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Healthcare Access, Equity Will Likely Be Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s Focus As CMS AdministratorFebruary 25, 2021 at 4:16 PM President Joe Biden's pick for CMS administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, is slated to become the first Black woman to hold the post. Her policy priorities will likely center on healthcare access, including expanding insurance coverage, and health equity.Tags: Law, Joe Biden, Cms, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket, Chiquita Brooks LaSure, Chiquita Brooks 28 people like this. Like HHS Issues HIPAA, CMS Regulatory Waivers To Texas HospitalsFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:02 AM As Texas reels from a devasting winter storm, HHS is issuing several waivers to help hospitals continue to provide care amid mounting challenges. These waivers allow non-compliance with certain HIPAA provisions and other federal regulations.Tags: Texas, Law, HIPAA, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket, HIPAA CMS Regulatory Waivers To Texas Hospitals 39 people like this. Like Why Hospitals Want CMS, FTC To Examine 2 UnitedHealthcare PoliciesFebruary 9, 2021 at 4:35 PM Two UnitedHealthcare policies have raised several concerns among providers, including that they may display anti-competitive behavior and could block patient access to certain healthcare services. The American Hospital Association is asking the FTC and CMS to review and potentially block these policies.Tags: Law, Cms, Ftc, UnitedHealthcare, The American Hospital Association, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 36 people like this. Like The Biggest Litigation Impacting The Healthcare Sector [Sponsored]February 1, 2021 at 2:48 PM Above the Law and Lake Whillans take a deep dive into multibillion-dollar disputes involving pay-for-delay agreements, opioids, and other areas. Tags: Law, Healthcare Sector, Sponsored Content, Health Care / Medicine, Litigation Finance, Lake Whillans 31 people like this. Like EHR Vendor athenahealth To Pay $18M+ To Settle Illegal Kickback AllegationsFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:04 AM The vendor has agreed to pay nearly $18.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by offering illegal kickbacks to boost EHR sales. The company denies any wrongdoing and said it agreed to settle to ‘put the matter behind us.’Tags: Law, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 12 people like this. Like MD Anderson Doesn’t Have To Pay $4.3M HIPAA Penalty, Court RulesJanuary 21, 2021 at 9:59 AM An appellate court lifted a $4.3 million HIPAA fine imposed on the Texas-based cancer care center two years ago for losing the personal health information of more than 33,000 people.Tags: Texas, Law, Anderson, HIPAA, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket, 3M HIPAA 24 people like this. Like 46 Hospitals File Suit To Reverse HHS Bad Debt PolicyJanuary 6, 2021 at 1:45 PM A group of hospitals have sued HHS Secretary Alex Azar, arguing he should reverse a policy that prevents hospitals from getting reimbursed for Medicare-related bad debts pending at outside collection agencies. The policy has raised hospital debt payments by about $1.35 million, the lawsuit claims.Tags: Law, Medicare, HHS, Health Care / Medicine, Alex Azar, Healthcare Docket 29 people like this. Like Whoever Could Have Foreseen This?January 5, 2021 at 10:02 AM Jamie Dimon, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett give up on revolutionizing the American healthcare industry.Tags: Law, Finance, Warren Buffett, Health Care / Medicine, Jamie Dimon Jeff Bezos 7 people like this. Like Hospitals Lose Appeal To Block CMS’ Price Transparency RuleJanuary 4, 2021 at 10:03 AM A federal appeals court has ruled against hospital groups in their legal challenge to the CMS regulation that would require hospitals to make pricing information publicly available.Tags: Law, Cms, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 47 people like this. Like Provider Groups, Hospitals File Motion To Stop CMS From Enforcing Price Transparency RuleDecember 24, 2020 at 1:33 PM The American Hospital Association and several other entities, including some hospitals, filed an emergency motion to block CMS from enforcing the hospital price transparency rule set to take effect Jan. 1. Provider groups are arguing that complying with the rule would shift focus away from pandemic-related efforts.Tags: Law, Cms, American Hospital Association, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 20 people like this. Like New Stimulus Bill To Axe Surprise Billing PracticesDecember 22, 2020 at 11:17 AM Congress finally reached an agreement on a $900 billion stimulus package, which includes a ban on surprise medical billing. A previous, but very similar version of the bill, raised concerns among providers and payers.Tags: Law, Congress, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 16 people like this. Like 4 Takeaways From FDA’s Emergency Vaccine ReviewsDecember 17, 2020 at 4:16 PM What lessons can future COVID vaccine candidates take from the FDA’s response to Pfizer and Moderna’s study data?Tags: Law, Government, Fda, Pfizer, Health Care / Medicine, Moderna, Healthcare Docket 19 people like this. Like 5 Big Healthcare Lawsuits Of 2020December 16, 2020 at 2:14 PM Some of the biggest legal stories of the year include patients attempting to mount a class-action lawsuit against Mayo Clinic after an employee improperly viewed more than 1,600 health records and the Supreme Court hearing opening arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the ACA's individual mandate.Tags: Supreme Court, Law, Mayo Clinic, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 35 people like this. Like Biden To Nominate California AG Xavier Becerra As HHS HeadDecember 8, 2020 at 10:03 AM A 12-term congressman and vocal supporter of the ACA, Becerra would become the first Latino to lead the federal agency if confirmed.Tags: Law, Xavier Becerra, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket, Biden To Nominate California AG, ACA Becerra 17 people like this. Like Rising Drug Costs Fuel Interest In Value-Based ContractsDecember 4, 2020 at 2:42 PM The contracts are complicated and full of risks for drug companies. But there's also a risk to steering clear of the arrangements -- reduced or restricted access to a company's medication.Tags: Law, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 44 people like this. Like Introducing Healthcare DocketDecember 3, 2020 at 11:15 AM MedCity News and Above the Law offer the latest in litigation, regulation, transactions, and trends for in-house counsel in the healthcare and life sciences industries.Tags: Law, In-House Counsel, MedCity News, Health Care / Medicine, Healthcare Docket 39 people like this. Like CMS Changes To Stark Law Appear Largely Positive, Experts SayNovember 30, 2020 at 1:43 PM CMS has finalized changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law, also known as Stark Law. Healthcare law experts say that these changes will generally make it easier for hospitals and physicians to remain in compliance with the statute.Tags: Law, Cms, Health Care / Medicine 37 people like this. Like Red States’ Case Against ACA Hinges On Whether They Were Actually Harmed By The LawNovember 17, 2020 at 12:46 PM The states are trying to prove they were harmed by the 2010 health law — and thus have 'legal standing' to challenge its constitutionality.Tags: Law, Health Care / Medicine 39 people like this. Like Supreme Court Justices Seem Unlikely To Axe The ACANovember 11, 2020 at 11:32 AM Now with a 6-3 conservative majority, the nation’s highest court still seems reticent to throw out the Affordable Care Act altogether. If the law stays in place, it would be the foundation for many of President-elect Biden’s planned healthcare policies.Tags: Supreme Court, Law, Courts, Biden, Health Care / Medicine 2 people like this. Like John Roberts Will Save The ACA By Rejecting His Own Reasoning For Killing Voting RightsNovember 10, 2020 at 3:14 PM There is simply no intellectual honesty here at all.Tags: Supreme Court, Law, Courts, ACA, John Roberts, Health Care / Medicine 11 people like this. Like Price Transparency Rule Finalized, But Insurers Say It Will Not Rein In CostsNovember 2, 2020 at 2:49 PM The final rule requires insurers to disclose information on prices for healthcare services and cost-sharing with patients. The government says it will help lower prices, but insurers aren't so sure.Tags: Law, Health Care / Medicine 41 people like this. Like Teladoc v. AmWell: 5 Things To KnowOctober 29, 2020 at 12:16 PM Teladoc Health has sued competitor American Well for patent infringement. The company is seeking unspecified damages and a ruling that would prevent AmWell from using the telemedicine cart technology that Teladoc claims to hold the patents for.Tags: Law, Intellectual Property, Health Care / Medicine, Amwell, Teladoc, Teladoc Health 4 people like this. Like Purdue To Plead Guilty, Pay $8.3B Deal To Resolve Opioid ChargesOctober 22, 2020 at 10:03 AM In addition to monetary damages and the guilty pleas, the government is seeking to transform the maker of OxyContin into a public benefit company that would fund efforts to curb opioid abuse and give away drugs to prevent overdose deaths.Tags: Law, Health Care / Medicine 5 people like this. Like Allscripts Gets Into Trademark Tussle During Sale Of CarePortOctober 20, 2020 at 1:13 PM The health IT company filed a lawsuit against telemedicine startup CarePortMD as it looks to sell its similarly named post-acute care subsidiary.Tags: Law, Health Care / Medicine 45 people like this. Like DOJ Cracks Down On Telehealth Kickbacks In $6B Fraud idnvestigationOctober 6, 2020 at 3:15 PM The investigation resulted in charges against more than 345 defendants for more than $6 billion in alleged fraud losses. Roughly $4.5 billion of that was connected to telemedicine, the Department of Justice said.Tags: Law, Department Of Justice, Doj, Health Care / Medicine 6 people like this. Like Anthem To Pay Nearly $40M Settlement After 2015 CyberattackOctober 1, 2020 at 11:44 AM Anthem will pay $39.5 million in a settlement related to a cyberattack in 2015. The settlement, reached with a group of state attorneys general, is separate from a class-action case over the breach that Anthem settled in 2018.Tags: Law, Anthem, Health Care / Medicine 32 people like this. Like Policy Makers Should ‘Set Their Sights Higher’ On U.S. Drug-Pricing Regulations, Researchers SaySeptember 30, 2020 at 2:59 PM A review published in JAMA found that bills introduced into the House and Senate don't go nearly as far as existing drug-pricing regulations other countries. The researchers listed eight key lessons from six nations.Tags: Law, Senate, House, JAMA, Health Care / Medicine, U S Drug Pricing Regulations Researchers Say 33 people like this. Like Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans To Settle For $2.7B… And That’s Not The Most Important ReliefSeptember 24, 2020 at 3:59 PM After seven years, David Boies eyes the finish line for his clients in the Blue Cross Blue Shield class action.Tags: Law, Antitrust, David Boies, Biglaw, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Care / Medicine, Boies Schiller & Flexner 31 people like this. Like La FDA, C’est Moi: In Memo, HHS’ Azar Asserts Power To Sign New Rules, Traditionally Purview Of Agencies’ LawyersSeptember 21, 2020 at 4:02 PM The New York Times reported that in a memo, Alex Azar stated that the power to sign new rules is 'reserved' for him, a move that one expert called a 'power grab.' It is unclear how it will affect authorizations of vaccines against the coronavirus.Tags: Law, New York Times, Health Care / Medicine, Alex Azar 40 people like this. Like |
