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Bricker Graydon LLP

AI and Healthcare: Decoding the Latest 1557 Non-Discrimination Regulations

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Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits providers and health plans that receive reimbursement from the federal government from discriminating against individuals in the Covered Entities’ health programs. Such...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Highlights from the Inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law

The Miles & Stockbridge Health Care Practice Group hosted its inaugural Hot Topics in Health Care Law seminar last month for clients from Maryland and beyond. Miles & Stockbridge health care lawyers kicked off the seminar...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: February 27, 2024

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more

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Behind the Expert: Applying a Proactive Approach to Healthcare Compliance with Nancy Waltermire

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"Rather than reacting, you must be proactive and preventive. By doing this, you will not only be prepared for the potential obstacles that face your company, but you will most likely eliminate obstacles before they appear." ...more

Dickinson Wright

Has Your Company Decided to Self-Fund its Medical Plan? Don’t Forget Privacy, Security, and Reporting Requirements.

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An employer that changes its medical plan from fully insured – where the insurance company sets the terms of the policy and retains the risk that claims will exceed the premiums paid – to self-funded – where the employer is...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2018 ERISA Welfare Plan Checklist

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We recognize that many of our clients sponsor ERISA welfare benefit plans and are currently undergoing their open enrollment process and issuing related participant communications. To assist our clients with that process, we...more

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2018 Health Law Predictions

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2017 was a year in contrasts for the health care delivery system. Congress and President Trump made several attempts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Controversy about marijuana continued as more states...more

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Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance Issues Final Regulations Implementing the EMAC Supplemental

As we reported in a previous post, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker in August 2017 signed into law H. 3822, “An Act Further Regulating Employer Contributions to Health Care” (the “Act”). Among other things, the law...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2017 #4

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Energy and Critical Infrastructure Industries Warned of Increased Attacks by FBI and DHS - The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint statement on October 20, 2017 warning of an increased danger of a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Open Enrollment for 2018: Don’t Forget about HIPAA!

With open enrollment in full swing for many employers, now is a good time to review employee benefit communications. Plan sponsors of health plans are generally responsible for properly administering all of the health plan...more

Burr & Forman

2016 Health Care Year in Review

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Since I began writing this year-end review in 2013, there have been some common themes – a shift to pay for quality and away from fee-for service, much of which has been brought about by the Affordable Care Act (ACA): efforts...more

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EndNotes - September 2016 - News for North Carolina's Hospice and Palliative Care Community

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Nondiscrimination Final Rule under the ACA Imposes New Requirements on Hospice Agencies - On May 26, 2016, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Civil Rights (OCR), issued the...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The Physics of Wellness at Work

Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, and that Law is evident in the workplace wellness environment. Employers believe they are doing right by their employees by...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - July 2016

The Vulnerability of Healthcare Information - According to a report the Brookings Institute issued in May 2016, 23% of all data breaches occur in the healthcare industry. Nearly 90% of healthcare organizations had some...more

Alston & Bird

A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On February 24, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance entitled, “Special Enrollment Confirmation Process” that will enhance program integrity...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2015 – The Health Law Year in Review

With 2015 in the books, we are pleased to reflect on some of the major developments over the past year in the field of health law. The year was marked by changes in Medicare payment models—from government pronouncements...more

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HIPAA Double Take: What Health Plan Sponsors Need to Know Now

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With the onslaught of Affordable Care Act changes, health plan sponsors have much to think about lately. Given the number of other issues affecting them, plan sponsors may feel that HIPAA privacy and security is an issue they...more

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The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 4 of 24): Highlights from the Draft 2015...

The IRS recently issued draft 2015 Instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C (“2015 Instructions”). These are the forms that employers with 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) in the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

EEOC Issues Proposed Wellness Program Amendments to ADA Regulations

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On April 16, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released its highly anticipated proposed regulations (to be published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2015, for notice and comment) setting forth...more

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Monthly Benefits Alert - February 2015

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Health & Wellness Plans - Anthem Data Breach Requires Plan Sponsor Attention - On January 29, 2015, Anthem Inc., one of the largest managed health care companies in the country, disclosed that the sensitive...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

A Quick Look at Healthcare Issues Expected to Make News in 2015

As we look into our crystal balls, we do not expect a lot of new issues in 2015. Rather, we believe that most of the significant issues will be a continuation of issues that arose in 2014 or earlier. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2014 – The Health Law Year in Review

Each year brings significant changes and challenges in the laws governing the health care industry, and 2014 proved to be no exception. What the year may have lacked in the high drama that accompanies comprehensive health...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

News from the Health Law Gurus™

Patient Medical Records Stolen from New Jersey Storage Facility – Tribeca Medical Center is notifying patients that their protected health information may be compromised. According to a privacy notice posted on Tribeca...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Wellness Watch

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According to reports, more than half of all businesses with over 200 employees ask employees to participate in biometric screening, and nearly 10% of them provide a financial incentive for employees to participate. As a part...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

News from the Health Law Gurus™

News from the Health Law Gurus™ is a weekly summary of notable health law news from around the country with helpful links to related content. Check back every week for the latest health law news stories. HIPAA in the...more

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