Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and states became responsible for abortion protections, a patchwork of laws has been passed across the United States. Some states have strengthened their protections to promote...more
From the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) to the overturning of Roe v. Wade to the skyrocketing growth of virtual care, multiple forces are converging to remap the health care landscape. In a new webinar,...more
9/15/2023
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Preventive Health Care ,
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Public Health Emergency ,
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Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
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Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and states became responsible for abortion protections, a patchwork of laws has been passed across the United States. Some states have strengthened their protections and promoted...more
9/6/2023
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Health Care Providers ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Pregnancy ,
Professional Liability ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
Shield Laws ,
Webinars
In response to the large number of public comments received to its recent proposed telemedicine rules, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is holding public listening sessions to consider a special registration for...more
8/14/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DEA ,
Electronic Prescribing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The Medicaid Market: A Huge and Growing Investment Opportunity -
Medicaid is a critical source of health care coverage for women in their childbearing years, covering 1 in 5, or 13 million, women of reproductive age and...more
On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth...more
7/24/2023
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CMIA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Mobile Apps ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Technology ,
Tracking Systems ,
Web Tracking
After a COVID-19-related delay, on June 27, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a long-awaited final rule that establishes monetary penalties for violations of health...more
A first-of-its-kind Florida law requires health care providers to keep certain patient data within the United States, its territories or Canada....more
As AI solutions become increasingly prevalent, it is crucial for lawyers and business leaders to understand AI in order to evaluate AI partnerships and effectively contract with AI providers and tools. Please join us in this...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to expand its regulation of health care data to ensure the data remains protected when shared with consumer-facing applications....more
6/16/2023
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Comment Period ,
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Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
PHI ,
Proposed Amendments ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
The Big Picture -
On April 12, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to address the privacy of protected health information (PHI) related to reproductive health...more
4/17/2023
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Guidance ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Women's Rights
A multitude of forces are converging to remap our health care landscape—from the impact of the Dobbs decision to the controversies around transgender rights to the uncertainty around telehealth coverage as the COVID-19 public...more
4/12/2023
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Inducements ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Telehealth ,
Transgender ,
Webinars
Many health tech and digital health companies offer subscription or membership services to clients and patients on an auto-renewal basis. Under this model, a subscriber’s credit card is automatically charged on a monthly,...more
4/6/2023
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Digital Health ,
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Healthcare ,
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Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Subscription Services
The Big Picture -
On February 24, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued two proposed rules that address the prescribing of controlled...more
3/2/2023
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Drug Distribution ,
Healthcare ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
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Public Health Emergency ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On December 28, 2022, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) finalized the proposed rule published on July 13, 2022, that significantly revises the provider and Medicaid managed care organization...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced yesterday that it has brought its first-ever enforcement action under its Health Breach Notification Rule, against digital health platform GoodRx Holdings, Inc. This follows the...more
Perspectives on Life Sciences Webinar Series: Explore Key Life Sciences Issues at the Intersection of Law, Policy & Business Strategy -
The COVID-19 pandemic has entrenched telehealth into the fabric of modern health care...more
On October 6, the expanded definition of electronic health information (EHI) under the information blocking rule went into effect, in what the government hailed as “data liberation day.”...more
In the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision, there is ongoing discussion about the role that medication abortion—particularly tele-medication abortion (teleMAB)— will play in connecting women to abortion...more
On September 27, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills (summarized below) that collectively aim to strengthen privacy safeguards for individuals seeking abortion services. After the U.S. Supreme Court’s...more
In the post-Dobbs world, where a woman’s ability to get an abortion is left to individual states, dissemination of information about abortion-related services has become crucial to ensuring women can access abortion care. In...more
9/28/2022
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Advertising ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Health Care Providers ,
Life Sciences ,
Marketing ,
Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Social Media ,
Webinars
What Is the Current Status of Federal and State Privacy Law?
Federal Privacy Law -
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the primary federal law that protects patients’ health care...more
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to health care providers on July 11, 2022, underscoring that the federal Emergency...more
On July 13, 2022, the New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) published proposed rules in the New York State Register to implement provisions of the State Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Enacted Budget and the...more
7/14/2022
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Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
MCOs ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Reform ,
New York ,
OMIG ,
Proposed Regulation
In the two weeks following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Biden Administration has taken several actions to provide clarity about women’s access to reproductive health...more
7/11/2022
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
EMTALA ,
Equal Protection ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
New Guidance ,
OCR ,
Patient Access ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS