Several Health-Related Bills Awaiting Gov’s Action in CA California lawmakers passed several health-related bills in the final days of the session. They include SB 40 , which would cap the monthly out-of-pocket expense for insulin at $35; SB 41 , which...
NM Gov Calls Special Session to Bolster Safety Net New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced a special session in October to bolster safety net programs in response to the federal spending cuts signed into law by President Trump in July. Among other...
States Seek Ways to Replace Expiring Federal Health Subsidies Policymakers in California, Colorado, Maryland and other states are considering ways to backfill pandemic-era federal health insurance subsidies expiring at the end of this year. Since states don’t...
Evers Vetoes Insurance Reg Exemption for Direct Primary Care Doctors Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) vetoed a bill ( SB 4 ) that would have exempted primary care doctors who provide care to patients who are billed directly and pay a monthly membership fee from...
Check out the new State Law Comparison Tool mental health facility licensing topic from Practical Guidance – Healthcare . This new topic provides guidance on the state laws and regulations for mental health facilities in jurisdictions across the United States...
FL Requests Medicaid Waiver to Bolster Health Workforce Florida is seeking a federal waiver to use Medicaid funding to expand its health care workforce, a plan that could be adopted by other states. The Sunshine State aims to use up to $3 billion in federal and...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare to learn more about the federal legal and regulatory framework governing hospital charity care programs, with a focus on Section 501(r) requirements for financial assistance policies, public...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare for a discussion of physician-owned distributors (PODs), including the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the federal Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) risks and concerns associated with...
CT to Seek Federal Approval to Make Generic GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed legislation ( HB 7192 ) allowing the state to seek to hire a generic drug-manufacturer to make cheap versions of Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs the...
Have a new attorney joining your team? Gearing up to start your legal career? Check out this resource kit from Practical Guidance – Healthcare for links to key resources to help new healthcare attorneys with common healthcare law-related tasks. The resource...
Check out this playbook from Practical Guidance – Healthcare that provides guidance for negotiating an agreement between a Covered Entity subject to HIPAA and a third-party service provider that will handle protected health information on behalf of the Covered...
Check out this checklist from Practical Guidance – Healthcare that guides attorneys through key legal and business considerations that healthcare providers need to consider when building a compliance program. This checklist can be used to advise healthcare...
States Passing Laws to Aid Small Pharmacies States including Colorado ( HB 1094 ), Georgia ( HB 196 ), Indiana ( SB 140 ), Iowa ( SB 383 ) and Montana (HB 740) have passed laws this year setting minimum prescription drug reimbursement rates for pharmacies. The...
OR Enacts Nation’s Strongest Corporate Health Care Law Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed a bill ( SB 951 ) imposing the toughest regulations on private and corporate control of medical practices in the country. The measure limits the amount of control health...
Check out this checklist from Practical Guidance – Healthcare that outlines the required elements of a nonprofit hospital's Billing and Collections Policy under Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code. The checklist establishes what actions a nonprofit...