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January 2022 Changes to the Stark Law That Impact Group-Practice Physician Compensation

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At the beginning of the year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new Stark Law regulations that affect how physician practices may share profits and that clarify how they may pay productivity bonuses....more

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Pennsylvania Revises Confidentiality Rules Regarding Medical Marijuana Program Licensing Process: What Applicants Need to Know

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Companies seeking approval from Pennsylvania to grow, process, and dispense medical marijuana have fought to maintain the confidentiality of information in their applications. On May 12, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of...more

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SAMHSA Finalizes Its Changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Regulations

Executive Summary - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), recently finalized its changes to the...more

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Massachusetts Regulatory Overhaul: Hospitals, Clinics, Dialysis Units, and Medical Marijuana – Oh My!

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has released proposed amended regulations for the licensure of hospitals, clinics, and out-of-hospital dialysis units, proposed the rescission of separate birth center...more

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HIPAA Privacy Regulations Amended to Allow Disclosures of Mental Health Information for Firearm Background Checks

On January 4, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modified the HIPAA Privacy Rule to expressly permit certain covered entities to disclose to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)...more

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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 11 of 24): Reporting 2015 Coverage of “MV-Lite”...

In Notice 2014-69, the Treasury Department and the IRS clarified that a group health plan that fails to provide substantial coverage for in-patient hospitalization and physician services will not be treated as providing...more

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