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
The 340B Drug Pricing Program (“340B Program”) space continues to be a hive of activity. While 340B stakeholders continue to litigate ongoing manufacturer contract pharmacy restrictions, states legislatures are enacting...more
CBO releases final scores for OBBBA. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will increase the uninsurance rate by 10 million individuals over 10 years. House Energy and...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights key regulatory and enforcement activity for March 2025. This month features: - Noteworthy enforcement actions demonstrating that the Anti-Kickback Statute...more
Government Is Funded, Congress at Home for the Week. On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) into law that funds the government and provides short-term extensions of certain healthcare programs...more
THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Congress Debates Government Funding. A continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September passed the House and may pass the Senate today. - Senate HELP Committee Advances NIH, FDA...more
Attention Turns to Government Funding - Last week, after some drama on the floor, the House passed its version of a budget resolution in a 217 – 215 vote, a week after the Senate passed its “skinny” resolution. For the...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
It’s been a busy week in the health policy world, and there are many topics that Regs & Eggs can (and probably will eventually) focus on, including the impact of the reductions in staff at the US Department of Health and...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
After the Presidents Day long weekend, the House is out of session this week. The Senate is in session, with a continued focus on nominations and potential floor action on the budget resolution that the Senate Budget...more
RFK Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary. In a 52 – 48 Senate vote, Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. was confirmed as the next HHS secretary. All Democrats voted no, and Sen. McConnell (R-KY) was the only Republican to join them. He...more
On January 31, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14192 which is formally titled, “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” but could gain notoriety as the “10 for 1 Order.” The Order has several parallels to a...more
As harsh winter weather swept the nation’s capital, President Donald Trump commenced his second term by signing a blizzard of Executive Orders (EOs) that span many hot-button issues. Several of the EOs signal President...more
It is relatively quiet on the healthcare regulatory front. The Trump administration is currently filling out its leadership team within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with the confirmation process of...more
Senate Finance, HELP Committees Hold RFK Jr. Nomination Hearings. RFK Jr., nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), testified before the Senate Finance Committee on January 29 and before the Senate Health,...more
Nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must comply with certain mandatory compliance program requirements of participation (ROPs). Under the Biden...more
Over the next several weeks, both the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress will review the “menu” of Biden-era regulations that they may want to rescind or modify. In one of his first orders, President Trump (like...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. This week's topics include ...more
118th Congress Continues to Grapple with Contentious CR. With the collapse of Republican support for the negotiated continuing resolution (CR) package, as of the time of publication on Friday at 3:00 PM EST, Congress is still...more
Congress Negotiates Healthcare Extenders, Continues to Plan for 2025. Lawmakers continue negotiations to wrap up the 118th Congress and pass remaining must-do policies, including government funding, likely through a...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for October 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more
Congress Returns for Lame Duck Session. The House and Senate returned this week, kicking off the post-election lame duck session. The focus this week was not on legislating, but on organizing for the upcoming 119th Congress,...more
Last week, the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released what it calls “historic” guidance to states on best practices for adherence to early and periodic...more
On June 28, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine — the legal principle that the judiciary should defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. Chevron reflected the view...more
House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Holds Legislative Hearing on Improving Medicaid Access. Daniel Tsai, deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), testified. Members...more