Health Care Law News and Insights

Recent amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule strengthening the rule's protections for reproductive health care records require group health plan sponsors to update their HIPAA compliance materials by December 23, 2024. Limits on Use and Disclosure. Issued in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and subsequent...

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Healthcare in the United States is undergoing significant changes, particularly in the areas of reimbursement and coverage of telehealth, substance use disorders (SUDs), and mental health services. The proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) marks a major shift in these areas,...

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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 restrictions on disclosure of protected health information ("PHI") related to lawfully provided "reproductive health care" services. The new rule is...

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