
16 Mar	HPE Miami 2021: Sub-Sector Insights \| Dermatology	McDermott Will & Emery
16 Mar	The “State” of Telehealth: Utah	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
16 Mar	New York’s COVID-19 Vaccine Law: Employers Now Required to Provide Paid Vaccine Leave	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
16 Mar	Comment Period Extended for Extensive Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
15 Mar	Information Blocking Compliance Countdown - Are You Prepared for April 5?	McDermott Will & Emery
15 Mar	New COVID Relief Act Provides COBRA Premium Subsidies and Increased Exclusion for Employer-Provided Dependent Care Assistance Programs	Polsinelli PC
15 Mar	CMS Eases Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation	Davis\|Kuelthau, s.c.
15 Mar	New York State Employees Entitled to Paid Time Off for COVID-19 Vaccinations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
15 Mar	Health Care and Employment Law: 2020 Year in Review and Looking Ahead [PODCAST]	K&L Gates
15 Mar	Nursing Home Visitation Resumes Amid COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
15 Mar	Credentialing by Proxy: Joint Commission’s Improved Telemedicine Accreditation Rules	Foley & Lardner LLP
12 Mar	Impact Finance: Innovative Finance Solutions to Target Global Health Issues	McDermott Will & Emery
12 Mar	American Rescue Plan Act Signed: Details on the Latest COVID-19 Relief Package	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
12 Mar	Federal Court Decides ACA “Sabotage” Case	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
12 Mar	CDC Issues New COVID-19 Guidance For Vaccinated Individuals	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
11 Mar	Federally Appointed Task Force Recommends Increase in Number of Americans Eligible for Lung Cancer Screenings	Stark & Stark
11 Mar	The CDC’s Stances on Fully-Vaccinated Individuals: Details on the Revised Guidance	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
11 Mar	Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Trump’s SUNSET Rule	Keller and Heckman LLP
11 Mar	Biden Administration Increases Access to Nursing Home Residents	Stark & Stark
11 Mar	Health Plan Sponsor Assessed Attorneys’ Fees For Pursuing Meritless ERISA Claims Against Plan Administrative	McDermott Will & Emery
11 Mar	American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021: Key Healthcare Provisions	McDermott Will & Emery
11 Mar	What Are Mental Health Apps Doing with Our Data?	Robinson & Cole LLP
11 Mar	COBRA Subsidies (Finally) Arrive	Foley & Lardner LLP
11 Mar	Computer Science Meets Medicine in Drug Discovery	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
10 Mar	OIG Warns Telehealth Industry: “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility”	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Mar	COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Includes Six Months of Free COBRA Health Coverage	Proskauer Rose LLP
9 Mar	PREP Act and COVID-19 Vaccinations: Health and Human Services Department Clears Way to Assist	Jackson Lewis P.C.
9 Mar	New Warning for Health Care Providers Paying for Marketing	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
9 Mar	Health and Dental Insurers’ Federal Antitrust Exemption under McCarran-Ferguson Act Partially Repealed	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
9 Mar	Hospital Merger Activity and Challenges: Two Conclude, One Merger Abandoned	MoginRubin
9 Mar	Legal Developments Webinar 23rd February – your follow-up questions answered, Part 3 (UK)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
9 Mar	The Analysis of Cell Free DNA in Urine for Cancer Diagnosis – A Prospective Alternative to Liquid Biopsy?	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
8 Mar	Senior Living Communities, Liability for COVID-19 Countermeasures, and the PREP Act: Is the Tide Turning for Providers?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Mar	Health Care Enforcement Kept the DOJ Fraud Section Busy in 2020	Mintz
8 Mar	What Virginia’s New Privacy Law Means for Organizations in the Healthcare Industry	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Mar	Responding to Law Enforcement Demands for HIPAA Protected Information	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
8 Mar	DOJ Reaches Acquisition Settlement with Geisinger, Evangelical; Demonstrates Department’s Willingness to Challenge a Minority Investment	Mintz
8 Mar	One Year Later: Five Post-COVID-19 Considerations For Healthcare Employers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
8 Mar	Vermont Issues Proposed Regulation Adopting Licensing and Regulatory Requirements for TPAs	Polsinelli PC
8 Mar	Health Care Provider Compliance Strategies with Eye on the Post-Pandemic Environment	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.