Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 206: Supporting Patient Care with Darra Coleman of Prisma Health
Workplace Violence in Health Care: Dissecting the Legal Landscape and Implications for Employers – Diagnosing Health Care
The CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rules
Hospice Insights Podcast: What’s the Latest on UPICs? Highlights from Recent Audit Activity, Part I
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 205: Novant Health’s Carolinas Expansion with Senior Vice President Jason Bernd
Navigating the Labyrinth of Private Equity Investments in Health Care – Diagnosing Health Care
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 204: Accelerating Life Sciences Startups with James Chappell of SCbio
HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Melanie Fontes Rainer on Progress and News at OCR
Hospice Insights Podcast - Stories of Successful Hospice Leadership: The CEO and Chief Medical Officer Relationship
AI in the Operating Room: Liability Issues for Device Makers — The Good Bot Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday®: New DOJ Whistleblower Program - What Employers Must Know - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast — Drug Pricing: How Are Payers Responding to the IRA?
Understanding Trends and Challenges in the Behavioral Health Sector
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 203: Manufacturing Specialty Drugs for Rare Diseases in North Carolina with Paul Testa of Kyowa Kirin
Urgent Action on Restrictive Covenants: Employers Must Prepare for FTC Rules
Video: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: Innovating USDA Science with Sanah Baig, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 202: Life Sciences Startups and Industry Developments with Gil Price, Life Sciences Leader
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 6: Charting the Future of Nursing Home Staffing
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 201: SHL Medical’s Investment in the Carolinas with Kimberlee Steele of SHL Medical
Healthcare Document Retention
Friday the 13th is not all bad luck. On September 13, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s published its much-anticipated decision in United States ex rel. Holt v. Medicare Medicaid Advisors,...more
In Arizona, civil claims against health care professionals must be accompanied by a certified statement regarding whether “expert opinion testimony is necessary to prove the health care professional’s standard of care or...more
As this fall’s election approaches, headwinds have been brewing in DC and state legislatures for private equity health care dealmaking, many of them with bipartisan support. While a key Senate committee scrutinized patient...more
Changes affecting the approval of medical devices in Canada are coming. Health Canada has released a notice on Proposed Changes to the Guidance on Recognized Standards for Medical Devices along with a Draft List of Recognized...more
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and its implementing regulations and guidance (MHPAEA) prohibit health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD)...more
Assisted Living and the Law, hosted by Troutman Pepper attorneys Cal Stein and Emma Trivax, offers timely insights and practical advice on navigating the complex and evolving legal landscape of the long-term care industry. ...more
On September 9, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released a final rule to strengthen implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity...more
On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued an untitled letter to AbbVie, Inc. (AbbVie) regarding a promotional, direct-to-consumer (DTC) television...more
The US Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) recently issued much-anticipated final regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The newly issued...more
On September 9, 2024, the US Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) finalized a rule titled Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction...more
After a lengthy absence, the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (“SCDHHS”) announced on September 10, 2024, that its Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (“RAC”) program was resuming on October 1, 2024. ...more
As prescription drug costs remains a significant, and largely bipartisan, issue for state and federal legislators, we continue to see activity focused on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as we approach the last quarter of...more
Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? Recent regulatory language makes clear that most healthcare providers must provide free translators or interpreters for patients with limited English...more
With every major advancement in the field of aging biology, humankind is one step closer to turning back the clock and restoring our youth. In our previous longevity blog, we highlighted several novel therapeutics that have...more
The 340B Drug Pricing Program continues to provide critical support for covered entities, although the program is subject to ongoing scrutiny and congressional, judicial, and industry pressures. Certain key guidance documents...more
Last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services finalized regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). Although the final regulations step back...more
As we enter into the final months of 2024, new developments in the administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program signal that additional reform may be on the way. Although recent revisions to the 340B program’s...more
Policy Announcements - On September 6, 2024, the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) National Development and Reform Commission and the PRC Ministry of Commerce issued the “Special Administrative Measures for Foreign...more
This webinar focuses on the privacy, security, regulatory, and litigation landscape that the healthcare sector is facing in in the privacy and cybersecurity arena. Leveraging Polsinelli’s experience working with healthcare...more
On September 13, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it added the first vaccine against monkeypox (mpox) to its prequalification list. The vaccine, MVA-BN, is manufactured by Bavarian Nordic A/S....more
On August 30, 2024, the North Carolina Medical Board (the “Board”) published online guidance titled, "Lessons from NCMB’s Disciplinary Committee: Are you aiding the unlicensed practice of medicine?” (the “Guidance”). The...more
Hosts Heather and Lauren are joined by Darra Coleman, former host of the podcast and Maynard Nexsen health care attorney and current Senior Associate General Counsel at Prisma Health. Darra joins the show to discuss how her...more
At least 10 states have implemented, or are in the process of implementing, a community reinvestment requirement in which Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) are required to reinvest in the communities they serve to...more
Collusion among rivals has long been considered the “supreme evil of antitrust.” It is not surprising, therefore, that antitrust scrutiny was applied to one hospital’s decision to employ the Chief Executive Officer of its...more
In a move that could reshape the regulatory landscape for pharmacies servicing Massachusetts residents, the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy has announced that it will soon begin licensing nonresident pharmacies and requiring...more
