August 4, 2017
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the NACHC 2017 Community Health Institute (CHI) conference from Saturday, August 26 through Tuesday, August 29 in San Diego, [...]
June 8, 2017
All clients participating in the 340B Discount Drug Program (340B program) should watch carefully for state changes to Medicaid reimbursement for drugs. In 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) [...]
April 7, 2017
On March 21, 2017, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Final Rule on 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”) went into effect. Designed to modernize Part 2, to facilitate information [...]
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March 23, 2017
FTLF’S Health Care Attorneys Presenting at NACHC’s Policy and Issues Forum, March 29 – April 1, 2017
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting the following educational sessions during the 2017 NACHC Policy & Issues (P & I) Forum in Washington, D.C.: Wednesday, March 29 “Board Member [...]
December 12, 2016
On December 7, 2016, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Final Rule expanding safe harbors to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and amending the definition of remuneration in [...]
November 9, 2016
If you have been overwhelmed by the number of HIPAA settlement announcements recently, you are not alone. Over the past sixteen months, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced seventeen HIPAA [...]
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October 24, 2016
Attorneys from FTLF’s health care practice group will be presenting at educational sessions during the NACHC 2016 FOM-IT conference from Thursday, November 3 and Friday November 4 in Las Vegas, NV. The training [...]
October 23, 2016
Late last month the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $400,000 HIPAA settlement for a breach of protected health information (PHI) of more [...]
October 5, 2016
Health centers save money when it comes to Medicaid recipients, according to a recent study that will be published next month in the American Journal of Public Health. Medicaid recipients who received [...]
September 27, 2016
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that its Regional Offices will increase investigations into HIPAA breaches that affect fewer than 500 [...]
