On June 8, 2017, CMS issued a statement announcing a request for information (RFI) seeking recommendations and input from the public “on how to create a more flexible, streamlined approach to the regulatory structure of the...more
On April 6, 2017, New Mexico became the 48th state to enact a data breach notification law; the Data Breach Notification Act (the “Act”) will go into effect on June 16, 2017.
The good news for many in the health care...more
On Friday, February 24, 2017, Politico released details of a leaked draft House GOP “repeal and replace” bill (Draft) aimed at dismantling key provisions of the ACA, including Medicaid expansion, the individual mandate,...more
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On January 13, 2017, SAMHSA issued a Final Rule updating the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations (42 C.F.R. Part 2). SAMHSA also issued a Supplemental Proposed Rule requesting comments on...more
On December 21, 2016, the HHS OIG posted a report summarizing its early review of CMS’s management of the implementation of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and related findings (“Report”). The Report concludes that, while...more
On November 1, 2016 the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island denied a hospital-owned urgent care center’s summary judgment motion, contending that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act...more
On October 17, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the Texas Medical Board’s (“Board”) motion to voluntarily dismiss its appeal of the District Court’s decision on sovereign immunity in its latest...more
On September 12, 2016, Republican leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, and Committee on Finance wrote a letter to the acting CMS administrator requesting information regarding CMS’s...more
The Food and Drug Administration Safety Innovation Act of 2012 (“FDASIA”) required a collaborative effort by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Federal Communications Commission and Office of the National Coordinator...more
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently uploaded two items of interest: information regarding the largest penalty to date against a single entity, Advocate Health Care Network (Advocate), and HIPAA Phase II Desk Audit...more
On July 7, 2016, CMS issued a proposed rule that updates payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2017 (Proposed...more