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New SAMHSA Rule Expands Access to Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

On February 2nd, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule expanding patient access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (“OUD”). This new final rule implements changes...more

Reimbursement and Payor Dispute Update

Strategies for Complying with Price Transparency and Surprise Billing Laws - State legislatures and the federal government have been busy the past 12 months churning out laws that impose new disclosure and billing obligations...more

COVID-19 Surge and Travel Restrictions and Advisories are Upending Thanksgiving Plans Across the Country

With more than 1 million cases reported in the United States over the last 7 days and cases rising, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued guidance on November 19, 2020 recommending Americans not...more

U.S. Travel Restrictions — COVID-19 (UPDATED)

Summary of Travel Restrictions - Due to the rising number of cases of COVID-19 throughout the United States, 10 states (Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and...more

US District Judge Rules Against Pennsylvania Governor’s COVID-19 Restrictions

On September 14, 2020, United States District Judge William Stickman IV of the Western District of Pennsylvania, a recent appointee of Donald J. Trump, ruled that executive orders issued by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...more

U.S. Travel Restrictions — COVID-19

Summary of Travel Restrictions - Due to the rising number of cases of COVID-19 throughout the United States, 10 states (Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and...more

Constitutional Implications of COVID-19 Public Health Measures

Key Takeaways: Although the federal government itself has the authority to promulgate regulations aimed at preventing the spread of communicable diseases, the decision on how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic has largely...more

Businesses’ Legal Considerations When Requiring Face Coverings

As many states continue to gradually re-open businesses and lift certain pandemic-related restrictions aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19, businesses now find themselves charged with navigating myriad legal...more

Wisconsin’s Safer at Home Order is Unenforceable: What Does This Mean for Wisconsin Businesses?

This week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with the Wisconsin legislature in ruling that Wisconsin’s Safer at Home Order, issued by the Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee, Andrea Palm, is unenforceable....more

Illinois Rolls Out a 5-Phase Reopening Plan as Health Care Facilities Prepare to Resume Elective Surgeries

On May 5, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled “Restore Illinois,” a 5-phase public health plan to reopen Illinois. The plan endeavors to best support Illinoisans’ health and health care systems and save the most...more

Wisconsin Legislature Files Suit Seeking to Prohibit Enforcement of Extended Stay at Home Order

On April 21, 2020, Wisconsin’s legislature filed suit against Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services (“DHS”) Secretary-designee, Andrea Palm, seeking to temporarily enjoin or prohibit DHS or any local law enforcement...more

State Plans to Re-Open Vary as Governors Issue New and Modified Pandemic Executive Orders

While previously the vast majority of states have issued a state-wide stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past week has seen significant federal and state action to plan a gradual re-opening of...more

Despite Planning Underway to “Re-Open America,” Gap in Child Care Anticipated to Continue to Impact Workforce

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in the United States have generally suspended brick-and-mortar operations nationwide and are almost exclusively conducting classes through remote learning for the remainder of the...more

Taking Care of Essential Business Despite Growing Number of Shelter in Place Orders — COVID-19

A growing number of states, six as of the publication date of this e-alert, along with the Puerto Rico, the Navajo Nation and a significant number of counties and municipalities, have issued mandatory “shelter in place” or...more

Is Your Facility Ready for COVID-19?

U.S. health care providers and the agencies that regulate them and oversee public health concerns are scrambling to ensure pandemic readiness in the face of isolated incidents of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) exposure in...more

Is Your Facility Ready for Ebola?

Polsinelli presents Crisis Management: a multi-part series (culminating in a webinar on 11.20.2014) on what companies must know to stay ahead of external interruption that risks serious impact to their business concerns....more

Updates To Need Determinations Show A General Decrease In Need For Health Care Facilities And Services In Illinois

On August 15, 2013, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board ("the Board") released updated inventories and need determinations for health service areas across the State. The new need determinations reveal a...more

Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more

Cuts In Services May Leave Bigger Wounds

In a recent open letter, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (the "Department") advised providers of cuts in the Department's Medical Unit that will negatively impact the state's healthcare...more

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