On January 6, 2025, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) updating the Health Insurance Portability and...more
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion. In Dobbs, the Court explicitly overruled Roe...more
Our latest briefing explores the NAIC’s efforts to address algorithmic bias, the Colorado Division of Insurance’s latest stakeholder session on external consumer data and algorithms, and a private-sector solution for...more
On December 10, 2020, as part of its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule....more
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published the final Information Blocking Rule. This rule is widely seen as a game-changer that will have...more
As states begin to gradually reopen their economies, employers are facing questions about when and how to safely bring employees back to work. Although scientists and health care professionals continue to study the spread of...more
On April 2, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) announced that, effective immediately, they would exercise “enforcement discretion” regarding disclosures of COVID-19-related...more
With paramedics, law enforcement, public health authorities and other first responders at the forefront in helping combat COVID-19, the sharing of protected health information (PHI) with them is often critical to ensure that...more
As employers respond to the daily influx of information about COVID-19, Faegre Drinker continues to update its Employer’s Action Guide and monitor dynamic federal and state developments. Some governmental agencies have...more
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