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Providers Face HIPAA Compliance Questions After Change Healthcare Cyberattack

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Who will notify the potentially millions of individuals whose information might have been jeopardized by the massive cyberattack on Change Healthcare? Since the affiliate of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) first reported the...more

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Key antitrust findings - May 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. David Higbee (Global Head of Antitrust) and Dominic Long (Global Deputy Head of Antitrust) are our editors this month....more

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Amidst Legal Fight, HHS Revises Online Tracking Guidance

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On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued revised guidance on the use of tracking technologies by HIPAA-covered entities and business associates....more

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A busy year for OIG

On April 24, at this year’s Compliance Institute, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Inspector General (IG) Christi Grimm announced an important initiative, which was posted in the Federal Register the next...more

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IRS Clarifies Ability to Reimburse Certain Programs Under HSAs, FSAs and HRAs

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On March 17, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released updated guidance on whether certain costs related to substance abuse programs, exercise programs, wellness and general health qualify as medical expenses under...more

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New from OSHA on COVID-19: A COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare and Revised Guidance for All Other Employers

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Today, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for the healthcare industry. This ETS mandates the development and implementation of a...more

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FDA Collection and Labeling Protocols For Use of Convalescent Plasma As A Treatment for COVID-19

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided guidance for health care professionals to use convalescent blood plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 as a potential treatment for currently infected...more

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National Association of Insurance Commissioners Updates Model Network Adequacy Law to Address Narrow Networks and Surprise Bills

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On November 22, 2015, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) approved an updated version of its Managed Care Plan Network Adequacy Model Act, now known as the Health Benefit Plan Network Access and...more

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OIG issues additional guidance to healthcare boards regarding compliance efforts and oversight

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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, together with leading legal, audit and compliance collaborators, recently issued the fourth in a series of publications providing...more

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Blog: Updated Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Information Released by ONC and OCR

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in collaboration with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released its new updated guidance for the privacy and security of electronic...more

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ONC-HIT Releases Updated Guide for Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC-HIT) released version 2.0 of its Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information (the Guide). While the Guide clearly states that it...more

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CMS Releases New Guidance on Quality Reporting Payment Adjustments for RHCs, FQHCs, and CAHs

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On March 6, 2015, CMS released an MLN Matters article (#SE1508), updating guidance on the 2015 payment adjustments for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and Critical Access Hospitals...more

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CMS Publishes Additional (but Limited) Guidance on the Coverage with Evidence Development Process

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On November 20, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its latest round of guidance on its Coverage with Evidence Development (“CED”) policy for selected items and services under the Medicare...more

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FDA's Proposed Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests - Industry Impact

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that the Agency is lifting its enforcement discretion over high-risk laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The FDA’s “LDT Guidance” was reviewed in detail in my...more

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A Snake in the Grass No More? DOL Proposes New COBRA Forms

As part of its continuing efforts to update the sleepier corners of the employee benefits world to conform to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed new...more

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New Guidance on COBRA and ACA Marketplace Coverage: The Gap in Coverage is (Not Quite) Filled

There has been much confusion and concern about the interplay between the COBRA continuation coverage rules and the new Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act (the “Marketplace”). One important...more

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