The State of Healthcare Enforcement
Hospice Insights Podcast - Election Inspection: Be Proactive to Avoid Costly Election Statement Denials
Medicaid Cuts: Potential Challenges and Legal Implications for Long-Term Care Facilities — Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - How Payment Suspensions Can Impact FCA Litigation
Federal Court Strikes Down FDA Rule on LDTs - Thought Leaders in Health Law®
UPIC Audits
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 8: Hospice Special Focus Program: Pumping the Brakes
Hospice Insights Podcast - Upping the Ante: Will CMS’s Enhanced Oversight Efforts Cause Hospices to Fold?
Podcast — Drug Pricing: What’s in the New CMS Medicaid Final Rule?
Hospice Insights Podcast - What a Difference No Deference Makes: Courts No Longer Bow to Administrative Agencies
Preparing for CMS Staffing Mandates — Assisted Living and the Law Podcast
Hospice Insights Podcast - Meet the New Laws, Same as the Old Laws: Overpayment Recoupment Update
Podcast — Drug Pricing: Takeaways From the Chicago Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Summit
Podcast — Drug Pricing: How the Demise of Chevron Deference and Other Litigation May Impact the Pharmaceutical Industry
The CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rules
Podcast — Drug Pricing: How Are Payers Responding to the IRA?
Findings from Gibbins’ Annual Healthcare Bankruptcy Report
A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration
Video: Braidwood v. Becerra – Challenging the Affordable Care Act’s Preventive Services Coverage Provision – Thought Leaders in Health Law
On August 11, 2025, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published updated guidance relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (Privacy Rule) in the form of two new FAQs. The FAQs...more
The White House announced it is launching a health data tracking system early next year that involves an unprecedented partnership between the federal government, providers, payors, and private sector technology companies....more
At a recent “Make HealthTech Great Again” event, the White House and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of a digital health technology ecosystem in partnership with private sector...more
20 Democratic AGs sued HHS and DHS for allegedly sharing personal health data with ICE. The complaint alleges that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—a division of HHS—transferred millions of individuals’ Medicaid...more
Senate HELP Committee Releases HIPAA Modernization White Paper: Sen. Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a white paper entitled “Strengthening Health...more
The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has released a concept paper outlining its new cybersecurity strategies for the health care sector, identifying cybersecurity priorities, potential future regulations and...more
This newsletter provides updates employers should be aware of heading into 2024, including an outline of the updated 2024 retirement and welfare plan limits, instructions related to the “gag order” attestation requirements...more
Proposed Protections for Patient Data Related to Reproductive Care - On April 12, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) proposed a new rule to strengthen HIPAA...more
See below the Saul Ewing LLP Health Law Practice Group 2023 predictions from various members of our practice group! Our colleagues help interested parties in the health care delivery system with transactional, regulatory,...more
Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said a data breach at a Medicare subcontractor impacted the personally identifiable information and protected...more
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is expected to prompt unprecedented levels of regulatory enforcement activity that is focused on the use of telemedicine. In fact, fraudulent and abusive telehealth practices was an...more
Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more
As part of its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed important changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule....more
HCCA has assembled a half-day virtual conference to help compliance professionals stay on top of the fast-moving changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By participating in this event, you will hear directly from the...more
This two-day Regional Compliance and Ethics Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more
In recent years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded coverage for remote patient monitoring (RPM) services under Medicare. RPM services include establishing, implementing, revising, and...more
Data privacy and security legislation and enforcement saw significant activity in 2018 and early 2019. McDermott’s 2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Data report – the first in a four-part series – highlights...more
Transportation is often cited as one of the top barriers to health care for individuals in the United States. To reduce this burden and increase access to care, many health care providers are now partnering with ride-sharing...more
We expect 2018 to be another year of rapid change within the health care industry. In this episode, Mary Beth Johnston highlights some of the key topics that the health care practice group will monitor in the coming year,...more