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FTC Proposes Changes to Clarify the Health Breach

WEBOn May 18, the Federal Trade Commission proposed changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule, including clarifying the rule’s applicability to health apps and …

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HHS OCR Settles with iHealth Solutions Over Alleged HIPAA …

WEBOn June 28, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement (resolution agreement and corrective …

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Health Care Contracts: A Clause-by-Clause Guide to Drafting and

WEBApril 12, 2024. Publication. Partner Sarah Hogan has contributed to American Health Law Association’s second edition of Health Care Contracts: A Clause-by-Clause Guide to …

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FTC and DOJ Target Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries

WEBThe healthcare industry remains a focal point of President Biden’s antitrust agenda. The President’s July 2021 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the …

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FTC Brings Second Enforcement Action Against Healthcare

WEBThe FTC's enforcement action against Easy Healthcare Corporation underscores the importance for companies operating in the health data space to …

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OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion highlighting two important—if easy to …

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FTC Continues Enforcement Focus on the Use and Disclosure of …

WEBOn Thursday, March 2, the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, Inc., an online mental health counseling service, relating to claims that the …

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WilmerHale Partners Ogden and Machen Chosen to Monitor …

WEBWilmerHale Partners David Ogden and Ronald Machen were chosen to share independent compliance monitorship duties for Tenet Healthcare Corporation, the …

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Washington State Poised to Enact "My Health My Data Act"

WEBOn Monday, April 17, the Washington House passed an amended version of the My Health My Data Act (the “Act”), a bill that would impose sweeping new …

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Washington AG’s Office Releases New Guidance for the My Health …

WEBOn June 30, 2023, the Washington Attorney General (AG) published a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the My Health My Data Act (MHMDA). …

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January 2022 Changes to the Stark Law That Impact Group

WEBThe most recent amendments were effective starting January 1, 2022. Those amendments clarify and modify methods by which group-practice physicians may …

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Highway to the Danger Zone: DOJ Withdraws Safety Zone

WEBDOJ Withdraws Healthcare Policy Statements. On February 2, Deputy AAG Mekki gave a speech announcing that DOJ would withdraw the three sets of healthcare …

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Urgent Care: Current Antitrust Enforcement Trends in the …

WEBThe FTC and DOJ announced in December 2023 that each agency will appoint Counsel for Health Care, who will spearhead interagency and policy initiatives …

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FTC Brings First of its Kind Enforcement Action against GoodRx for

WEBOn February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with digital health platform GoodRx for sharing users’ personal health information with third …

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Criminal Indictment for Medicare Advantage Fraud WilmerHale

WEBThe indictment filed on October 26 accuses Kenia Valle Boza, a certified coder and former Director of Medicare Risk Adjustment Analytics at HealthSun, of …

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Life Sciences and Healthcare SPACs: The Emergence of an

WEBOverview of SPAC Market. — At least 81 2020 SPAC IPOs to date, with average size of ~$400 million and total gross proceeds of $33.1 billion — More SPAC …

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BetterHelp Enforcement Action Demonstrates FTCs Continued

WEBLast week, the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, Inc., an online mental health counseling service, relating to claims that the company’s …

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Nevada Legislature Passes Consumer Health Data Privacy Bill

WEBOn June 5, the Nevada state legislature passed an amended version of Senate Bill 370 (“SB 370”), a bill imposing new requirements on the collection, use, and …

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Connecticut Legislature Passes Privacy Bill Addressing Health Data …

WEBOn June 2, the Connecticut state legislature passed an amended version of Senate Bill 3 (“SB 3”), a bill containing provisions imposing new requirements related to …

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NYSBA Summer 2020 I Vol. 13 I No. 2 New York Dispute

WEBBy John V.H. Pierce. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on all of us. Most tragically, it has already resulted in the deaths of more than 400,000 …

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