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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Trump Orders and the Impact on Reproductive Healthcare

On January 24, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, titled "Enforcing the Hyde Amendment," revoking President Biden's two Executive Orders 14076 (July 8, 2022) and 14079 (August 3, 2022) that federally protected...more

Burr & Forman

Potential HIPAA Changes Related to Reproductive Health on the Horizon

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On April 12, 2023, the Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced proposed changes to HIPAA’s Privacy Rule with regard to reproductive health information. The proposed changes are set out in a...more

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10 Legal Challenges for the Health Care Industry in 2023

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With the new year underway, the ArentFox Schiff Health Care team highlights 10 of the most pressing legal issues facing the industry in 2023. End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. After being in effect for more than...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Proposed Universal Contraceptive Coverage in Response to Roe Reversal

The US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (the Departments) recently issued a proposed rule (the proposed rule) to eliminate a moral exemption to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Idaho Abortion Laws: Updated FAQs

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On January 5, 2023, the Idaho Supreme Court upheld Idaho's near-total abortion ban (I.C. § 18-622), Idaho's fetal heartbeat (“6-week”) abortion ban to the extent it is not superseded by the near-total abortion ban (I.C. §...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Part 2: An Update on the Federal and State E-Roe-sion or P-Roe-tection of Abortion Rights

The abortion debate continues in America after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson and the midterm elections on November 8th. Following our first post in this series, there have been a number of noteworthy...more

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2022 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

An Update on the Federal and State E-Roe-sion or P-Roe-tection of Abortion Rights

The Jackson v. Dobbs decision catalyzed a shift in the legal landscape of reproductive rights in the United States. The decision held that there is no federal constitutional right to an abortion, leaving the ability to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Biden Administration Seeks to Clarify Patient Privacy Protections Post-Dobbs, Though Questions Remain

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On July 8, two weeks following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson that invalidated the constitutional right to abortion, President Biden signed Executive Order 14076 (E.O.). The E.O. directed federal agencies to...more

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Federal Agencies Issue Firm Reminder that No-Cost Coverage Requirements for Employee Contraceptives Remain Post-Roe

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On July 28, 2022, in light of the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the United States Department of Labor (DOL), in conjunction with the Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)...more

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Texas Trigger Law Takes Effect on Aug. 25

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​​​​​​​On July 26, the United States Supreme Court issued its final judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. As a result, Texas’ trigger law, the Human Life Protection Act, takes effect on Aug. 25 - the 30th...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Federal Government Issues Privacy Guidance on Reproductive Health Care

The ripple effect from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has prompted the federal Office of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reinforce core principles of privacy compliance. HHS...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Patient Privacy and Reproductive Health Data in the Dobbs Aftermath

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, raises new issues regarding the privacy of reproductive health data. That’s because...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Employer Provided Travel Benefits in Response to Dobbs and State Prohibitions on Abortion

The implications of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional right to abortion have had sweeping implications that affect...more

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Dobbs – US Government’s Response and Its Impact on the Healthcare Industry

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Following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the federal government has issued various guidance to healthcare providers reinforcing federal legal protections or requirements...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

HIPAA Disclosures of Protected Health Information after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: Foster Swift Highlights...

After the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) was tasked with responding to how the Health...more

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HHS OCR Issues New, Post-Dobbs Guidance

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In the wake of the Dobbs decision, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new guidance regarding the privacy of patients seeking reproductive health care. The guidance...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Government Response to Dobbs Begins to Take Shape

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As we have been covering, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in their Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, leaving it to states to regulate access to abortion in their territory. The Biden Administration’s...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

HHS Issues New Guidance on Patient Privacy Following Dobbs Decision

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Court explicitly overruled Roe...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Dobbs and Privacy: President Biden’s Executive Order and OCR HIPAA Guidance

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In response to the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order on Friday, July 8, 2022, designed to protect access to reproductive...more

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Post-Dobbs – Government Agencies Seek to Provide Guidance

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade, consumers, providers and insurers alike have been left with many questions about how Dobbs impacts abortion...more

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HHS issues guidance on disclosures of patient reproductive health information

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s seismic decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance to help patients, providers, and other health...more

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