Last month, Judge Matthew Kaszmaryk of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, in Purl v. United Stated Department of Health and Human Services, No. 2:24-cv-00228-Z (N.D. Tex Jun. 18, 2025) struck down nearly all...more
7/24/2025
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (collectively, “the...more
6/24/2025
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On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued updated guidance regarding the use of online tracking technologies by entities and business associates subject to...more
On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “agencies”) issued a joint Request for Information on Consolidation in Health Care...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently launched a new online portal that allows the public to report potential anticompetitive practices...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public workshop titled “Private Capital, Public Impact: An FTC Workshop on Private Equity in Health Care” on March 5, 2024....more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)—recently published a...more
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective December...more
On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a bulletin warning that commonly used website technologies, including cookies, pixels, and session...more
On January 5, 2020, HR 7898, became law amending the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), 42 U.S.C. 17931, to require that “recognized cybersecurity practices” be considered by the...more
On January 28, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) addressed a federal court’s January 23rd invalidation of certain provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and...more
2/12/2020
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), recently finalized its changes to the...more
As the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) proceeds with its second round of HIPAA audits, this time covering business associates as well as covered entities, a recent settlement...more