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New Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule: Key Compliance Steps and Dates

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and subsequent state abortion bans, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a...more

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Final Section 1557 Rules: Highlights for Health Plan Sponsors

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations on the nondiscrimination rules set forth in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The new rules apply to certain group health plans, as...more

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Is Your Employee or Contractor Excluded?

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Employers must check its employees, contractors and vendors to see if an individual or organization is excluded from participating in federal and/or state programs. While there are a variety of exclusion programs at the...more

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DHHS Bolsters Non-Discrimination Protections for Recipients of Covered Health Care Services and Activities

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In a Final Rule issued on May 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) finalized regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”). The Final Rule updates and...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: January 12, 2024

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Congress Works to Meet Imminent Funding Deadlines. Speaker of the House Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) announced an agreement on top-line spending levels to fund the government for the remainder of...more

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HHS Announces Temporary Copay Accumulator Non-Enforcement Policy

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has filed court pleadings stating that it does not intend to initiate enforcement actions against plans that maintain copay accumulator programs....more

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OIG Confirms the Broad Protection of Employee Safe Harbor

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Late last week, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) posted Advisory Opinion No. 23-07 affirming the broad protection available for compensation to employed physicians under the...more

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Transformation in Nursing Home Care: HHS Proposes New Staffing Standards

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has issued a proposed rule aimed at establishing comprehensive staffing requirements for nursing homes. This...more

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CMS Plans to Unwind Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Healthcare Employers

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On November 4, 2021, the Biden administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule which required certain workers at...more

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Analysis of Recent OIG Advisory Opinion on Employment of Excluded Individuals

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The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a favorable advisory opinion, OIG Advisory Opinion No. 22-11 (the “Opinion”), analyzing the proposed employment of an individual...more

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HIPAA and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: The Office of Civil Rights Issues Workplace Guidance

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“The guidance reminds the public that the HIPAA Privacy Rule does not apply to employers or employment records.” On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights...more

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