Check out this state law survey from Practical Guidance – Healthcare that addresses short-term hospital services for terminally ill patients, including those provided through Medicare programs. Highlighted issues include licensing/certification of inpatient...
WI Assembly Passes Multiple Healthcare Bills Wisconsin’s Assembly passed multiple healthcare-related bills with broad bipartisan support. One ( AB 43 ) would allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control to those 18 and older. It now moves to the Senate...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare for an overview of Academic Medical Centers (AMCs). The practice note defines AMCs, explains their three-part mission of clinical care, research, and education, and describes their governance...
IA Enacts Law Addressing Shortage of Birth Centers Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill ( HF 887 ) exempting freestanding birth centers from having to obtain a certificate of need from the state’s Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing to...
Check out this visual checklist from Practical Guidance – Healthcare to guide you through the required types of notice that must be given regarding a data breach that constitutes a reportable breach of protected health information (PHI) under the Health Insurance...
WA Enacts Law Keeping Medical Debt Off Credit Reports Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill ( SB 5480 ) prohibiting collection agencies from reporting unpaid medical debt to credit agencies. The measure, which takes effect on July 27, is similar to a...
Check out this checklist from Practical Guidance – Healthcare to guide you through key legal and business considerations that healthcare providers, including group practices, hospitals, and healthcare systems, need to keep in mind when building a compliance...
State Lawmakers Target PSAOs After targeting pharmacy benefit managers for years for contributing to the high cost of prescription drugs, state lawmakers have begun setting their sights on pharmacy services administrative organizations, or PSAOs, which help independent...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare for an overview of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), including a discussion of the basic eligibility requirements for ACOs seeking to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program...
AR Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning PBMs from Running Pharmacies The Arkansas legislature passed a bill ( HB 1150 ) that would make the state the first in the nation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from operating retail pharmacies. A spokesman for Gov. Sarah...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare discussing the use of the False Claims Act and qui tam actions to combat fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Read now » Related Content Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Compliance...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare to better understand how to review a Business Associate Agreement mandated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The note outlines key provisions, potential...
Check out this state law survey from Practical Guidance – Healthcare to get an overview of laws and regulations addressing outstanding liability to Medicaid programs after the sale of a provider's assets. Issues covered by the survey include whether state...
Check out this template from Practical Guidance – Healthcare that may be used by a covered entity subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and a third-party researcher to whom the covered entity may disclose a limited data...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare addressing the application of safe harbors under the federal Anti-Kickback Law and analyzing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services commentary relating to the anti-kickback safe harbors...