Legislation revising the arbitration provisions of New Jersey’s Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment, and Accountability Act was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on July 29, 2022. New Jersey’s law was a predecessor to, and in some ways
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
Restrictive covenants are commonplace in the healthcare space. Doctors and hospitals routinely enter into non-compete and non-solicitation agreements in an effort to retain talent, among other reasons. However, in May of 2022 the New Jersey Assembly proposed legislation that may
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Clinic that overruled the nearly 50-year-old precedent of Roe v. Wade, which had recognized a constitutional right of a woman to terminate a pregnancy, opens the way for greater
The July 16, 2022 issue of the well regarded journal Lancet considers a persisting issue concerning editorial peer review. Done on a double-blinded basis as to the identity of author and reviewer, it has traditionally been undertaken without compensation. Peer
As reported in mid-July by the Associated Press, the federal government – the FBI and Justice Department specifically – recently upended the activities of a North Korean government sponsored hacking group that has targeted U.S. hospitals. Following a cyberattack
On July 20, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert for telemedicine, telehealth, and telemarketing services. During the pandemic, the OIG has responded to the expansion of
The American Medical Association (AMA) website reported on AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., M.D.’s July 19, 2022 testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the impact of the SCOTUS Dobbs decision on
On the heels of last month’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court reversing cuts by the federal government to hospitals reimbursed under the federal 340B program, this past Friday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its anticipated
On June 10, 2022, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey filed an opinion in Petro v. Platkin, which has been approved for publication and thus will have precedential effect. The unanimous panel affirmed an Order