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Maine to Begin Accepting Adult-Use Marijuana License Applications
Supreme Court to Decide Whether SEC Can Disgorge
Countdown to CCPA: Foley Hoag Podcast Series Number 2
The passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was a seismic event in U.S. data privacy law. CCPA has an expansive, rights-based approach to privacy, with national and international ramifications.
Foley Hoag attorneys Colin Zick, Chris Hart, Yoni Bard and Scott Bloomberg present a second podcast discussing the latest developments with the CCPA. Click here to listen to part one.…
Massachusetts Enacts Medicaid Supplemental Rebate Law
CCPA Amendments – and a Ballot Initiative on the Horizon
October brought three new developments to California’s comprehensive data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA” or “Act”). First, the state enacted a series of amendments to the CCPA that both clarify ambiguities and create new exceptions. Second, we learned that the organization whose 2018 ballot initiative pushed California to enact the CCPA is planning to introduce another data privacy ballot initiative in 2020. Finally, California’s Attorney General published draft regulations for notice and…
Why are Medicaid and CHIP enrollment numbers declining?
For much of the past two years, enrollment in the Medicaid and CHIP programs has been declining. In May, 2017, enrollment in both programs was 74.6 million people. As of May of this year, enrollment had declined by 2.5%, to 72.8 million. This decline has applied across the board, in almost every state, for adults and for children.
Superficially, this might make sense; after all, the economy is strong and unemployment is at a 50-year…
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: DOJ’s Pursuit of Alleged Drug Co-Pay Kickbacks Extends to the Charities Themselves
Presentation: MaHIMA Dot Wagg Memorial Legislative Seminar
Partner Colin Zick recently spoke at the MaHIMA Dot Wagg Memorial Legislative Seminar on HIPAA updates. Click here to download the slides. Topics included: HIPAA FAQs on right of access, CMS interoperability and the patient access proposed rule, HIPAA enforcement trends, the proposed AKS safe harbors, and more.…