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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 4, April 2025

Welcome to our fourth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at prior authorization transparency and physician decision-making; the impact of Medicaid cuts...more

Stevens & Lee

Higher Prices, Reduced Access, Lower Quality Care: HHS, FTC, DOJ Report Harshly Criticizes Provider Consolidation and Private...

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In March 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, Agencies) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking public comment...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, Issue 4, August 2024

Welcome to our fourth issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we address a variety of topics including a recent SCOTUS ruling and the potential impact on CMS, issues of patient...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Regulatory Update Part II

Part II of our New Jersey Regulatory Update further identifies proposed and adopted regulations that may impact healthcare providers, from additional financial transparency rules impacting facilities to rules attempting to...more

J.S. Held

AHLA Takeaway: Healthcare Executives, Is Your House In Order?

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Walking away from the American Health Law Association’s annual conference, I’m feeling energized from (re)connecting with friends and colleagues, inspired by the complex and transformational work being done throughout the...more

King & Spalding

Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Increased Transparency and Upfront Disclosure of Hospital Charges and Out-of-Pocket Costs

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On Monday, June 24, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order requiring HHS and other agencies to propose regulations designed to promote transparency and upfront disclosure by hospitals to patients of the charge prices...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislative Update 03-15-19 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

The Senate this week passed a bill imposing strict liability and medical monitoring obligations on commercial users of toxic substances on a 21-8 vote. Given the recent and intense focus on toxic releases of chemicals such as...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Releases an Invitation to Negotiate for a Vendor to Provide an All Payor Claims...

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) released ITN 003-16/17 (the “ITN”) to select a vendor to provide All Payer Claims Database (APCD) services pursuant to section 408.05(3)(c), Florida Statutes. The ITN,...more

Lewitt Hackman

California Ballot 2016: Pros and Cons of Props 51-56

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Californians must decide on 17 initiatives in the November election this year, and those are just the proposed measures of state-wide concern. Never mind the many local initiatives affecting counties and neighborhoods. The...more

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Recent Developments in Massachusetts Health Policy

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Building on the momentum of early October hearings on the state’s growing health care expenditures, the Health Policy Commission (HPC), the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Governor Charlie Baker, and others spent...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

BCBSNC Release of Data

After objecting to the release of hospital reimbursement rates mandated under North Carolina’s Health Care Cost Reduction and Transparency Act of 2013 (NCGS Section 131E-214.5), Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Snapshot of Sunshine Rules in EU Countries for The Pharmaceutical Industry

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Since the enactment of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (US Sunshine Act) by the United States, a number of EU Member States have adopted similar rules or strengthened pre-existing regulation in order to improve the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The push for greater transparency in healthcare continues

Recently, CMS released the proposed fiscal year 2015 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule for inpatient stays in long-term and general acute care hospitals. Included among the regular updates to Medicare payment...more

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Senate Finance Committee Hearing Discusses Transparency in Healthcare Pricing

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On June 18, 2013, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing entitled, “High Prices, Low Transparency: The Bitter Pill of Health Care Costs.” Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) gave statements on ways to...more

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