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Biden Administration Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Compliance

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘I Really Wanted to Stay’: Amid Success, Regrets, OHRP’s Kaneshiro Hopes Agency Will Be Rebuilt

When Jerry Menikoff retired at the end of 2022 after leading the HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) for 14 years, he left behind an agency limping along with 20 employees, less than half of what it needed. For...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit 2025 Recap

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

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Biden Administration Finalizes Its Last Changes To Health Data Interoperability and Information Blocking Regulations

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In December 2024, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ASTP/ONC”) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published two...more

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Safeguarding Health Information: Takeaways from HHS and NIST 2024 HIPAA Security Conference

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President Ronald Reagan famously quipped, "I think you all know that I've always felt that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help."1 At an Oct. 23-24, 2024,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

In This Month’s E-News: March 2024

The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) are among a handful of groups “urging the Biden administration to rescind a policy proposal that would threaten the American...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2024 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

As we reflect on 2023 and make predictions for 2024, it is remarkable the number of significant events occurring this past year that will be impactful for the activities of the life sciences industry going forward. Although...more

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Health-Care Fraud Scrutiny Heats Up For Companies, Providers

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This year will see a continued proliferation of enforcement against health-care fraud, with old and new theories. Some hot spots for enforcement will involve cases about new technologies; data outliers; entities perceived as...more

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New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Contains Numerous Healthcare Implications

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President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed a sweeping executive order (EO) and invoked the Defense Production Act to establish the first set of standards for using artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and other...more

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White House Issues First Artificial Intelligence Executive Order: AI Guidance for Federal Contractors Forthcoming

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (the “EO”), the first executive order directly addressing artificial...more

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CMS Releases Updates to Hospital Pricing Transparency Rule

On April 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a fact sheet on Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Updates (the “Fact Sheet”) under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (the “Rule”)....more

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Increased Federal Attention to Skilled Nursing Facility Compliance and Quality Improvement Results in Modified Program...

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The Biden Administration has embraced an aggressive and multi-part agenda designed to improve the safety and quality of care nationally in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The Biden Administration’s nursing home agenda...more

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Healthcare Reforms Under the IRA: Expanding Access to Care

The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. The expansive legislation includes key health care provisions, including drug pricing reforms, inflationary rebates, Medicare Part...more

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Federal Contractors Vaccine Mandate: What Government Contractors Need to Know

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The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more

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Long COVID: The Long (and Short) of Compliance with the ADA

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As employers continue to navigate through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies, such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have been instrumental in issuing guidance that allows...more

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Medicare Advantage Providers Be Aware: Choppy Enforcement Waters Ahead: Government Enforcement Update

Many observers are watching with keen interest how the new nominee for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, will run the department if confirmed. In...more

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