This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for June 2025, including a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) innovation model; proposed rules with significant...more
7/28/2025
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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EMTALA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG
Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more
6/11/2025
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Digital Health ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mental Health ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmacist ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
The topic of “food as medicine” has gained increased attention recently, driven by a growing recognition of the role nutrition plays in preventing and managing chronic diseases. This article provides a high-level overview of...more
Telehealth providers are uniquely positioned to monitor for human trafficking when interacting with patients. Survivor records indicate that health services are among the most common points of access to help trafficked...more
2/4/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Exploitation ,
Health Care Providers ,
Human Trafficking ,
Missing Children ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Training
Since the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, which narrowly interpreted the dialing technologies that are considered an automated telephone dialing system (ATDS) regulated by the...more
1/23/2025
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Compliance ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
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Marketing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Voicemail