Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 117: Chris Severn, Co-Founder & CEO, Turquoise Health
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 115: Dr. Michael Havig, CEO, HealthMe
HealthLaw HotSpot - A Look at Alternative Reimbursement Models in Value-Based Care
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
News Briefs - Massive Cyberattack Could Spur Movement in Healthcare Industry - As the disruption caused by the cyberattack at Change Healthcare stretches beyond its tenth day, cybersecurity experts say the incident could spur...more
News Briefs - FDA Gives First Approval of Mass Canadian Drug Imports - The Food and Drug Administration has allowed Florida to import millions of dollars' worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the...more
Health care was one of the most active issue areas in 2023 and this trend is expected to continue when Congress returns in the New Year for the second session of the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of...more
Sharpen your pencils and locate your reading glasses: the final Medicare payment regulations for calendar year (CY) 2024 will be released within the next week. In the last Regs & Eggs blog post, I discussed a major issue...more
Two bills are moving in the United States House of Representatives that have implications for hospitals and health systems, with material changes proposed regarding pricing transparency requirements, identification and...more
News Briefs - DEA Seeks to Extend Virtual Prescribing Flexibility as PHE Ends - After receiving thousands of comments asking for an extension of pandemic-era virtual prescribing flexibilities, the Drug Enforcement...more
States remain at the forefront of legislative efforts on a range of issues relating to drug pricing, such as increasing price transparency, capping out-of-pocket costs for insulin, and limiting certain PBM practices. These...more
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. This week's topics include . . . ...more
On July 1, 2021, the Departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Treasury, and Labor, along with the Office of Personnel Management (collectively the “Departments”), issued the first tranche of regulations implementing...more
Given the current political dynamic within Congress, the chances of the Biden Administration enacting significant, substantive health care legislation appear slim in the short-term. Thus, the Biden Administration has sought...more
On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) designed to promote competition in the American economy. The Order describes the administration’s concerns with competition in several markets,...more
Over the past year, we saw significant developments in managed care regulation at the federal and state levels, and we anticipate the rapid pace of change to continue in 2021. In this webinar, attendees will hear an analysis...more
Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 45 (December 21, 2020) - CMS said Dec. 18 it will audit a sample of hospitals for compliance with price transparency requirements, which take effect Jan. 1, according to MLN Connects....more
In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more
Are you prepared for the critical impacts of the US election outcome to you and your business in 2021 and beyond? Join McDermott’s lawyers and our policy and lobbying team for perspective on the effects of administration...more
House overrides minimum wage veto - On a vote of 100-49, the House voted to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the minimum wage bill. The bill will raise the state’s minimum wage to $11.75 in 2021, and $12.55 in 2022, and...more
In this week's episode, Lindsey Rogers-Seitz forecasts a number of critical issues spanning the health care industry that are likely to be points of focus in the coming year. Among these issues, Ms. Rogers-Seitz discusses the...more
Late last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the CY 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) final rule [CMS-1717-FC]. While many hospitals had hoped for relief from recent...more
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the CY 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (“OPPS”) proposed rule [CMS-1717-P]. ...more
CMS Regulation - District Court Strikes Down Rule Mandating Price Disclosure in DTC Pharmaceutical Advertisements - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), together with the Centers for Medicare &...more