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Reproductive Healthcare Issues New Guidance

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CMS Rescinds EMTALA Abortion Guidance Amid Ongoing Legal Conflicts

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a press release rescinding its June 2022 guidance concerning hospitals’ obligations to pregnant women under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act...more

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ACA-Required Coverage of Contraceptive Care Remains Agency Focus

Once again, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury have issued guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) required coverage of contraception without cost sharing, clarifying the permitted...more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - March 8th, Washington, DC

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - March 8th, Washington, DC

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....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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FDA Approval Mifepristone REMS Program Modification Expands Patient Access to Abortion Care

The Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) has approved a modification to the Mifepristone Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (“REMS”) Program, increasing the accessibility of mifepristone for patients with a...more

Jenner & Block

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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An Update on the Federal and State E-Roe-sion or P-Roe-tection of Abortion Rights

The Jackson v. Dobbs decision catalyzed a shift in the legal landscape of reproductive rights in the United States. The decision held that there is no federal constitutional right to an abortion, leaving the ability to...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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Federal Government Issues Privacy Guidance on Reproductive Health Care

The ripple effect from the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has prompted the federal Office of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reinforce core principles of privacy compliance. HHS...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

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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Federal Agencies Issue Guidance After Dobbs Ruling

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In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary Xavier Becerra directed HHS agencies to act within their power to...more

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The Biden Administration’s Guidance on Risks to Privacy of Reproductive Health Information Post-Dobbs

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Following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Biden Administration has outlined a framework for federal executive action designed to protect access to...more

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HHS OCR Guidance to 60,000 Retail Pharmacies: Refusal to Fill Rx Based on Potential Pregnancy Termination Concerns Is a Civil...

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On July 13, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to retail pharmacies that refusing to dispense a prescribed medication or making a determination on the suitability of...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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HHS Issues Guidance on Post-Dobbs Protections Under HIPAA Privacy Rule

Many states have enacted or revived statutes limiting or barring access to abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and further legislative or...more

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Post-Dobbs – Government Agencies Seek to Provide Guidance

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade, consumers, providers and insurers alike have been left with many questions about how Dobbs impacts abortion...more

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