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Read guidance, analysis, and updates on the myriad issues arising from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated hourly every day, the insights published here are written by leading lawyers and law firms helping to make sense of insurance, employment, tax, securities, M&A, risk management, and every other consideration touched by this crisis. Follow the channel for a daily email brief of the latest and best updates. less -
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Executive Orders and Policy Updates

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Since President Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders and policy actions with potential impacts for the life sciences industry. Notable actions include rescinding Biden-era...more

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Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended through September 30, 2025

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On March 14, 2025, as part of a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown, Congress extended COVID-era telehealth “waivers” applicable to Medicare until September 30, 2025.  These were originally scheduled to end...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities Extending and Enduring

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In the wake of an end of year filled with intense negotiations and political wrangling, Congress has successfully enacted the American Relief Act, 2025 ("the Budget Bill" or "legislation"), narrowly averting a government...more

Benesch

2024 Outlook: Behavioral Health Trends

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Healthcare systems are facing significant challenges in recruiting and retaining talent within the burgeoning field of behavioral health services, primarily due to competition from telehealth providers and inconsistent...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

High Deductible Health Plan First Dollar Coverages in Flux

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A recent string of lawsuits, regulatory guidance, and market trends have dramatically impacted the types of services that enjoy first dollar coverage under high deductible health plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HSA)...more

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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Has Ended. Now What for Managed Care Plans?

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May 11, 2023 marked a milestone in the pandemic response with the expiration of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The expiration of the PHE marks an end to the wide-reaching efforts undertaken by the federal...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

The Status of 10 Key CMS Waivers Affecting Health Care Practitioners Following the Expiration of the COVID Public Health Emergency...

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) used its emergency waiver authority to relax many aspects of health care delivery during the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE) to allow health care...more

Holland & Knight LLP

COVID-19 PHE Ends May 11: What It Means for the Provision of Telehealth Under Medicare

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The Biden Administration announced on Jan. 30, 2023, its intent to end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Fortunately, the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) extends certain key telehealth...more

McGuireWoods LLP

End of COVID-19 Emergency: Legal Implications for Healthcare Providers

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On Jan. 30, 2023, President Joe Biden announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end May 11, 2023. Under the PHE, the federal government implemented a range of modifications and waivers impacting Medicare,...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Health Law Diagnosis - OIG Compliance Updates

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued two notable compliance updates, of which health care organizations should take note as the COVID-19 public health emergency ends and regulatory compliance activities ramp...more

Bodman

The Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Part II – Impact on the Provision of Medical Services via Telehealth

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As announced by the White House on January 30, 2023, the public health emergency (PHE) is set to end on May 11, 2023. The end of the PHE also brings an end to several flexibilities that were implemented that impact telehealth...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Your Employee Benefit Plans May Need a Check Up: Nearing the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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Where did the time go? Just a brief 1,199 days after it began, the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is coming to an end. The PHE formally ends on May 11, 2023, short of any unexpected developments. And that means the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Moving Forward to Reestablishing Rules and Standards

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The Biden Administration has announced that the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. During the COVID-19 PHE, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...more

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[Webinar] How Employers Should Prepare for the End of the Covid-19 National & Public Health Emergencies - April 3rd, 12:00 pm -...

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The Biden administration recently announced its intention to end the COVID-19 National Emergency and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency effective May 11, 2023. These emergency declarations have been in place for nearly...more

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Health Law Diagnosis - CMS Issues Guidance for Providers on Waivers, Flexibilities and End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Fact Sheet (Fact Sheet) providing guidance on the impact of the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on certain regulatory waivers,...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

CMS Issues Guidance for Providers on Waivers, Flexibilities and End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a Fact Sheet (Fact Sheet) providing guidance on the impact of the end of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on certain regulatory waivers,...more

Venable LLP

When the COVID-19 Emergencies End: Impacts on Group Health Plans

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Earlier this week, President Biden announced his intent to end both the COVID-19 National Emergency and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Once these emergencies end, group health plans will shed some...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

OIG Releases Data Brief on Medicare Telehealth Program Integrity Risks During the First Year of the Pandemic

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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a Data Brief summarizing the findings of a review of program integrity risks related to telehealth services reimbursed by...more

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Temporary Reinstatement of Relief for Telemedicine Coverage in HDHPs

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 (“CAA 2022”), signed by President Biden on March 15, 2022, reinstated temporary relief for high deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) to provide pre-deductible coverage of telehealth...more

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COVID-19: State Law Telehealth Considerations: State Licensure Requirements Persist, Permissible TeleHealth Modalities Generally...

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As the explosion of telemedicine continues during and, as many expect, after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), state laws and regulations that affect the delivery of telemedicine services continue to expand and...more

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2021 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: Health Insurance

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The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 11, 2021 and entered into an extended recess on April 27, 2021. The resolution authorizing the extended recess provides for the legislature to reconvene for the following...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The “State” of Telehealth: Arizona (Part 2) Arizona Is All-in On Telehealth

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In our January 26, 2021 blog post “Permanency for Out of State Telehealth Services? Arizona Seeks to Make Permanent Changes to Licensure Requirements”, we discussed Arizona’s push to make permanent resolutions to the...more

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Arizona Expands Telehealth Law, Making it Broadest in the Nation

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On May 5, 2021, Governor Ducey signed H.B. 2454, legislation which dramatically expands access to telehealth services in Arizona. The legislation—the most expansive in the country—makes telemedicine a permanent fixture of...more

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The “State” of Telehealth: Texas - Update

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Texas Makes Significant Strides to Expand Telehealth - On April 14, 2021, the Texas House passed House Bill 4 (the “Bill” or “HB4”), a telehealth bill seeking to make permanent the temporary waivers issued during the public...more

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Key Healthcare Provisions

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On March 10, 2021, US Congress finalized and passed the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARPA), the latest COVID-19 relief package that largely tracks President Joe Biden’s initial $1.9 trillion proposal. The ARPA extends...more

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