By: Emily D. Zimmer and Lynne S. Wakefield , K&L Gates LLP EMPLOYER-SPONSORED WELLNESS PROGRAMS HAVE become increasingly common as employers attempt to control rising healthcare costs and improve employees’ overall health and productivity. Designing...
These guidelines will assist you in implementing a wellness program that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), the Americans with Disabilities Act of...
By: Jason Brocks , Lexis Practice Advisor This article discusses provisions for agreements between health plans and doctors, dentists, and other healthcare professionals who provide healthcare services to plan members. It is intended as a guide for attorneys...
Brian W. Berglund and Sarah L. Bhagwandin , Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP This article discusses the requirements for Association Health Plans (AHPs) under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and describes how the final rule issued...
This checklist is designed for attorneys representing health plans who are asked to draft or review an agreement with healthcare providers who will be part of the plan’s provider network. It highlights key legal and business points for you to consider when...
By: Alexis J. Gilman, Joseph M. Miller, and Angel Prado, Crowell & Moring LLP This article explains how antitrust enforcers, primarily the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), analyze healthcare provider mergers, including hospital, outpatient, and physician-group...
By: William B. Eck, Seyfarth Shaw LLP This article focuses on the special merger and acquisition considerations applicable to physician practice acquisitions. The past couple of years have seen a resurgence in the acquisition of physician practices, both by hospitals...
EEOC LEAVES WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN LIMBO EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019, REGULATIONS ISSUED by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concerning incentive-based workplace wellness programs are rescinded, leaving employers without guidance until...
By: Alan B. Gordon, Paul A. Kiehl, and Timothy R. Loveland , McGuireWoods LLP WHILE NEGOTIATION OF LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR MOST healthcare providers involves the same issues presented by most commercial lease agreements, this article deals with leases for ambulatory...