On August 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first set of negotiated prices for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program for 2026. Authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act of...more
Professional employer organizations provide human resources solutions for small and mid-size businesses. In the US, PEOs serve more than 175,000 small and mid-sized businesses, which represents 15% of all US employers with 10...more
On April 9, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and not impose penalties on covered entities or...more
The President has signed a $2 trillion relief package, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" (CARES Act). The CARES Act is intended to provide "emergency assistance and health care response for individuals,...more
3/29/2020
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Financial Stimulus ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief
Digital health is a growing field that promises improved patient education, wellness, engagement, access to care, and outcomes, among other things. However, with these new technologies come unique regulatory concerns that...more
9/11/2015
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Digital Health ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fee-Splitting ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Licensing Rules ,
Medicare ,
PHI ,
Physicians ,
Privacy Laws ,
Stark Law ,
Telehealth
As of early December 2014, 1,170 security breaches under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) involving 31 million records had been reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more
1/26/2015
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Best Practices ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Encryption ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
OCR ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation