Welcome to our fifth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter.
In this edition, we look at the effect tariffs could have on pharmaceuticals, the rise in healthcare facilities as the...more
5/7/2025
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Drug Pricing ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Rural Health Care Program ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Tariffs ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature concluded at midnight on April 12. As the dust settled, it became clear that Governor Patrick Morrisey was able to get the majority of his agenda enacted into law,...more
4/17/2025
/ Data Centers ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
State Legislatures ,
Tax Reform
Welcome to our fourth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter.
In this edition, we look at prior authorization transparency and physician decision-making; the impact of Medicaid cuts...more
4/8/2025
/ Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Hospitals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OCR ,
Prior Authorization ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
State Legislatures ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Transparency
Cross Over Day at the West Virginia Legislature separates the living bills from those that are most likely dead for the session. At the conclusion of the floor sessions on April 2, all bills have to be out of their house of...more
4/8/2025
/ Energy Policy ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Budgets ,
State Legislatures
Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter.
In this edition, we look at the possible expiration of telehealth flexibilities for Medicare patients, the potential...more
3/11/2025
/ Competition ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Employee Mobility ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medicare ,
NLRB ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pricing ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
The West Virginia Legislature has completed one-third of its 60-day regular session, and there are several bills of interest wending their way through the process.
For this legislative session, the Spilman Thomas &...more