Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 206: Supporting Patient Care with Darra Coleman of Prisma Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 196: Regulation Trends in Healthcare and Certificate of Need with Rebecca Thornhill of Maynard Nexsen
A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra – Challenging the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Provision – Thought Leaders in Health Law
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 178: Life Sciences Industry Impact with Bob Coughlin, JLL Director and Former MassBio CEO
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 175: Healthcare Inequity with Kim Smith, Healthcare Advocate and Founder of Health Evolve Technologies
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 173: Improving rural health care with Dr. Kevin Bennett, the Director of the Research Center for Transforming Health and the
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The No Surprises Act: A Cost Saving Opportunity for Employer Plan Sponsors
La reforma del sistema de salud
Counsel That Cares - Value-Based Care as a Long-Term Investment
Podcast: 2023 Health Policy Outlook - Diagnosing Health Care
Video: Health Care's Past, Present, and Future - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 117: Chris Severn, Co-Founder & CEO, Turquoise Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 115: Dr. Michael Havig, CEO, HealthMe
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care & Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 107: A legislative update with SC Speaker Murrell Smith
On the Ballot 2020: Health Care Policy Outlook - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast
Jones Day Talks Health Care: The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act
Value-based health care: the role of payors
Episode 09: Behold "AHCA"! – Demystifying Employment Law Implications of Proposed ACA Replacement
Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we take a look at the Biden administration's proposed insurance rule regarding mental health and substance use...more
Summary: Under a final rule released by the Biden administration on Sept. 9, 2024, health insurers will be required to cover mental health care and addiction services on par with other medical conditions. This rule is part of...more
The White House has finalized the new Mental Health Parity rule, which focuses on increasing access to mental health/substance use disorder treatment through nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTL) data and reporting,...more
By Cori H. Loomis While the healthcare industry was not a specific area of focus for this year’s Oklahoma legislative session as it has been in previous years when Medicaid reform and managed care were addressed, a number of...more
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held the second annual CMS Health Equity Conference. The event drew several hundred in-person attendees, including my colleague Kayla Holgash, and thousands of...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for February 2024. We discuss various regulatory developments, including guidance on the use of AI in coverage decisions and texting...more
On February 2nd, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule expanding patient access to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (“OUD”). This new final rule implements changes...more
House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Healthcare Costs. The hearing included discussion on what factors are causing cost increases for individuals, for the healthcare sector, and for federal health programs...more
Although we are still awaiting final results of the November 8, 2022, midterm elections, the US House of Representatives appears likely to flip to Republican control, while the US Senate will remain in Democratic hands....more
Recognizing the urgent need to increase access to mental health and substance use services for young people, Congress is taking significant legislative steps to strengthen the federal government’s response to the nationwide...more
Increasing mental health care needs for minors present a range of legal issues for children, parents, health care providers and health care payors. While state laws typically govern who has the power to consent to or refuse...more
On March 2, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion No. 22-04 (the “Opinion”), analyzing a program whereby the Requestor provides comprehensive digital...more
On Tuesday, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and the Treasury (the Departments) issued their joint report to Congress on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The Consolidated...more
There was a great deal of action under the Gold Dome on Tuesday, including the biennial “class” portrait in the House where they had their panoramic photo taken. Other notable news of the day included the Senate Republican...more
On January 18, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul released her budget proposal for State Fiscal Year 2023. While record-breaking in its size—totaling $216.3 billion—and inclusive of many investments in Medicaid and health care more...more
As the nation experiences unprecedented levels of behavioral health needs—even further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—state Medicaid programs have increasingly looked for flexibility to craft services and payment models...more
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) and related state parity laws are some of the most complex and sweeping regulations ever imposed on the health insurance and managed care industry. Although MHPAEA...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 25 signed Senate Bill 855, Health coverage: mental health or substance use disorders, into law. The law increases health and disability insurers’ coverage obligations for mental...more
In this week’s episode, Carla DewBerry and Kelsey Jernigan discuss issues in mental health parity in the context of recent California legislation. In particular, the presenters discuss how a new California bill has sparked a...more
Business Legal Updates - Collegiate Student Athletes Can Now Receive Compensation - With the passing of Section 1006.74, F.S., effective July 1, 2020, intercollegiate athletes at a “postsecondary educational...more
In response to the opioid epidemic, many states, including Texas, created prescription drug monitoring programs to monitor high-risk patients and provider behaviors. The Texas Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (“PMP”) is...more
With healthcare playing such a central role in the election, what could the Super Tuesday results mean for healthcare stakeholders? On March 2—the day before Super Tuesday—Manatt Health will explore these questions in a new...more
Congress has activated a new Anti-Kickback law known as Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (commonly referred to as EKRA). The new Anti-Kickback law applies to arrangements involving recovery homes, clinical...more
With the passage of the Eliminating Kickbacks and Recovery Act in October 2018, Congress took aim at the ongoing opioid crisis threatening communities across the U.S. This new criminal statute targets healthcare providers...more
While the fight in Washington has been focused on the future of Obamacare, here in New York a healthcare revolution is well underway. Over the past several years, major changes in New York healthcare laws and regulations have...more