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Huge Healthcare Provider Settles Robocall Lawsuit for $2.5 Million

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Earlier this year, United HealthCare Services, Inc. (“Defendant”) agreed to settle a class action robocall lawsuit for $2.5 million. In Samson v. United Healthcare Services, Inc, filed in the United States District Court for...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SB 5387 Aims to Codify Restrictive CPOM Doctrine in Washington

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On January 21, 2025, the Washington state legislature introduced Senate Bill (SB) 5387, aiming to codify a restrictive state prohibition on the corporate practice of healthcare, commonly referred to as a corporate practice of...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Shining Light on Phantom Medical Bills–Lessons from Washington on Using Federal Hospital Price Transparency Rules to Fight Back

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How many of you reading this have had this experience: you get a settlement demand with hundreds of thousands of dollars in claimed hospital bills, but the actual amount owed by the claimant is redacted, or you are told by...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Countdown to Complete Your Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy Under the Washington My Health My Data Act

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Almost one year ago, Washington State passed the “My Health, My Data” Act (the Act), which aims to protect Washington consumer health data, particularly data related to reproductive healthcare. The Act is the first law in the...more

Stoel Rives - Health Law Insider®

Solving Healthcare Staffing by Fiat: Oregon and Washington Take Different Approaches

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More than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, many healthcare institutions continue to have difficulty fully staffing all their facilities.  In response, both the Oregon and Washington legislatures enacted new laws...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act - Part Four: Geofencing Requirements

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This is Part Four in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”) where Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating tidal waves in the...more

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Washington’s Law Regulating Health Care Benefit Managers Is Broad and Complex

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Washington’s law regulating “health care benefit managers” (“HCBMs”) went into effect on January 1, 2022. Although Washington’s regulatory scheme for HCBMs has some similarities with how other states regulate “third party...more

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FAQ: Washington State’s ‘My Health My Data Act’

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On April 27, 2023, Washington enacted the  “My Health My Data Act” (“MHMDA”) that will become effective March 31, 2024 in most instances. Any violation of MHMDA will be resolved through the Washington Consumer Protection...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Washington State Governor Signs Sweeping Health Privacy Act (My Health My Data Act) into Law

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On April 27, 2023, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a far-reaching health privacy law entitled the “My Health My Data Act” (the Act), which extends protections to consumer health data collected by entities not...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

My Health, My Data, My Class Action Lawsuit: Why the Washington My Health My Data Act Deserves EVERY Company’s Attention

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To say there’s been a lot of new privacy law in the last decade is an understatement. For those of us who think we’ve “seen it all,” many of these new laws arrive and elicit a sense of challenge (for the optimists) or mild...more

Fisher Phillips

Washington to Pass Benchmark Privacy Protections for Consumer Health Data: The 10 Most Important Questions for Businesses

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Washington State lawmakers just passed the most consequential privacy legislation in the country since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was adopted in 2018, which will soon require businesses to take significant...more

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Washington Medical Commission Issues New Guidance for Telehealth Providers

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In response to the pervasive use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Washington Medical Commission (“Commission”) has issued a new policy governing the practice of telemedicine by allopathic physicians and...more

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