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California Adopts Privacy Protections for Digital Reproductive and Sexual Health Information

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With the recent passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 254 and AB 1697, California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) will extend privacy protections to reproductive and sexual health information on mobile...more

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HHS COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Persists as California COVID-19 Policies Are Set To Expire

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The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) declaration that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency (PHE) will continue through July 15, 2022, and is expected to be renewed again through October 13, 2022....more

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California Medicaid Set to Lose $200 Million in Funding Next Quarter for its Universal Abortion Coverage Mandate

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On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) will disallow $200 million in federal Medi-Cal funding next...more

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OCR’s HIPAA Right of Access Initiative Enforcement Trend Continues with Five New Settlements

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This month, OCR announced that it had settled five more investigations and enforcement actions under its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. OCR first announced its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative in 2019. The HIPAA Right of...more

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Emerging From COVID-19: Data Privacy and Security in a Changed World

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As millions have moved their professional and personal lives online, in-person contact during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a memory except for “essential” public services. To receive medical care or an education, be...more

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