CMS Reopens Attestation Period For First-Time Hospitals Until August – CMS recently announced that eligible hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for the first time in 2015 may attest to meeting program requirements between now and August 14, 2015, rather than waiting until January 1, 2016. Eligible hospitals may attest to a 90-day reporting period for FY 2015.  Further information is available here on CMS’s website.

King & Spalding Publishes Client Alert on Enforcement Delay on Certain Drug Supply Chain Security Act Product Tracing Requirements for Dispensers – On June 30, 2015, the FDA issued guidance for the pharmaceutical industry regarding the implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act’s (DSCSA) product tracing requirements, announcing that it does not intend to take action against dispensers.  Please click here to access the recent King & Spalding Client Alert discussing the guidance.   

King & Spalding to Host Roundtable on the Supreme Court’s Decision in King v. Burwell –On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, King & Spalding will host an Atlanta-based Roundtable addressing the Supreme Court’s June 25th decision in King v. Burwell upholding the availability of Affordable Care Act subsidies for private insurance in exchanges established by the federal government.  The Roundtable discussion will address the decision, the political fallout, and its impact on healthcare providers, life sciences companies, and consumers.  For more information and to register, please click here.