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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones & Adam Higgins on July 22, 2019

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. MAJOR HEALTH POLICY UNLIKELY IN POTENTIAL DEBT-SPENDING DEAL As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and the Trump administration edge closer to a sweeping agreement to avoid a government shutdown and debt default, it’s increasingly unlikely major healthcare provisions will be included. Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have been working to permanently lift sequester-imposed…

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones & Adam Higgins on July 15, 2019

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. SENATORS RACE TO FINISH DRUG PRICING BILL AS TRUMP PLANS STALL With only 15 legislative days before a scheduled monthlong recess, Senate leaders are scrambling this week to seek consensus on ambitious legislation to lower prescription drug prices, particularly after major pharmaceutical industry initiatives by the Trump administration were derailed last week. Senate Finance Committee leaders Charles …

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on June 24, 2019

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. McCONNELL WANTS BIPARTISAN DEAL ON DRUG PRICES BY JULY To schedule time for debate in the Senate on legislation to lower prescription drug prices, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wants a bill that’s thoroughly bipartisan and ready to go before the end of July. Although Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and the…

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Clarity and Transparency: DOJ Issues Updated Corporate Compliance Guide

By BakerHostetler on May 21, 2019

By Susrut A. Carpenter, Carl W. Hittinger and George A. Stamboulidis On April 30, 2019, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a new corporate compliance guidance document for prosecutors titled “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (“Guidance”). The Guidance sheds light on how the DOJ evaluates the effectiveness of a company’s compliance program – whether white collar- or antitrust-oriented – focusing on the program’s design, implementation and practical application. Notably,…

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on May 21, 2019

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Note that because Congress will be in recess for the Memorial Day holiday, the next “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update” will be posted on June 3. LAWMAKERS QUESTION DEMOCRATS’ STRATEGY ON DRUG PRICING House Democrats last week combined bipartisan bills designed to lower drug prices with controversial legislation related to the Affordable Care Act, prompting Democratic…

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on May 13, 2019

Here is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session HOUSE TO VOTE ON BILL COMBINING ACA, DRUG PRICING PROVISIONS The House is scheduled to vote on legislation Thursday that would package new funding for state-based marketplaces and enrollment outreach efforts under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with provisions designed to lower prescription drug prices. Some of the drug pricing provisions enjoyed bipartisan support when…

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on April 29, 2019

Here is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. DRUG PRICES: CONGRESS RETURNS, PICKS UP WHERE LAWMAKERS LEFT OFF Congress reconvenes today after a two-week spring recess, with lawmakers in both parties continuing their focus on prescription drug prices. House and Senate committees are planning a series of hearings and votes on drug pricing legislation, beginning Tuesday and going through at least June. The…

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Two rules both alike in dignity: CMS and ONC release proposed rules to advance interoperability

By Paulette Thomas & Kyle Gregory on April 8, 2019

On Feb. 11, 2019, two Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), released their long-awaited proposed rules designed to further HHS’ goal of promoting electronic health information interoperability and implementing many of the provisions mandated under the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). Notably, these proposed rules were released shortly before the HHS Office…

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Deter Workforce Snooping in Electronic Medical Records Through Education and Training

By Paulette Thomas on April 5, 2019

On March 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Linda Sue Kalina pled guilty to wrongfully disclosing the protected health information (PHI) of another individual in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Kalina was a patient information coordinator with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and its affiliate, Tri Rivers Musculoskeletal Centers (TRMC). From March 7, 2016, through June 23, 2017, Kalina improperly accessed the…

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Clearly Defined HIPAA and FERPA Policies May Help Covered Entities in Defending a Claim for Unemployment Compensation

By Paulette Thomas on February 19, 2019

Recently, in Dantry v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, No. 1665 C.D. 2017 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2019), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) which had affirmed the Unemployment Compensation Referee’s decision that Jami M. Dantry (Dantry) was ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits because Dantry’ s conduct rose to the level of willful misconduct based on a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of…

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Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Clarity and Transparency: DOJ Issues Updated Corporate Compliance Guide

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

Two rules both alike in dignity: CMS and ONC release proposed rules to advance interoperability

Deter Workforce Snooping in Electronic Medical Records Through Education and Training

Clearly Defined HIPAA and FERPA Policies May Help Covered Entities in Defending a Claim for Unemployment Compensation

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