HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule imposes new obligations on business associates *

USA - February 12 2013
On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services/Office for Civil Rights (HHS/OCR) published in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg…

Health care reform: recent guidance on "play or pay" rules for applicable large employers in 2014 *

USA - January 15 2013
Many important aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA") will go into effect in 2014, including the implementation of health…

Co-authors: Beth Alcalde, Leanne Reagan, Carolyn M. Kershner .

The federal government issues proposed regulations for the Affordable Care Act *

USA - November 27 2012
On November 20, 2012, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed rules to implement several key areas of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Co-authors: Robert E. Slavkin, Sheryl D. Rosen.

Practically speaking: what the U.S. Supreme Court's upholding of the Affordable Care Act means for you *

USA - June 29 2012
On June 28, 2012 the United State Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, upheld the constitutionality of the vast majority of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), including the "individual mandate." The Court also found that while the ACA's provisions expanding the Medicaid program are constitutional, the penalty included in those provisions for those states that refuse to participate in expansion violates the Constitution.

Co-authors: Robert E. Slavkin, Sheryl D. Rosen, Thomas A. Range.