The COVID-19 pandemic created a paradigm shift in the world of telehealth and telemedicine by presenting challenges and opportunities to expand the delivery methods used to access healthcare. With the continued advancement of the technology behind it, telemedicine offered opportunities for healthcare practitioners to practice medicine across state lines when the patient was in a
A recent holding by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States ex rel. Cairns v. D.S. Med., LLC took a stance on the causation standard for False Claims Act (FCA) cases premised on violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and may provide defendants in those cases with the ability to raise a valid
In today’s post-Roe world, women living in states where abortion is illegal have begun to search for alternative options when seeking abortion services. Regulatory policies and state laws, which have not previously had to account for these alternatives, are now impacted by the unprecedented means being used to increase access.
At present, more than
In the 100 days since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was decided, the abortion bans that have gone into effect in more than a dozen states have resulted in nearly 30 million women of reproductive age now living in a state where abortion services are banned. In response, the federal government has continued its
More than a year has passed since U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to utilize the resources of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and partner with various governmental agencies to combat COVID-19-related fraud. Since that time, the DOJ has touted its enforcement efforts in both the civil
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the resulting laws enacted in several states to prohibit abortions, New Jersey has passed new laws designed to protect individuals who visit New Jersey seeking reproductive healthcare services, in addition to the medical providers who provide them with care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a proposed rule to strengthen nondiscrimination in healthcare by advancing health equity and reducing disparity. Entitled “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities,” the proposed rule revises Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and also includes proposals to provisions in the
On July 11, 2022, at the direction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum to State Survey Agency Directors reminding them of their continuing federal obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) when treating pregnant patients.
The guidance
In 2016, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act to drive the electronic access, exchange, and use of health information. On March 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released its Final Rule, which established exceptions to the Act’s information blocking provision
The COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force was established in May 2021 to utilize the resources of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and various governmental agencies to combat COVID-19-related fraud. These efforts have led to investigations and prosecutions involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud as well as healthcare-related COVID-19 fraud, the extent, and implications of