On November 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) proposed sweeping changes to the rules that govern use and disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) about patients receiving substance...more
1/23/2023
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Enforcement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
HITECH Act ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Patient Rights ,
Penalties ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Substance Abuse
Today, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Act), which makes available an additional $310 billion for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and $60 billion...more
4/27/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Care Providers ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Virus Testing
On April 3, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued its Interim Final Rule (IFR) for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) just a few hours before borrowers were allowed to start submitting PPP loan applications to...more
4/6/2020
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Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Lenders ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief ,
Unemployment Insurance
The Affordable Care Act has withstood 62 repeal attempts by the House of Representatives and several challenges brought to the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, with Donald Trump as President and a new Republican-led House and...more
11/14/2016
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Filibuster ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Obama Administration ,
Repeal ,
States Rights ,
Trump Administration