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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

HHS OCR Investigates Medical Schools and Hospitals for Race- or Sex-Based Programs

McDermott Will & Schulte on 3/12/2025

On March 7, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it would begin investigating four medical schools and hospitals pursuant to President Donald Trump’s...more

Price Transparency in Hospitals – Is Hospital Pricing Data a Protected Trade Secret?

Holland & Knight LLP on 9/13/2021

By this point, it's no secret the cost of healthcare services can vary dramatically between different providers of the same services. The Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations all pushed for price transparency in...more

Covid-19 shifts from health menace to a political and economic nightmare, too.

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 3/2/2020

The viral outbreak that exploded out of central China suddenly has captured the rapt attention of Wall Street, the White House, and Americans from coast to coast. The rising pitch and politicization of the important...more

CMS Finalizes Rule to Require Hospitals to Disclose Negotiated Rates

King & Spalding on 12/12/2019

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Trump Administration as a whole, has placed a particular focus on the promotion of price transparency as a tool to control the costs of healthcare. In June, the...more

Religious Institutions Update: January 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/29/2018

Timely Topics - By Shannon B. Hartsfield - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Jan. 18, 2018, the creation of a new division within its Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR is described as...more

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