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‘I Will Not Rest’; ‘I Am All In’: Remarkable Breach Hearing Sees Pledges by UHG CEO, Sen. Wyden

United Healthcare Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty was in a board meeting on Feb. 21 when officials interrupted with the news that Change Healthcare—a clearinghouse UHG subsidiary Optum had purchased for $1.3 billion in October...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Florida Law Will Ban Offshoring of Certain Patient Data

Effective July 1, 2023, a new Florida law will limit certain health care providers from storing patient information offshore. CS/CS/SB 264 (Chapter 2023-33, Laws of Florida), amends the Florida Electronic Health Records...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Ohio Bill Would Ban Practice of Performing Intimate Exams On Anesthetized Patients Without Prior Consent

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Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill – House Bill 89 – that would bar medical, nursing, and other medical-professional students from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal exams on anesthetized or otherwise unconscious...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cannabis: Goin’ to Carolina in My Mind

We have long suspected that North Carolina may be the next great cannabis market. In describing North Carolina as “the sleeping giant of the South,” we wrote recently: From Murphy to Manteo, North Carolina is a state that...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Finding Our Way Out of the Pandemic Haze: What Telehealth Tools Are Medicare Providers Allowed to Keep, and Which Must They Leave...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare coverage expanded to include a vast arsenal of tools that help patients access medical services while keeping patients and practitioners safe. Many of these tools involve telehealth...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DMHC Guidance Confirms that California Law, Not the Federal No Surprises Act, Governs Payment and Dispute Resolution Processes for...

Executive Summary - The California Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”) issued a recent guidance interpreting the application of the No Surprises Act (“NSA”)—a new federal law prohibiting out-of-network healthcare...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Home-Grown Medical Marijuana Guidelines Arrive to Expand Patient Access, Discourage Abuse

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Our Cannabis Industry Team reported this week on new guidance for growing medical marijuana at home in New York state. Traditionally, patients certified by health care providers to register with the state’s Medical...more

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Mississippi State Department of Health Certifies Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians to Care for Patients in Mississippi...

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On August 18, 2021, Mississippi’s State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs issued a statewide Order (https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/15395.pdf) allowing certified paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The “State” of Telehealth: Montana

Montana Makes Telehealth Expansion Permanent - On April 19, 2021, Montana Governor, Greg Gianforte, signed House Bill 43 (“HB43” or the “Bill”) into law. The Bill, which is effective on January 1, 2022, expands access to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The “State” of Telehealth: Texas - Update

Texas Makes Significant Strides to Expand Telehealth - On April 14, 2021, the Texas House passed House Bill 4 (the “Bill” or “HB4”), a telehealth bill seeking to make permanent the temporary waivers issued during the public...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

West Virginia Updates Nursing Home Vaccination Distribution Plan

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As the country prepares to end the fight against COVID-19, questions regarding the distribution of vaccines have understandably been at the forefront of the minds of Long-Term Care Facilities (“LTCF”). Indeed, those questions...more

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New Jersey Lawmakers Propose Bill Complicating Out-of-State Medical Care

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A group of New Jersey lawmakers recently introduced the Patient Protection Act (A5369, S3816), which would make it more difficult for doctors to transfer or refer patients to out-of-state providers or facilities....more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Florida Patient Brokering Act Amended – Does it Clarify or Create New Issues?

The Florida Legislature recently passed HB 369 (the Bill), which would tweak an important provision of the Florida Patient Brokering Act, Section 817.505 of the Florida Statutes (Patient Brokering Act)....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration Drug Pricing Blueprint: Overview and Analysis

• The administration’s drug pricing Blueprint combines proposals that are already under way with new initiatives that may or may not be adopted. • Many of the more dramatic proposals would require federal rulemaking or...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Pharmacy Gag Clauses & Clawbacks

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are increasingly utilizing gag clauses in pharmacy contracts as a means of prohibiting pharmacies from telling customers that paying for drugs out of pocket would cost them less than if they...more

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