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Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)

AKS and Medicare Advantage Plans: Don’t Kickback and Relax!Ruling in the Eleventh Circuit Highlights Both the Breadth and Potential Limitations of AKS’s Employment Safe Harbor

California

Ninth Circuit Takes Broad View of What Is Required for a Licensee to Be "Independent"

COVID-19

Oregon Health Authority Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care WorkersDepartment of Labor Narrows FFCRA Exemption for Health Care ProvidersNon-Urgent and Elective Procedures Update: Oregon and Washington Ease Prohibitions

Data Privacy and Security

New Proposed Part 2 Rules Aim for Greater HIPAA AlignmentTrickbot and Emotet Financial Malware Now Attacking the Healthcare IndustryHHS Issues Practical New Cybersecurity Guidance for Healthcare Businesses of all Sizes

Employee Benefits

In Case You Missed It: Federal Agencies Pause Enforcement of the 2024 MHPAEA Final Rule; Prior Regulations and Comparative Analyses Requirement Remain in Effect  IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Limits for 2026Telehealth Safe Harbor Extended

Employment Law

When Credentialing Crosses the Line: What HR Should—and Shouldn’t—SayAntitrust Scrutiny of Health Care Markets Ready to Escalate – Are You Ready?Department of Labor Narrows FFCRA Exemption for Health Care Providers

Fraud and Abuse

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Beware! 

Health Care Litigation

Antitrust Scrutiny of Health Care Markets Ready to Escalate – Are You Ready?

Health Care Transactions

Antitrust Scrutiny of Health Care Markets Ready to Escalate – Are You Ready?Health Care Consolidation: Keeping Patients in Mind

Health Plans

In Case You Missed It: Federal Agencies Pause Enforcement of the 2024 MHPAEA Final Rule; Prior Regulations and Comparative Analyses Requirement Remain in Effect  IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Limits for 2026IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Limits for 2025

HIPAA

Nationwide Impact: HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule VacatedNew Proposed Part 2 Rules Aim for Greater HIPAA AlignmentImportant Deadlines Delayed for Health and Welfare Plans due to COVID-19 Emergency: Impacts for Employer Plan Sponsors, Administrators, and Insurers

Insurance Law

Important Deadlines Delayed for Health and Welfare Plans due to COVID-19 Emergency: Impacts for Employer Plan Sponsors, Administrators, and InsurersEffects of State Individual Mandates on Employer Group Health PlansCMS Rule Extends Short-Term Health Insurance

Legal Updates

In Case You Missed It: Federal Agencies Pause Enforcement of the 2024 MHPAEA Final Rule; Prior Regulations and Comparative Analyses Requirement Remain in Effect  IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Limits for 2026Oregon Health Authority Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Legislation

Solving Healthcare Staffing by Fiat: Oregon and Washington Take Different ApproachesCMS Takes Significant Action to Spur Use of Telehealth Services for Duration of COVID-19 EmergencyEffects of State Individual Mandates on Employer Group Health Plans

Medicaid

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Beware! New Oregon Telehealth Rules to Assist Providers with COVID-19 Pandemic Efforts (Updated March 31, 2020)CMS Takes Significant Action to Spur Use of Telehealth Services for Duration of COVID-19 Emergency

Medicare

CMS Issues Final Rule Authorizing Extrapolation as Part of RADV AuditsCMS Takes Significant Action to Spur Use of Telehealth Services for Duration of COVID-19 EmergencyAKS and Medicare Advantage Plans: Don’t Kickback and Relax!

Minnesota

COVID 19 Update: Minnesota’s Ban on Elective Procedures, Providers May Be Compelled to Donate or Sell Medical Equipment

National

In Case You Missed It: Federal Agencies Pause Enforcement of the 2024 MHPAEA Final Rule; Prior Regulations and Comparative Analyses Requirement Remain in Effect  IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Limits for 2026Department of Labor Narrows FFCRA Exemption for Health Care Providers

News

Oregon Staffing Plans Must Cover All Licensed Hospital SpaceStoel Rives' Health Care Attorneys Contribute to PBJ ‘Health Care of the Future’ Special Publication

Oregon

Oregon Staffing Plans Must Cover All Licensed Hospital SpaceSolving Healthcare Staffing by Fiat: Oregon and Washington Take Different ApproachesOregon Health Authority Suspends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Privacy and Security

Nationwide Impact: HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule VacatedNew Proposed Part 2 Rules Aim for Greater HIPAA AlignmentCertified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Beware! 

Reimbursement

COVID-19 Update: FCC Accepting Applications for Its $200M Telehealth Program; Red Light Rule WaivedHHS Distributes $30 Billion from CARES Act Public Health Emergency FundsFCC Releases $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program Guidance: Your Questions Answered

States

Oregon Staffing Plans Must Cover All Licensed Hospital SpaceIn Case You Missed It: Federal Agencies Pause Enforcement of the 2024 MHPAEA Final Rule; Prior Regulations and Comparative Analyses Requirement Remain in Effect  IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Limits for 2026

Telehealth

Managing Evolving Risks of Digital Primary Care: Ask QuestionsTelehealth Safe Harbor ExtendedCOVID-19 Update: FCC Accepting Applications for Its $200M Telehealth Program; Red Light Rule Waived

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Washington

Solving Healthcare Staffing by Fiat: Oregon and Washington Take Different ApproachesNon-Urgent and Elective Procedures Update: Oregon and Washington Ease ProhibitionsDesperate Times, Desperate Measures: Elective Medical Procedures Banned, PPEs at Risk of Confiscation