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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Mar 7 2014	Field Set for North Carolina Supreme Court Races	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mar 7 2014	National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Finds Employer’s Ban on Unfair Criticism Unlawful	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 7 2014	U.S. Patent Office Issues Guidance for Patent Eligibility of Inventions Involving Laws of Nature and Natural Products	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 7 2014	Supreme Court May Review Case Vastly Expanding False Claims Act Exposure	Faegre Drinker
Mar 6 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Issues Final Rule on Direct Access of Lab Test Results by Patients	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar 6 2014	Leak Prompts Chemical Safety Board Call for New Rules	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 6 2014	Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Releases Guidelines On Patenting “Natural Phenomena And Natural Products”	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Mar 6 2014	PTO Litigation Center Report – March 6, 2014	Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Mar 6 2014	Blue Cross of Rhode Island is Unsuccessful in Bouncing Hospital System’s Antitrust Claim	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Mar 6 2014	Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Proposes Updates to the “Nutrition Facts” Label for Packaged Foods	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 6 2014	Health Care Update - March 4, 2014	Mintz
Mar 6 2014	The Copaxone Story in the U.S. and India	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Mar 6 2014	Avoid the Anti-Corruption “Blacklist:” Chinese Agency Guidance	Mintz
Mar 5 2014	Subjective or Objective Truth? Supreme Court to Decide What Is an “Untrue” Statement of Opinion	Mintz
Mar 5 2014	Notes On Increasing Acute and Post-Acute Integration	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar 5 2014	Will Your Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Program Stand Up to An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Inspection? - Part 3	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 5 2014	The Department of Justice Continues to Bring the "Heat" in Pursuing Health Care Fraud	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 5 2014	Keeping Current – Recent Changes in Employment Laws	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar 5 2014	The Largest Stark Settlement (So Far) is Pending in the Halifax Health Case	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Mar 5 2014	Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Releases Draft Guidance on Distribution of Scientific and Medical Publications on Unapproved Uses	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar 4 2014	Supplier of Industrial and Medical Gases is Acquired	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Mar 4 2014	The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 43: Coordinating the 3-Month Delay under Employer Shared Responsibility Rules with the Ban on Waiting Periods Longer than 90 Days	Mintz
Mar 4 2014	Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services Issue Final and Proposed Regulations Implementing the 90-day Limit on Waiting Periods under the Affordable Care Act	Mintz
Mar 4 2014	The Tipping Point? Consolidation of Medical Practices is Good for Patients … Until it’s Not	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar 4 2014	Health Care Reform Update: Government Releases 90-Day Waiting Restriction Final Rules and a Proposal	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 3 2014	New York Council Amends Earned Sick Time Act Yet Again; Employers Must Comply by April 1, 2014	Mintz
Mar 3 2014	GlaxoSmithKline v. Banner Pharmacaps – Written Description Requirement 101	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Mar 2 2014	Will Your LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) Program Stand Up to an OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Inspection? - Part 2	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar 2 2014	Novel IRS Guidance on HRAs (Health Reimbursement Arrangements), VEBAs (Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association) and Domestic Partner Benefits	Katten
Mar 2 2014	Bill To Drug Test Pharma Employees Filed In U.S. House of Representatives	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 28 2014	Will Your Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Program Stand Up to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Inspection? - Part 1	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 28 2014	New York City Council Expands New York Earned Sick Time Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 27 2014	Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Announces Start of Voluntary Supply Chain Pilot Program	Faegre Drinker
Feb 27 2014	D.C. Lawsuit Challenges Health Exchange Distinctions	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Feb 27 2014	2014 Work Plan for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Hospice & Home Health Services	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb 27 2014	Consumer Class Actions Trending From Attacking ‘All Natural’ to ‘Raw’	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb 27 2014	Can a Consumer Products Company Moot Class Actions by Offering a Refund?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb 27 2014	Portland Sick Leave – Five Traps	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 27 2014	Feds’ Argument in Favor of Premium Tax Credit Gains Momentum, Still Under Attack in Federal Courts	McDermott Will & Emery
Feb 27 2014	Newark, New Jersey Enacts Paid Sick Leave Ordinance	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 26 2014	Endo Health Solutions & Endo Pharmaceuticals to Pay $192.7 Million in Qui Tam Case Alleging Off-Label Marketing Of Lidoderm Pain Treatment Patches	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Feb 26 2014	Unprecedented HIPAA Fine May Mean Increased Scrutiny and Penalties Re: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act	Mintz
Feb 26 2014	FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Releases Final Guidance on “Dear Doctor” Letters That Omits Controversial Behavior Modification Assessment Provision	McDermott Will & Emery
Feb 26 2014	HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) to Conduct Survey About Which HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Covered Entities and Business Associates Should Be Audited	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 25 2014	Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Releases Final Guidance on Medical Device Pre-Submission Program	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb 25 2014	Final Affordable Care Act (ACA) Shared Responsibility Regulations Released	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb 25 2014	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Announces "Pause" in Recovery Audit Contracts (RAC) Audits	Poyner Spruill LLP
Feb 25 2014	OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Issues Interim Final Rule for FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) Whistleblower Claims	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb 25 2014	U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Clearinghouse of Commercial Drivers’ Drug and Alcohol History	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 25 2014	OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Issues Shipyard “Tool Bag” Directive	Jackson Lewis P.C.

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