Can Food Really Be Medicine? Transforming Health Care One Bite at a Time – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 243: HIPAA Compliance and Potential Changes with Shannon Lipham of Maynard Nexsen
HHS OIG’s Nursing Facility: Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance
False Claims Act Insights - Will Recent Leadership Changes Lead to FCA Enforcement Policy Changes?
Breaking Down the Shifting Vaccine Policy Landscape – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
2025 Outlook: The Department of Health and Human Services Under the Second Trump Administration – Diagnosing Health Care
New HIPAA Final Rule: Key Changes to Reproductive Health Care Privacy - Thought Leaders in Health Law®
Navigating the Labyrinth of Private Equity Investments in Health Care – Diagnosing Health Care
HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Melanie Fontes Rainer on Progress and News at OCR
ERISA Blog | Changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rules A Primer for Self-Insured Group Health Plans
Hospice Insights Podcast - A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Special Edition | Episode 36 - Rolling Change: The DEA Turns Over a New Leaf on Marijuana Scheduling
Understanding the HHS OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance
OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again
The FTC's Health Privacy Enforcement Actions
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Episode 303 --- Deep Dive into the HHS-OIG Compliance Program Guidance
Counsel That Cares - The Private Payer's Perspective on Value-Based Care
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 17
In the early days of the second Trump Administration, several federal funding agencies announced caps to indirect cost (“IDC”) rates for federally funded research awards. In many cases, these caps would substantially reduce...more
Overview of Key Changes and Immediate Impacts - Key Policy Shift: Section 330 Grants now treated as a “Federal Public Benefit” - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) now classifies the Health Center Program...more
In June 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a new item in its Work Plan: “Medicare Payments for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests in 2024.” This annual review,...more
On June 6, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-03, providing important guidance for telehealth organizations and management services organizations...more
A single incident that may have started as a personal vendetta or an extortion threat seven years ago has cost a Florida health care system $800,000, and comes on the heels of an unrelated breach suffered by a different...more
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
Today, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of the Office of Inspector General and Office of General Counsel, one of just a dozen or so agencies reporting directly to the secretary....more
Please join us for the inaugural Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance Summit, hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims. The in-person event will take place in our Nashville office on Thursday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT. The...more
On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a civil money penalty (“CMP”) of $200,000 against Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) for failing to...more
One mandate under the PPACA required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they...more
In February, a coalition of healthcare organizations sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (the Letter), urging the immediate rescission of a proposed update to...more
President Trump’s Executive Order 14224 reinforces and expands a 2019 Executive Order which aimed to improve healthcare price transparency. On February 25, 2025, President Trump signed a new 2025 Executive Order entitled...more
Many healthcare organizations understand the importance of having a Compliance Committee but some struggle to use their committee effectively. The key to ensuring the Compliance Committee is effective is building smart...more
On February 25, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information” (the 2025 Order). The...more
Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protection Act (the Act), allows parents to surrender their infants at hospitals, EMS providers and police stations without criminal liability, but for a few...more
As legal and policy developments continue to evolve, hospitals and health care professionals that provide gender-affirming care face new uncertainties regarding federal funding, compliance, and patient access. While these...more
When I litigated False Claims Act (FCA) cases at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), it was common practice for settlements to require Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs) setting forth ongoing duties and responsibilities...more
Telehealth providers are uniquely positioned to monitor for human trafficking when interacting with patients. Survivor records indicate that health services are among the most common points of access to help trafficked...more
On December 28, 2024, a long-awaited Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule became effective, significantly updating laboratory personnel requirements under Subpart M of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
Healthcare fraud enforcement continues to be a top priority for federal authorities, with Stark Law violations remaining under particular scrutiny. The complex nature of physician self-referral regulations, combined with...more
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), in connection with its enforcement responsibilities, must exclude a party from the federal health care programs if the party is found to have violated certain federal laws. This type...more
On November 15, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued a joint regulations further extending the flexibilities that have been in place relating to prescribing...more
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law “An Act Enhancing the Health Care Market Review Process.” Part of this sweeping healthcare oversight law includes changes to the Determination of Need...more