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Byline: Ahjané Forbes and Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY The free COVID-19 tests the federal government recently rolled out will expire soon, but there is an explanation. Two weeks ago, the [...]

Byline: Ann E. Marimow The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Biden administration to strip millions of health-care dollars from Oklahoma over its refusal to direct patients [...]

HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN UPDATES U.S. Departments Release Final Mental Health Parity Rule On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services and the Treasury [...]

In April 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized revised regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new, final Section [...]

As the summer winds down, regulatory updates related to digital health services certainly do not appear to be showing any signs of cooling off. It has been a busy summer, [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 9, 2024, the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the 'Departments') released highly anticipated Final Rules under the Mental Health Parity and [...]

Earlier this month, the U.S. Departments of Labor (the DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury (the Departments) released the long-awaited Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) [...]

On September 9, 2024, the US Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) finalized a rule titled Requirements Related to the Mental Health [...]

Key takeaways Until there is a federal AI law in the United States, resources from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Health and [...]

On September 9, 2024, the Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (collectively, the 'Departments') released final rules implementing the nonquantitative treatment limitation ('NQTL') comparative analyses requirements [...]

self Reed Smith partners share insights about U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiatives to stave off misuse of AI in the health care space. Wendell Bartnick and Vicki [...]

Ropes & Gray is pleased to introduce our latest podcast series, Health Care Transaction Laws Unwrapped, which continues our exploration of critical developments in health care regulation of health care [...]

Last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services finalized regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). Although the final regulations [...]

In April, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations (the Rule) which modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (Privacy Rule) by [...]

On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (the 'DOL'), the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') jointly released regulations [...]

On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') Office of Research Integrity ('ORI')issued its highly anticipated final rule (the 'Final Rule') revising the procedures and [...]

On Monday, September 8, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services (collectively, the 'Tri-Agencies') issued a final rule ('the [...]

Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint in federal district court against HHS and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) challenging a recently issued rule strengthening protection [...]

A Mississippi federal district court has issued a nationwide injunction and stay on some of the new federal regulations concerning Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557, which prohibits discrimination in [...]

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury ('Departments') released the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act ('MHPAEA') Final Rule yesterday. This long-awaited rule implements the requirements [...]

On September 9, 2024, the long-awaited final rule (Final Rule) implementing the non-quantitative treatment limit aspects of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) was released. The Final [...]

Earlier this year, the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights ('HHS') published a final 'HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy' that imposes new [...]

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order which will allow the Biden administration to withhold $4.5 million of federal funding from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. [...]

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has permitted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withhold millions in Title X funding from Oklahoma over the state's refusal [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues its push on health data interoperability with a proposed rule, HHS Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition of Information Technology; Standards for Health Information [...]

On August 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that seeks to amend and update the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) to [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-August 22, 2024-: Total Worker Health®: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Worker Well-being (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:22082024 News & Content In today's rapidly evolving workplace, employee well-being has become [...]

Previously published in Healthcare News and Healthcare Michigan. On February 8, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized revisions to 42 CFR Part 2. Read on to [...]

The Department of Health and Human Services (the 'HHS') recently issued a final rule (the 'Final Rule') amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ('HIPAA') Privacy Rule. Among other [...]

On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') published final regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the 'Final Rule') after [...]

Since its enactment in 2022, the validity of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its drug price negotiation program (Program) has been repeatedly challenged in District Court, with little success. [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ('CMS') and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ('ONC') have released a final rule establishing 'disincentives' (i.e., penalties) for [...]

On July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a final rule, linked below, to [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have updated the Submission Instructions and User Manual for [...]

Introduction The cyber breach at Change Healthcare in 2024 stands out as one of the most significant cyber-attacks in recent memory. Its repercussions extend far beyond immediate industry disruptions, resonating [...]

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology [...]

Digital health companies, investors, and other healthcare organizations should follow policy developments with a strategic lens towards their market opportunities for key potential growth and risk mitigation. On a quarterly [...]

On June 24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') released a final rule ('Disincentives Final Rule') establishing disincentives for certain healthcare providers that have committed information blocking. [...]

Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 41, No. 6 It has been a rapid-fire start to 2024 with antitrust enforcers within the Biden administration ramping up regulatory scrutiny across the [...]

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court rejected the doctrine of Chevron deference in the closely watched case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.1 In a 6-3 decision, the Court [...]

On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ('ONC') and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]

Highlights The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers and set the stage for future enforcement actions. Continuing HHS' commitment to [...]

On June 20, 2024, a Texas federal judge ruled that key portions the guidance promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') Office for Civil Rights ('OCR') [...]

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that HHS's December 1, 2022, guidance applying HIPAA to online tracking technologies is unlawful with respect to its treatment [...]