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Colorado Medicaid: RAC Program Overhauled with Enhanced Transparency, Greater Provider Protections, and Increased Oversight

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In June 2025, Colorado passed a new law that makes significant changes to the state’s Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Colorado has one of the most aggressive RAC programs in the country that has been rife...more

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CMS Escalates Aggressive Rates Cut in Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for CY 2026

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On June 30, 2025, CMS issued its annual Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2026 (the Proposed Rule). The Proposed Rule continues the agency’s policy of using provisions of the...more

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2024 Trends in First Circuit Class Actions

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We are pleased to present our final 2024 update to the New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker, which focuses on class action filings in state and federal courts within the boundaries of the First Circuit in New...more

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Risk Bearing Entity Requirements: New Jersey and New York

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This blog reviews the regulatory requirements that apply to risk bearing entities (RBE) in New Jersey and New York. New Jersey and New York demonstrate distinct approaches to the registration and regulation of RBEs and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New Requirements for Illinois Dental Practices Using Third-Party Financing

Third-party financing services are frequently used by patients to finance out-of-pocket dental expenses. Effective January 1, 2025, dental practices in Illinois are prohibited from facilitating or assisting with patient...more

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AI Reporter - December 2024

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The U.S. government has expanded its relationship with OpenAI as NASA, the National Gallery of Arts and the IRS purchased ChatGPT licenses. This comes despite policymakers mulling potential concerns about the technology....more

Fisher Phillips

The Whistleblowing Just Got Louder: 8 Things Employers Should Do in Response to Feds’ New Whistleblower Awards Program

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A new initiative rolled out by federal officials this summer can reward corporate whistleblowers with up to $30 million – which means it is incumbent upon your organization to step up your game when it comes to corporate...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Finding the Balance: Complying with Consumer Finance Legal Obligations When Offering Patient Payment Plans

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Health care providers often find themselves in the position of collecting direct payments for medical services through patient payment plans. While providers must adhere to a myriad of health care laws when doing so, they...more

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The 2024 EU elections – What do industry sectors need to look out for?

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This article considers the likely mandates to come forward as part of the new EU Parliament and what impact these may have on different industry sectors. We take a look at what impact these elections will have on different...more

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The CFPB’s Increased Focus on Medical Financing Products

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Over the course of the last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has increased its scrutiny of medical financing products, such as medical credit cards and installment loans. In July 2023, the CFPB...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

March 2024 UDAAP Bulletin

Editor's Note The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission,...more

Epiq

Data Breaches up 72% From Record High: Cyber Incident Readiness Must be Top of Mind

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“Protect your data! Breaches are on the rise!” These warnings seem to be everywhere – and rightfully so. Threat actors are sophisticated and new breach trends are constantly materializing. Awareness is no longer enough. It...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CO and NY enact laws to prevent reporting of medical debt to credit bureaus

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Colorado and New York are not waiting for the Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking to eliminate creditor use of medical debt announced by the CFPB in September 2023. As we previously blogged, in the past two years, Equifax,...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] FinTech University: FinTech and Healthcare - December 5th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Join us for the next edition of FinTech University as we focus on FinTech and healthcare. This webinar will examine how FinTech is affecting the healthcare industry, particularly with regards to payment options. Nelson...more

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RFI Industry Commenters Urge CFPB to Stay in its Lane on Medical Debt Payments

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American Bankers Association (ABA), Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA International), U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), Synchrony Bank (Synchrony), and National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) submitted...more

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Medical Payment Products and Health Care Pricing Practices Draw CFPB Attention

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and United States Treasury have issued an interagency Request for Information (“RFI”) focused on the offering and provision...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB, other Federal Agencies Seek Public Comment about Medical Debt

On July 7, the CFPB, HHS, and Treasury announced a joint inquiry into high-cost specialty financial products which are being offered to patients as alternate forms of payment for routine medical care. Traditionally, these...more

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Federal Agencies Launch Inquiry Into Medical Payment Products

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On July 7th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Treasury (collectively, the agencies) jointly issued a Request for Information (Request)...more

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CFPB, jointly with Dept. of Health and Human Services and Dept. of Treasury, issues request for information regarding medical...

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In advance of a hearing scheduled for today on medical billing and collections in which the focus will be medical payment products such as medical credit cards and installment loans, the CFPB, jointly with the U.S. Department...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Navigating State Privacy Law Applicability for Healthcare and Financial Services Organizations - June 22nd, 12:00 pm -...

Join Elliot Golding, Daniel Gottlieb and Amy Pimentel for a deep dive into how the new state privacy laws impact the healthcare and financial services industries....more

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CFPB Issues Report Highlighting Risks of Medical Financing

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​​​​​​​On May 4, 2023, the CFPB issued a report titled Medical Credit Cards and Financing Plans (the “Report”) that summarized the new developments in medical financing and the associated risks with these products.  ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB examines high-cost financings that cover medical expenses

On May 4, the CFPB released a report examining high-cost alternative financing products targeted to patients as a way to cover medical expenses. Products offered by a growing number of financial institutions and fintech...more

Kerr Russell

Leased Provider Networks Cause Payment Confusion

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Most physicians and dentists are familiar with contracting to be a part of a third-party payer’s network. This usually means increased patient flow (from the patients enrolled in the payer’s plan(s)) and fee discounts. ...more

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Relief Is On the Way: The Second COVID-19 Relief Bill and What You Need to Know

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Just before midnight on December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”), a nearly 5,500 page stimulus bill allocating roughly $900 billon of much needed relief to United States...more

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A Look Back at COVID-19 Legal Issues — and a Look Ahead

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As we say goodbye (and good riddance) to an incredibly challenging 2020, we thought it would be useful to review the issues and topics that you — our clients and friends — found most important since we launched our COVID-19...more

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