On May 6, 2025, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Indiana HB 1666 into law. This new law grants Indiana’s attorney general authority to investigate market concentration of health care entities, modifies existing requirements...more
5/15/2025
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Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Specialty Healthcare ,
State Attorneys General
Health Policy Fireside Chat: What to Expect from the New Administration -
Bill Mathias, Member at Bass, Berry & Sims, engaged in a fireside chat with Colin Roskey, Principal at FHP Strategies, former Deputy Assistant...more
5/8/2025
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Insurance Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Advantage ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Equity ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
Value-Based Care
On January 17, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly published two final rules addressing the prescription of controlled substances via telemedicine in...more
Many state legislatures have recently convened for 2025 legislative sessions, and members have already proposed a significant number of bills that, if passed, would materially impact transactions and/or corporate structures...more
2/3/2025
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Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures
Current and potential patients are taking to the internet to share opinions and make decisions about healthcare providers. Good reviews can convert prospective healthcare consumers into patients, while bad reviews,...more
10/10/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
OCR ,
Online Reviews ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Patients ,
PHI ,
Statutory Violations ,
Testimonial Statements
On March 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released updated guidance to “increase clarity” for entities regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more
As of March 31, 2024, Nevada’s state consumer health data law, Senate Bill No. 370 (SB 370), enters the state-level consumer health data privacy fray. Similar to Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA), SB 370 focuses on...more
3/21/2024
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Healthcare ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Office for Civil Rights (collectively, HHS), issued a Final Rule that amends...more
3/1/2024
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Consent ,
Effective Date ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule ,
Notice Requirements ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Substance Abuse
Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMDA) was enacted in an effort to close a perceived gap in privacy protection for consumer health data. MHMDA’s focus on consumer health data and right of private action deviate from...more
2/5/2024
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Data Collection ,
Data Selling ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
FERPA ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Mental Health ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Small Business ,
Summary of Consumer Rights
On April 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the HIPAA Privacy Rule, 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and Part 164, Subparts A...more
4/18/2023
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Covered Entities ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
NPRM ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Public Comment ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues
On November 2, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule), which will take effect January 1, 2023. The Final Rule includes noteworthy...more
On November 2, 2022, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) filed its final rule implementing changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2023 (Final Rule). Embedded within this Final Rule are important...more
11/17/2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CLFS ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Data Collection ,
Fees ,
Final Rules ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Medicare ,
PAMA ,
Physician Fee Schedule