Health Care Law News and Insights

On Dec. 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of voluntary cybersecurity practices and tools for the healthcare industry. The documents were the result of Section 405(d) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 and developed by a task group of 103 members and tested by more than...

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On November 30, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that puts in effect January 1, 2019, rather than July 1, 2019 as previously announced significant changes to the 340B program including a ceiling price on how much drug manufactures can charge hospitals who participate in...

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On November 20, 2018, Virginia submitted an application to CMS for a Section 1115 demonstration program entitled Virginia COMPASS (Creating Opportunities for Medicaid Participants to Achieve Self-Sufficiency). The application comes after Virginia voted in June 2018 to expand its Medicaid program to cover newly eligible non-disabled, non-pregnant adults ages 19 to 64...

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