On May 20, 2024, the American Medical Association and more than 100 other organizations issued a joint letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra concerning the February 21, 2024 reported cyber incident involving Change Healthcare. The letter
On May 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting final rule, which aims to reduce potential risks to residents in
Hospitals and healthcare providers should continue to understand their professional and legal duties under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in anticipation of the comprehensive plan the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would launch
On May 9, 2024, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee advanced legislation to extend pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities through 2026. The bill, referred to as the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, would extend the ability of Medicare
John Zen Jackson, Of Counsel to the firm’s Healthcare Department, has been appointed Vice-President of the Medical History Society of New Jersey (MHSNJ). Mr. Jackson has been an MHSNJ member since 2013.
Founded in 1980, the MHSNJ is a
Healthcare sector employers should take steps to familiarize themselves with the U.S. Department of Labor’s just- announced final rule providing for two-step increases to both the minimum salary level for exempt employees and the thresholds for “highly compensated employees.” Although
The Federal Trade Commission’s approval this week of a final rule voiding and banning nearly all non-compete clauses raises several unanswered questions which are of particular interest to healthcare industry entities. These include whether the FTC will try to enforce
On January 2, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Texas District Court’s ruling allowing Texas to ban emergency abortions in spite of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). Following a
In August, Governor Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3929 (approved P.L. 2023, c. 139), which amended the involuntary commitment process and added, among other things, a mechanism by which hospitals could request an additional 72 hours to hold patients
John W. Kaveney, a partner in the firm’s Healthcare and Litigation Departments, will present the program “The Conclusion of the Public Health Emergencies: What This Means for Healthcare Providers and the Accommodations Put in Place by the Federal and