Covered Entities as defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and its implementing regulations (“HIPAA”), including health care providers and health plans, must have HIPAA policies and procedures in place to protect the…
Just over a year after the rule was first proposed, and after receiving over 400 comments, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized its managed care access, finance, and quality rule (“Final Rule”). While the rule covers a…
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS-OCR”) published a final rule (the “Rule”), which amends the HIPAA Privacy Rule to afford greater reproductive health care privacy protection.…
On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopted a final rule that extends existing anti-discrimination rules for healthcare providers participating in federal healthcare programs. The new rule specifically adds protections…
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final rule banning virtually all employee non-compete agreements nationwide in approximately 120 days. The FTC initially issued its proposed rule in January 2023. The FTC thereafter…
On March 13, 2024, Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 9 (“SEA 9”) into law, requiring advance reporting for certain mergers and acquisitions involving Indiana health care entities. Indiana joins a number of other states with similar…
How much is too much when it comes to damages awards for False Claims Act violations? A district court judge in Minnesota weighed in recently in United States of America ex rel. Fesenmaier v. Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc. et al., No. 13-cv-3003 (D.…
On November 17, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued a Final Rule implementing certain requirements in the Affordable Care Act regarding the disclosure of ownership, managerial and other information for Medicare and…
On January 25, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued new guidance to U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities regarding their duties under the Centers for Medicare and…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an order permitting enforcement of Indiana’s recently passed prohibition on gender transition procedures for minors. The Indiana Legislature enacted Indiana Code § 25-1-22 (the “Act”) that was…
As the conflict between 340B over the scope of the 340B drug discount program enters its fourth year, Covered Entities are increasingly turning to state law for relief from restrictions on contract pharmacies because Congress and federal agencies…
Each year, entities regulated under HIPAA must report breaches affecting less than 500 individuals to the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) within sixty days following the end of each calendar year. This means that the deadline to…
