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CMS Releases FAQ Discussing New WISeR Model

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As a follow-up to its recent announcement of the new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model (which we have previously covered here: CMS Unveils New Prior Authorization “WISeR Model” for Electrical Nerve...more

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Federal Court Vacates 2024 HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule: Key Impacts for Covered Entities and NPP Compliance

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a decision in Carmen Purl, et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., vacating nearly all of the 2024 HIPAA...more

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District Court Vacates HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Rule

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Last month, a federal district court in Texas vacated portions of the HIPAA final rule that added heightened protections for reproductive health care information (the “Final Rule”). Purl, et al. v. U.S. Department of Health...more

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Compliance considerations following Texas Court decision vacating key provisions of 2024 HIPAA Privacy Rule protecting...

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated key portions of the 2024 updates to the HIPAA Privacy Rule that had strengthened protections for reproductive health care information. HIPAA-regulated...more

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Texas District Court Vacates HIPAA Reproductive Healthcare Rule

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order to vacate a large portion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive...more

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Federal Court Halts HIPAA Reproductive Health Amendments - Substance Use Disorder Rule (Part 2) Stands

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Purl v. HHS halting enforcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) April 2024...more

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Texas Federal Court Vacates Most of 2024 HIPAA Rule on Reproductive Health Information

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In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) implemented a new privacy rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) that applied specifically to reproductive...more

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Federal Court Vacates HIPAA Rule on Reproductive Health Care Privacy

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Last year, the federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) modified the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to strengthen protections for reproductive health care information (the “2024 Rule”)....more

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First Circuit Decision Underlines Risk of Criminal HIPAA Enforcement

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On August 6, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the conviction of Massachusetts gynecologist Rita Luthra for criminal HIPAA violations and obstructing a health care investigation. Although such...more

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What's New In Washington - September 2018

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Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more

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