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 permission from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to hire a generic drug-manufacturer...
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...
CO Changes Way PBMs Paid Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed a bill ( HB 1094 ) that, among other things, will allow pharmacy benefit managers, starting in 2027, to only be paid a flat service fee instead of earning income from rebates or other price-based fees...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare covering the legal and regulatory framework governing telehealth services in the United States, including licensure requirements, HIPAA and state privacy laws, telehealth reimbursement policies...
Check out this practice note from Practical Guidance – Healthcare that offers an introduction to physician recruitment strategies by hospitals, with a focus on how these strategies are governed by the fraud and abuse regulations set forth in the Stark Law...
Check out this checklist from Practical Guidance – Healthcare addressing items for covered entities (which includes most group health plans) and their business associates to consider in complying with HIPAA’s Security Rule for protected health information...
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...