The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization represents a sea-change in Constitutional law that has already impacted our country in multiple ways. By overruling Roe v. Wade (1973)...more
8/19/2022
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
New Guidance ,
Patient Access ,
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Pregnancy ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Roe v Wade ,
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Data collected during the coronavirus pandemic shows a disturbing trend of inequities in testing and treatment for COVID-19 among people of color. On July 20, 2020 the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for...more
8/11/2020
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Disparate Impact ,
Health Care Providers ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
New Guidance ,
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Race Discrimination ,
Title VI ,
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To ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to necessary care without risking exposure to COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further expanded telehealth services and relaxed certain requirements...more
North Carolina has drastically expanded its telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to give individuals increased access to remote care. The following article outlines many of the important changes...more
North Carolina has drastically expanded its telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to give individuals increased access to remote care. The following article outlines many of the important changes...more
As with other states, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the guidance that the federal government has issued, Governor Abbott of Texas issued a disaster declaration on March 13, 2020 (the Disaster Declaration) resulting...more
In response to the public health emergency declared in Florida on March 1, 2020, Florida loosened existing licensure and other telehealth requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as outlined below....more
Like many other states, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the guidance that the federal government has issued, Governor Pritzker of Illinois issued an executive order (2020-09) on March 19, 2020, amending and relaxing...more
Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 has created a great degree of liberalization in the telehealth requirements previously in place. What has not changed is the fact that telehealth services are governed by a number of different laws...more
Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 has created a great degree of liberalization in the telehealth requirements previously in place. What has not changed is the fact that telehealth services are governed by a number of different laws...more
Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 has greatly liberalized federal and state telehealth requirements previously in place. What has not changed is the fact that telehealth services are governed by a number of different laws and...more
3/24/2020
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Emergency Response ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Relief Measures ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Waivers
For telehealth, 2019 is off to a running start. In the first four months of the year alone, the industry has seen confirmation of payment advances for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries and expansion of coverage under state...more
Towards the end of 2018, several developments in the area of telehealth signal significant changes are on the horizon in 2019. The following provides a summary of these developments and implications for 2019 and beyond....more