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Prior Authorization Reform in Healthcare: Winds of Change?

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Bob Dylan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and one of the greatest American songwriters of all time, has effectively used wind as a metaphor in a number of songs he has written, each with its own distinct message....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

For Many, 'There Is a Price': Multipronged Efforts Needed to Thwart HIPAA Violators

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 9 (September 2020) - The fact that people are the weakest link in compliance is a truism in the privacy and security world. But just how weak is this link, and how likely is it that...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Health Care Update | Week 18

House committees consider Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact  - The House Health Care and Government Operations Committees held separate hearings on Tuesday on S.125, a bill that allows Vermont to join the Interstate Nurse...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Health Care Update 02-17-2020 - An analysis from DRM's Health Law Team

Push to end surprise medical billing - The Senate Finance Committee heard from providers and health insurers on S.309, a bill that prohibits certain provisions in contracts between health insurers and health care...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Health Care Update 01-27-20 - An analysis from DRM's Health Law Team

Governor delivers budget address - Gov. Phil Scott delivered his budget address on Tuesday, focusing on the demographic crisis and a shrinking workforce as the state’s biggest challenges....more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Health Care Update 01-13-2020 - An analysis from DRM's Health Law Team

DVHA presents budget adjustment proposal - The House Health Care Committee heard from Department of Vermont Health Access Commissioner Cory Gustafson on Tuesday on his department’s 2020 budget adjustment. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Healthcare Law Review: Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System

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The U.S. healthcare industry remains at a crossroads. The healthcare reform legislation passed under President Barack Obama in 2010, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) but widely referred...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Alert: 2016 Round-Up: Key Decisions Affecting Connecticut Health Care Providers

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Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - July 2016

The Vulnerability of Healthcare Information - According to a report the Brookings Institute issued in May 2016, 23% of all data breaches occur in the healthcare industry. Nearly 90% of healthcare organizations had some...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Changes to New York Telehealth Coverage Coming Soon

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After New York became the 22nd state to enact a telemedicine commercial coverage statute, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an amendment changing the statute. The amendment makes sweeping changes to telehealth coverage under New...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - September 2015

Latest Healthcare False Claims Act Roundup and Top 3 Best Practices to Reduce Exposure - As the legal landscape in healthcare becomes increasingly complex, healthcare companies that receive federal program funds face...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

When Is a Hospital Not a Hospital?

Rebecca was a nurse at North Cypress Medical Center, in Texas. Back in 2011 she was treated for an eating disorder at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, in Illinois. When she sought reimbursement under the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - July 2015

Lessons From the Frontlines: Strategies for Supporting Informed Consumer Decision-Making in the Health Insurance Marketplace - Editor's Note: As marketplaces prepare for the third open enrollment period, consumers are...more

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Telemedicine Practice and Remote Prescribing in Delaware

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Note: This is a companion piece to our parallel article discussing the various Delaware commercial insurance coverage requirements in the Act. Delaware Gov. Jack Merkell signed into law, on July 7, 2015, a bill...more

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