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HHS’ Withdrawal of 2022 Guidance Raises Questions about Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care

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In a move with potentially significant implications for entities subject to the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reversed course and now contends that Section 1557 of the Affordable...more

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FDA’s Recent Guidance on Accelerated Approval and Implications for Rare Diseases

In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 28, 2025, we will publish a series of posts throughout the month on As Prescribed and Health Law Scan, focusing on issues impacting the rare disease community....more

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Dr. Jack of All Trades? OCR’s New Telehealth Guidance Suggests High Expectations on Providers

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On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is tasked with enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), issued two new...more

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Contradictory Court Opinions Leave the Approval of Abortion Medication in Question

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On April 7, 2023, two federal judges in Texas and Washington State issued dueling opinions about the abortion medication Mifepristone, just hours apart. These two decisions come in the midst of growing tension about abortion...more

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HHS Seeks to Strengthen Protections of Reproductive Health Information with Proposed Changes to HIPAA

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On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) that seeks to enhance safeguards of reproductive health care information through changes to the...more

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Client Alert: New Year Brings New Guidance Related to Medication Abortion

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The federal government started 2023 by clarifying important legal issues surrounding the use of medications for abortions. These changes come after much uncertainty—and controversy—around the availability of medication...more

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Providing Healthcare in a Post-Dobbs America Presents Evolving Challenges

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The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization represents a sea-change in Constitutional law that has already impacted our country in multiple ways. By overruling Roe v. Wade (1973)...more

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Patient Privacy and Reproductive Health Data in the Dobbs Aftermath

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, raises new issues regarding the privacy of reproductive health data. That’s because...more

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HHS OCR Issues New, Post-Dobbs Guidance

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In the wake of the Dobbs decision, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new guidance regarding the privacy of patients seeking reproductive health care. The guidance...more

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OCR Releases Guidance on HIPAA Compliance When Providing Audio-Only Telehealth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released new guidance (the “Guidance”) to help ensure that individuals may continue to benefit from audio-only telehealth...more

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HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance to Support Audio-Only Telehealth Services

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued new guidance (Guidance) on the use of remote communication technologies to deliver audio-only telehealth in accordance with...more

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OIG Creates New Telehealth Resources Webpage

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently created a new webpage related to telehealth. The purpose of the webpage is to summarize the OIG’s telehealth oversight work to provide a summary of its findings and...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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HIPAA, Patient Access, and Designated Record Sets

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With limited exceptions, HIPAA generally gives individuals the right to access or obtain copies of their protected health information ("PHI") from covered entities. (45 CFR § 164.524(a)). But the right of access does not...more

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ODH issues guidance on redistributing COVID-19 vaccine doses

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On January 15, 2021, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) released COVID-19 Vaccine Redistribution Guidance for enrolled COVID-19 vaccine providers....more

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The European Commission proposes a new Pharmaceutical Strategy for the EU

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On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a new Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe (“the Strategy”). The Strategy is built around four main objectives, each with an assigned work strand....more

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New Developments in HIPAA and Related Issues in Health Information Law

Halloween or HIPAA: Which is Scarier? HIPAA and the Pandemic - Telehealth: - On Friday, March 20, 2020, OCR announced it will “exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for noncompliance with...more

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COVID-19 Update: OMHAS issues guidance for opioid treatment programs

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Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services (OMHAS) has issued guidance to support Ohio opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak....more

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