Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
III-44- A Little Help From The DOL
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 14, 2025, issued the calendar year (CY) 2026 Proposed Rule, which proposes payment policies and other outpatient services covered under Medicare Part B. Comments are...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have postponed the effective date of the final rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine (the final...more
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced new rules that will impact telemedicine practices, especially concerning remote prescribing of controlled substances....more
The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo a big overhaul that would better defend healthcare data from cybersecurity threats – and require much more from covered entities when it comes to establishing and maintaining defenses....more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued an unpublished Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that strengthens the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule and, if...more
Employer-sponsored health plans would be required to cover over-the-counter contraception, including condoms and emergency contraception, without a prescription and without cost sharing under newly proposed Affordable Care...more
The comment period for the CMS CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule recently closed on Monday, September 9th. Based on previous years, the Final Rule can be expected as soon as early November, taking effect...more
McDermott+ is pleased to bring you Regs & Eggs, a weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis. Click here to subscribe to future blog posts. September 19, 2024 – Comments on the calendar year (CY) 2025 physician fee...more
In response to comments on the 2022 proposed changes to the overpayments regulation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed additional changes to the overpayment rule to clarify that the obligation to...more
In the proposed CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) published in the Federal Register on July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting comments on a proposal to revise the Medicare Claims...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B (CMS-1807-P) Proposed...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the calendar year (CY) 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1809-P),...more
The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) has released the 2024 Statewide Health Care Facilities and Services Plan, along with a biennial inventory of all Connecticut health care facilities and services (the Plan)....more
Time’s up and pencils down! Public comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Fiscal Year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed regulation were due this past Monday, June 10, 2024. CMS...more
The Department of Justice recently published a notice of proposed rulemaking applicable to healthcare entities covered under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act that relates to accessibility to medical diagnostic...more
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed regulation. This 1,900+ page annual reg updates Medicare payments and policies...more
Only a few days remain for stakeholders—which includes drug manufacturers, patients, health care providers, pharmacies and others— to take advantage of a rare opportunity to influence the statutory contours of the 340B Drug...more
Private equity acquisitions in healthcare will likely face increased scrutiny from multiple federal departments, as well as from state antitrust enforcement officials....more
On February 8, 2024, the federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) were revised in part to increase patient protection and streamline patient consent...more
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector....more
California Senate Bill 184 (SB 184), which was passed in June 2022, created the state Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) to contain healthcare spending in California. Effective for transactions closing on or after...more
The public comments are in! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are now reviewing the 136 comments they received on a proposed...more
On November 29, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2024 annual update to the designated health services (DHS) Code List. This annual update includes important changes for Medicare providers...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has issued a revised draft guidance that seeks to address questions and provide recommendations regarding the sharing of scientific information with health care providers ("HCPs")...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a rule that would change how organizations that participate in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) respond to complaints and address PACE...more