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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 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 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 |
