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It’d be understandable if you’re confused about the legal status of the abortion pill these days. A lot has happened with the drug mifepristone in the last few months. In early April, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas –...

For years, movies have been depicting a future where artificial intelligence would provide us with medical care and counseling. In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , Anakin Skywalker’s life is saved by droids who replace his missing...

The political divide on “ gender-affirming care ” has contributed to a patchwork of state laws in recent years that has made the issue a challenging one for compliance officers in the health care sector. That state of affairs is set to continue...

Medical debt is crushing Americans across the nation. Recent surveys have found that roughly a third of working-age Americans are struggling with medical debt , while more than half of Americans have been unable to pay medical bills on time or in full...

We told you at the end of December that the nationwide healthcare workforce crisis would remain a top issue for state lawmakers in 2024 . And indeed it is, as evidenced by a spate of new bills addressing the issue pending in state capitols across the...

The number of states with prescription drug affordability boards could more than double this year if pending legislation is approved. Maryland became the first state to authorize a prescription drug affordability board, or PDAB, in 2019. Since then...

CA to Cap Health Care Providers’ Annual Price Increases at 3% California’s Health Care Affordability Board voted to limit annual price increases from doctors, hospitals and health insurers to 3%, about 2.4% below the annual rate of those...

Mandate the safe and environmentally responsible disposal of medical waste generated or maintained by your hospital and health system clients. Outline procedures for identifying, segregating, packaging, and disposing of medical waste in compliance with...

Provide direction to your hospital and health system clients and their workforce members regarding the appropriate methods for transferring patients to and from other, unaffiliated hospitals and healthcare facilities. Promote patient safety and continuity...

MD Drug Affordability Board Weighing Caps on Eight Drugs Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board could soon impose price limits on up to eight drugs on state-run health insurance plans, including diabetes and weight loss medication Ozempic...

Learn about value-based care in this video—the first in a four-part series by Sheppard Mullin partner Amanda Zablocki, who discusses the fundamentals of value-based arrangements (VBAs). Watch the series to understand the purposes behind VBAs, how...

Let LexisNexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare continue to assist you as your healthcare organization clients build their compliance programs by using this newest template policy and procedure. Establish guidelines to prevent, detect, and respond...

Incorporate these three new clauses into your clients’ managed care agreements between insurers and healthcare providers. Address notice, amendment, and term and termination provisions. Establish how the parties to managed care agreements govern...

GA Lawmakers Pass Health Care Facility Permitting Bill Georgia lawmakers gave final approval for a bill ( HB 1339 ) aimed at expanding health care coverage for lower-income individuals, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp (R). Among other things...

Adopt this template policy and procedure document to establish standardized procedures for the review, evaluation, and approval of all contracts entered by your healthcare organization clients. Ensure that all contracts executed by your clients align...

IL House Takes Up Gov’s Proposed Health Insurance Reforms The Illinois House Human Services Committee heard testimony last week about changes to the state’s health insurance industry that Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) proposed in his State of the...

Use this template policy and procedure to ensure your healthcare organization clients, and their workforces, comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding requests for an accounting of protected health information (PHI) disclosures...

Adapt this policy to your hospital and health system clients’ compliance programs regarding the taking, use, and storage of photographs and videos of patients. Address photographs and videos taken of workforce members, as well as photographs and...

AL Lawmakers Scramble to Address Supreme Court’s IVF Ruling Alabama’s House and Senate have fast tracked legislation ( HB 237 and SB 159 ) that would grant civil and criminal immunity to providers of in vitro fertilization procedures. Several...

Conform this template policy and procedure document to your healthcare client’s processes regarding the creation, retention, storage, and disposal of records, including medical records. Provide direction to your client’s workforce and ensure...

Just three months after we wrote about states’ slow embrace of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin (the hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms), you’d be forgiven for thinking the issue was petering out. After all, the effort to decriminalize...

AL High Court IVF Ruling Draws Backlash Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled in a wrongful death case that frozen embryos used for in vitro fertilization are people, bringing IVF procedures at several state hospitals to a halt and drawing widespread...

Include this template policy and procedure in your compliance library. Adopt safe and efficient practices regarding the transfer of patients within your hospital or healthcare facility. Ensure patient safety and continuity of care. Establish a standardized...

Advise your clients on compliance issues under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), Pub. L. No. 110-233, for employer welfare plans, specifically group health plans and wellness programs. Ensure individuals are protected against...

States Addressing High Drug Costs with Prescription Drug Affordability Review Boards Since 2017 at least 11 states have passed laws creating prescription drug affordability review boards, some of which have the authority to implement cost-cutting measures...