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Child Support Guideline Update: Psychological Expenses Included as Reimbursable Expense

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For a long time, psychological expenses under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines were treated differently than other medical expenses. While “routine” or “traditional” medical expenses such as surgical, dental, optical, and...more

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California Governor Signs Legislation Impacting Health Care Claim Reimbursement and DMHC Requests for Records

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On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills that will impact health care service plans and insurers in the state....more

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Trending in Telehealth: November 8 – 14, 2023

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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Connecticut Governor Signs Legislation Implementing New Requirements for Hospitals and Nursing Home Facilities

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed two important pieces of legislation that affect hospitals and certain Medicaid providers and programs. First, Public Act No. 23-39, “An Act Requiring Discharge Standards...more

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Connecticut Places Checks on PBM Contracts in Support of 340B Covered Entities

On June 27, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 23-171“An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs” (Act), which includes changes to the state’s implementation of the...more

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Congress Grants Five Month Extension for Telehealth Flexibilities

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On Tuesday, March 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (“2022 CAA”). This new law includes several provisions that extend the Medicare telehealth waivers and...more

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Convening and Co-Provider Responsibilities under the No Surprises Act

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The No Surprises Act (NSA), which took effect on January 1, 2022, includes protections from surprise bills for patients who are uninsured or covered under group or individual plans. It will be necessary for both facilities...more

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New Surprise Billing Legislation and Rules Go Into Effect on January 1

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New legislation passed in the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature, SB 1264, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The statute protects Texas residents from so-called surprise billing, where patients receive costly medical...more

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Texas Passes Consumer Protection Law On Surprise Medical Bills

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Governor Abbot recently signed Senate Bill 1264 which, effective September 1, 2019, provides consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by certain out-of-network (“OON”) providers. Originally...more

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South Carolina Expands Telemedicine to Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

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The practice of telemedicine continues to be one of the fastest-growing methods of delivering patient care, and recently legal changes passed by the South Carolina General Assembly will only increase the importance of...more

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New Jersey Regulates Out-Of-Network Billing

News alert for all New Jersey health care providers! A new law went into effect yesterday (August 30, 2018) that changes billing requirements for out-of-network services in New Jersey. Known as the “Out-of-Network Consumer...more

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Increased Transparency For Litigation Funding Companies May Impact the Collateral Source Rule

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“Litigation investment” companies have been in the news frequently in the past year, and state legislatures and courts are taking note and taking action. ...more

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Top 5 Ways Telehealth Will Change Under the New Federal Funding Bill

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The telemedicine industry has been abuzz upon learning that provider-friendly legislation was included in the new federal Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, signed into law by the President on February 9, 2018. But telehealth...more

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Is Your Surgery Center Ready for California’s Surprise Medical Billing Law?

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A new California law (AB 72) limits the amount that out-of-network surgeons and other health care professionals may bill patients for covered non-emergency services provided at a contracted facility, such as an ambulatory...more

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Telehealth Commercial Coverage and Parity Laws: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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There will always be differences among state laws on telehealth coverage, but what is remarkable is the rapidly increasing pace at which states have been adopting coverage statutes in the last few years, with currently 29...more

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Colorado Passes “Full Parity” Telemedicine Law, Although Some Gaps Remain

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On March 20, 2015, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law HB 15-1029, which requires that insurers operating in Colorado reimburse health care providers for telehealth services in all of Colorado’s counties,...more

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New York’s “Emergency Medical Services and Surprise Bills” Law

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Earlier this year, the New York Legislature enacted, and Governor Cuomo signed, legislation that will impact billing and reimbursement for some out-of-network health care services, require new disclosures from providers...more

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