May 25, 2022
In two recently released training modules, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) encourages programs in Indian Country, including Head Start, Low Income Home Energy Assistance [...]
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March 29, 2022
In an important decision for businesses who utilize independent contractors, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has reinstated a January 2021 Department of Labor (“Department”) rule that makes [...]
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March 4, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the workplace as businesses were forced to abruptly transition from the conventional “in office” model to one in which employees worked remotely from home offices. Although [...]
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January 31, 2022
Despite recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court on COVID-19 vaccine mandates for large employers and health care facilities, questions still abound over the future of Executive Order 14042 (the “Executive Order”). The [...]
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January 20, 2022
On January 13, 2022, a divided United States Supreme Court issued two landmark opinions on vaccination mandates, which may foreshadow the fate of the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for [...]
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January 19, 2022
On November 5, 2021, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) requiring covered facilities, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), to develop policies and procedures [...]
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September 10, 2021
On September 9, 2021 HRSA awarded over $5 million to 27 HRSA-funded health centers to expand services at new or existing service delivery sites located at or on the grounds of a school. [...]
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July 21, 2021
Today marks the compliance deadline for healthcare employers covered by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s Occupational Exposure to COVID-19: Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Released publicly less than six weeks ago, the [...]
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December 10, 2020
On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision (8-0) in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)[1] that an Arkansas law that requires Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to [...]
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September 29, 2020
On September 25, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized long-awaited regulations (Final Rule) to implement Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDC&A), allowing the importation of prescription [...]
