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HHS Modifies HIPAA Privacy Rule to Shield Reproductive Health Information from Third Party Access
In a final rule published on April 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) amends the HIPAA Privacy Rule to bolster protections for individuals’ reproductive health inf...
Are you listening, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Plans? It’s CMS (Again)
Making good on its promises to enhance oversight of Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D plans, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has submitted for public inspection its...
Surprise Billing IDR Batched Dispute and Air-Ambulance Dispute Deadline Approaches
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, and Department of the Treasury (collectively, “the departments”) recently confirmed that they will hold firm to the Mar...
Supreme Court Tackles Chevron And Could Change How Agencies Regulate The Health Care Industry
On January 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in two cases—Relentless v. Dep’t of Commerce, and Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo—that could have far-reachi...
HHS Repeals Most of 2019 Health Care Conscience Protection Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule today governing federal protections for health care workers exercising their right to nondiscrimination on the basis of con...
Artificial Intelligence at the White House and on the Hill: A look at implications for health care
Recent efforts by the federal government to develop a strategy for guiding (and regulating) the use of artificial intelligence (AI) have targeted multiple industry sectors, with healthcare at the...
CMS Finalizes Nursing Home Ownership Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published its final rule that requires nursing homes enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid to disclose additional ownership and management infor...
The Latest Episode of the LDT Drama: FDA Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rule for Laboratory Developed Tests
On October 31, FDA will be offering a webinar on its proposed rule ”Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests.” This webinar comes about a month after FDA issued a proposed rule revising 21...
CMS Final Rule Streamlines Medicare Savings Program Eligibility and Enrollment
Good news for Medicare-eligible patients: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making it easier for individuals with limited income to apply and reenroll in Medicare Savings Prog...
CMS Proposes National Minimum Nursing Staff Requirements for LTC Facilities
In a proposed rule sent to the federal register public inspection list on Sept. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a long-awaited minimum staffing requirement for L...