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Health Headlines: May 2025

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On May 14, 2025, Pennsylvania State Sen. Tim Kearney and State Rep. Lisa Borowski introduced legislation addressing private equity and corporate interests in healthcare. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is touting the companion...more

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Medibank class action: navigating the legal privilege maze

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Concerns about claims of legal professional privilege over third-party investigation reports produced in the course of responding to cyberattacks, and the extent to which such reports can be shielded from disclosure in legal...more

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Massachusetts Enacts Drug Pricing Legislation: Introducing PBM Licensure, Mandatory Cost Reporting, and Consumer Cost-Sharing...

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On January 8, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law “An Act Relative To Pharmaceutical Access, Costs And Transparency.” The Act will have a profound impact on all parties involved in setting and applying drug...more

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Artificial Intelligence - The Implications of Machine Learning in Workers' Compensation

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the workers’ compensation arena is on the horizon. Given the scale of AI applications and the speed at which the technology is developing and being applied, AI has the...more

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Key Considerations for Oncology

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the power to revolutionize health care. In oncology, there are now opportunities to apply AI to support diagnostics, predictive analytics, and administrative functions. This hot topic was...more

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Regs, Regs and More Regs: The Biden Administration Releases Spring 2024 Unified Agenda

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We are in the midst of a storm of regulations that are being released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more

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The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Utilization Review

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California is among a handful of states that seeks to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in connection with utilization review in the managed care space. SB 1120, sponsored by the California Medical...more

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Health Care Providers Navigate Fallout of Major Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

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Change Healthcare, an affiliate of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, processes more than 15 billion health care transactions annually and touches one of every three patient records. On February 21, Change disconnected its...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2023

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In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we look at Washington state’s passage of the first-ever state-level health data privacy law and the finalized California Consumer Privacy Act regulations. We also examine a...more

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HPE Miami 2023 | Current Issues and Trends in Purchase Agreement Negotiations and Rep & Warranty Insurance

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During this session, Gregory Metz, partner and co-head of McDermott’s Private Equity Practice Group, and Partner Michael McStay moderated a panel that discussed current issues and trends in purchase agreement negotiations and...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Healthcare Cyber Insurance? Fortify Your Defenses

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Healthcare breaches, including ransomware attacks, continue to increase. As a result, many healthcare organizations seeking cyber coverage to help defray the costs associated with a ransomware attack or other data incident...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #2

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Cybersecurity Task Force Launched in Arizona - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey launched the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) by Executive Order on March 1, 2018. The ACT is comprised of 22 members representing officials from...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Recent CyberSecurity Incidents Emphasize Importance of Cyberinsurance

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As the threat of cyberattacks continues to pose daily threats to businesses large and small, more companies have turned to cyber insurance products to shore up protection against these disruptive threats. A spate of recent...more

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11th Circuit Awards Humana Double Damages Under Medicare Secondary Payer Act

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Humana Medical Plan, Inc. v. Western Heritage Insurance Co., case number 15-11436. Liability insurers beware, as the 11th Circuit held that Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) are entitled to the same rights...more

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Changes in Cuba May Impact the Insurance Industry

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While much remains to be determined, the recent easing of U.S. restrictions on travel to and trade with Cuba may bring opportunities for U.S. and global insurance companies. However, many questions and obstacles remain. This...more

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Prevailing in an Era of Regulatory Enforcement – Balancing Risk and Compliance [Expect Focus – Vol. II, July 2016]

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT - - SEC Sanctions Unregistered EB-5 Investments Broker SECURITIES - - FINRA to Assess Member Firms’ Culture - SEC Seeks Fund Responses to Distribution-In-Guise Guidance ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Justice Department Charges Pharma President with Kickback Conspiracy

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In the public relations battle following the issuance of the Yates Memo, the Justice Department can now cite one example for the new policy – the recent arrest and charging of Carl Reichel, former President of Warner...more

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Preparing for the Approaching ACA Reporting Deadlines

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With ACA reporting deadlines quickly approaching, many employers should be preparing to address the various reporting requirements in order to avoid the significant fines and penalties associated with non-compliance. As of...more

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Purchasing Cyber Insurance? Important Considerations from the Recent Nossaman/ UCI Cyber Symposium

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On October 12, 2015, Nossaman and UC Irvine hosted a Cyber Symposium at the City Club in Los Angeles. The event included four panels of Nossaman lawyers, UCI professors, and private professionals who are experts in the areas...more

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State Data Breach Notification Requirements Specifically Applicable to Insurers

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Almost all U.S. states and territories have enacted breach notification laws requiring private and/or government entities to notify individuals when their personal information is compromised....more

Carlton Fields

Cybersecurity as a Regulatory Issue: The NAIC Considers The Anthem Breach And Weighs a “Cybersecurity Bill of Rights”

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The Cybersecurity Task Force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “NAIC”) met last month, as part of on the NAIC’s 2015 Summer National Meeting in Chicago. The Task Force focused on two issues: the...more

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IRS Issues New Forms for ACA Reporting; Congress Increases Penalties for Failure to Meet Requirements

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The IRS has completed drafts of the 2015 forms and instructions for employers, insurers, and other health plan sponsors to use to meet their reporting obligations for the employer and individual mandates under the Affordable...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: States Strengthen Laws Addressing Health Information Handling and Breach Response

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Connecticut and Oregon were recently added to the increasing list of states adopting stricter laws addressing the handling of health information and penalties in connection with breaches of health information. Both states...more

Carlton Fields

If a Tree Falls on the Internet … An Insurer Has a Duty to Defend

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Legal bloggers sometimes ask themselves: If my post appears on the Internet, but there’s no evidence anyone has read it, have I been published? The question has not yet been finally resolved among law firm compensation...more

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Lawsuit Against Medtronic Alleges Racketeering Over Infuse Bone Graft

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When one big industry sues another we learn a lot about how business as usual is conducted. In this case Humana, a giant health insurer, has sued the medical device company Medtronic, maker of the Infuse bone graft. ...more

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