On 8 June 2023, in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the rights set out in the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) can be enforced under 42 U.S.C. §...more
As we emerge from the COVID health emergency, there is widespread agreement that Americans are suffering from inadequate access to mental health care. To shore up community mental health systems, on 23 March 2023, the...more
For the year ending August 2020, provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that opioid overdose deaths increased 26.8 percent compared to the previous 12 months, with opioid overdoses...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
9/29/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Essential Health Benefits ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medical Necessity ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Pending Legislation ,
Substance Abuse
In this week’s episode, Carla DewBerry is joined by with Carlos Olivares, Executive Director of the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, a community based health center in the Pacific Northwest serving low-income, migrant and...more
In this week’s episode, Carla Dewberry, Sarah Carlins, and Cheryl Choice discuss the ways in which the COVID-19 emergency has changed the landscape of behavioral health in the United States. The presenters address the ways in...more
In this week’s episode, Limo Cherian, Carla Dewberry and Steven Pine discuss recent changes to value-based health care payment arrangements triggered by the current COVID-19 emergency. In particular, the presenters discuss...more
On March 6, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (the “Act”) which allows physicians and other health care professionals to bill Medicare for patients covered under...more
In this week's episode, Limo Cherian, Carla Dewberry, and Steve Pine discuss EKRA - the 'Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018,' which introduces new criminal penalties for kickbacks associated with referrals to...more
This is the first episode in a series focused on the legal issues surrounding the nationwide opioid crisis. To begin the series, Carla DewBerry discusses the laws and regulations impacting health care providers caring for...more
2/28/2018
/ Attorney General ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Controlled Substances ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Opioid ,
OxyContin ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Distribution ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse