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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Feb 10 2014	The $330-Million Dollar Question - False Claims Act	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb 10 2014	Office of Inspector General (OIG) Issues Favorable Opinion of Arrangement Containing Percentage-Based Compensation Structure	Mintz
Feb 10 2014	Bruder Healthcare files Patent Infringement Complaint against Walgreens and BigWall	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb 10 2014	Oral Argument Before the D.C. Circuit In The American Psychological Association (APA) Assessment Fee Litigation Scheduled For February 14, 2014	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Feb 10 2014	2014 May Be a Game-Changer for the 340B Drug Discount Program	Mintz
Feb 10 2014	New Jersey Healthcare Regulatory Developments	Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Feb 10 2014	What Is That in Your Beverage? And Wait—Is It Really a Beverage? Re: Liquid Dietary Supplements	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb 10 2014	Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Draft Guidance on Interactive Promotional Media for Drugs	Faegre Drinker
Feb 9 2014	New York State Extends Prohibition Of Smoking To Outdoor Areas Around Healthcare Facilities	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 8 2014	Lawmakers Announce Plan to Repeal and Replace Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb 8 2014	Health Care Worker Drug Testing Bill Advances in New Hampshire	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 7 2014	Highlights of the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) 2014 Work Plan	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb 7 2014	Does a Directors and Officers (D&O) Policy That Expressly Covers Antitrust Claims Exclude Antitrust Damages?	Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Feb 7 2014	Reefer Madness? More States Likely to Legalize Recreational Marijuana; More Challenges for Employers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 7 2014	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Issues Guidance for Inspectors on Combustible Dust	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 7 2014	Rocky Mountain High: Colorado High Court to Weigh in on Employers’ Ability to Enforce Drug Policies in the Face of State-Sanctioned Off-the-Clock Marijuana Use	Mintz
Feb 6 2014	Small Devices & Big Consequences: Why Medical Practices Need Encryption	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb 6 2014	Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Continues to Aggressively Target Distributors and Retailers Selling “Antimicrobial” Products	Faegre Drinker
Feb 5 2014	BRIC-a-BRAC February 5, 2014: News Items from BRIC Countries	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb 5 2014	Final CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Rule Permits Patients to Obtain Lab Results Directly from Lab	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb 5 2014	Clash Of Titans over Biosimilars at Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Workshop	Bracewell LLP
Feb 5 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Report Shows Some Medicare Cost Savings Through ACO Model	Dickinson Wright PLLC
Feb 5 2014	New Chicago Ordinance Bans Smoking of E-Cigarettes Indoors	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb 5 2014	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Delays Two Midnight Rule, Again	von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb 5 2014	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Finalizes Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Amendments Intended to Increase Patient Access to Test Results	Mintz
Feb 5 2014	Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Significantly Overhaul Inspection Operations	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb 4 2014	No Non-Organic Mushrooms Welcome Here! - Hokto Kinoko Co. and Hokuto Co., Ltd. v. Concord Farms, Inc.	McDermott Will & Emery
Feb 4 2014	Newark, New Jersey, Expected to Enact Paid Sick Leave Ordinance	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb 4 2014	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Again Delays Implementation of Controversial “2 Midnights Rule"	McDermott Will & Emery
Feb 4 2014	A Safe Harbor for Harmless Remunerations Under the Anti-Kickback Statute: Reviving Hanlester Network	Vanderbilt University Law School
Feb 4 2014	Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Show Some Savings Potential: Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives Ramping Up	Mintz
Feb 4 2014	New Final Rule by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Allows Patients Direct Access to Test Results	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb 4 2014	Coming to a Medical Practice near You: HIPAA and Hi-Tech Audits (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb 4 2014	Michigan Department of Agriculture Looks to Limit Scope of Right to Farm Act	Varnum LLP
Feb 4 2014	Fourth Circuit Rules That Temporary Impairments May Be Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Covered Disabilities	Poyner Spruill LLP
Feb 4 2014	Judge Batten Grants Summary Judgement to Indiana Mills & Manufacturing against Pediatric Medical Devices	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb 4 2014	Health Care Update Week of February 3, 2014	Mintz
Feb 3 2014	Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury Issue Proposed Regulations Governing “Excepted Benefits”	Mintz
Feb 3 2014	8th Circuit Affirms Pharmaceutical Failure to Warn Verdict	Armstrong Teasdale
Feb 3 2014	Clearing the Air: Employers Should Consider Their Policies on Smoking in the Workplace to Keep Pace with the Rising Use of E-Cigarettes	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb 3 2014	New York Governor Proposes to Extend Brownfield Tax Credit With Major Revisions	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb 3 2014	Statements Describing “the Present Invention” Limit Claim Scope - AstraZeneca AB v. Hanmi USA Inc.	McDermott Will & Emery
Jan 31 2014	New Publications 502 and 503 Released by Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	McDermott Will & Emery
Jan 31 2014	Understanding the Additional Medicare Tax and Medicare Surtax on Net Investment Income	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jan 31 2014	BRIC-a-BRAC: News Items from BRIC Companies January 31, 2014	Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Jan 31 2014	Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Successfully Obtains Divestiture of Physician Group Previously Acquired by Hospital System	Mintz
Jan 30 2014	Potato Chip Maker Caught Up in Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Program	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 30 2014	Part II: Understanding All-Payer Claims Databases	McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jan 30 2014	Recordkeeping Rule Must Be Withdrawn, Employer Coalition Tells OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan 30 2014	New Pregnancy Laws Deliver Additional Protections for Women	Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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