On February 2, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Final Rule that expands access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) via telehealth modalities and “take-home” doses....more
3/1/2024
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Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opioid ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth
California Senate Bill 184 (SB 184), which was passed in June 2022, created the state Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to contain healthcare spending in California.
Effective for transactions closing on or after...more
On November 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule that will require skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to disclose an expanded array of ownership, managerial, and control information...more
12/1/2023
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Change of Ownership ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Effective Date ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Private Equity Firms ,
REIT ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Stark Law
On November 1, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) co-hosted a roundtable discussion on the cybersecurity challenges that the US...more