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Wade Emmert
Telehealth: Regulatory Questions Amid Legislative Uncertainty
Summary of article from McDermott+Consulting, by Jeffrey Davis, Rachel Stauffer: The article discusses the potential expiration of temporary Medicare waivers for telehealth services, which were instated…
HHS Issues New Affordable Care Act Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Regulations
Summary of article from Seyfarth Shaw LLP, by Kristina Launey, Leon Rodriguez: Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination in health programs receiving federal…
OCR HIPAA Audit Program to Commence in 2024
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 mandates periodic audits…
Health Care, AI and Antitrust: Analysis and Next Steps
Summary of article from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, by Dylan Carson, Harvey Rochman: As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in the health care industry,…
DOJ Introduces Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion
Summary of article from King & Spalding, by Catherine Behnke: The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the establishment of a Health Care Monopolies and Collusion…
Cracking the Whip: The FTC’s Clampdown on Healthcare Marketing
Summary of article from Nelson Hardiman, LLP, by Harry Nelson: The U.S. healthcare system, driven by a complex mix of economic considerations, permits direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising,…
Medicaid: CMS Final Rules Aim to Expand Access, Provide Parity with Commercial Markets
Summary of article from Foley & Lardner LLP, by Anil Shankar: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced two significant updates to its Medicaid…
FTC Cleared To Sue Texas Anesthesia Co., But Not PE Firm
Summary of article from Law360, by Bryan Koenig: A Texas federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lacks the authority to pursue antitrust…
Envisioning the Future of Health Care With OpenAI’s GPT-4o
Summary of article from KevinMD, by Harvey Castro, MD, MBA: OpenAI’s GPT-4o promises to revolutionize health care with advanced predictive analytics, enhanced surgical assistance, personalized medicine,…
HIPAA Privacy Final Rule: Landmark Changes Related to Reproductive Health Care Information
Summary of article from Polsinelli, by Hiba AI-Ramahi, Iliana Peters, Rebecca Frigy Romine: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office for Civil…