Stoel Rives RSS Feed - Health Care Alerts From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?show=5898 en-us Copyright 2013, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 5/23/2013 6:45:51 AM Health Care Law Alert: Sweeping Changes to HIPAA Announced http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=10076 Yesterday, final regulations modifying the HIPAA privacy and security regulations were issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The regulations are scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on January 25. Among other things, ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Law Alert: Regulations Issued on Medical Device Excise Tax http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9966 The IRS last week issued final regulations and additional guidance regarding the medical device excise tax, which applies to sales of taxable medical devices after December 31, 2012. The excise is imposed on the manufacturer, producer, or importer of ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Reform Law Alert: Individual Mandate Stands; Medicaid Expansion Narrowed http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9613 This morning, the United States Supreme Court largely upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), including the individual mandate. Under the Court's ruling, PPACA requirements for employers and individuals that are currently in ... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Law Alert: Oregon Supreme Court Rejects Negligence and UTPA Claims in Identity Theft Case http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9246 The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday, February 24, 2012 decided that Providence Health System-Oregon ("Providence") could not be held liable to patients for negligence or violation of the Unlawful Trade Practices Act ("UTPA") after computer disks and tapes ... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tort Wars: In That Galaxy Far, Far Away, The California Legislature Strikes Back For Larger Tort Recoveries http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9247 A version of this alert was published as "Tort Wars: The California Legislature Strikes Back" by Law360, March 7, 2012. 1. Background On February 24, 2012, California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg introduced Senate Bill 1528 ("SB 1528"). ... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Law Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Sends Medicaid Rate Cut Challenge Back To Ninth Circuit http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9238 On February 22, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated and remanded Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California to the Ninth Circuit for further review. In Douglas, providers and Medicaid recipients brought suit directly under the Supremacy ... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Law Alert: HHS OIG Advises Physicians to Use Caution When Reassigning Medicare Payments http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9233 The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") recently issued a broad warning that physicians who reassign their right to bill Medicare and receive Medicare payments may be liable for false claims submitted by the ... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Law Alert: Proposed Regulations Issued on Medical Device Tax http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9222 The IRS recently issued proposed regulations regarding the newly enacted excise tax on sales of medical devices. Effective January 1, 2013, the sale of a taxable medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the device will be subject ... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Health Plans 2011: Healthcare Reform Begins http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=7115 The passage of federal healthcare reform in 2010 marks a new era for employer-sponsored health plans. The link below is to an article authored by Howard Bye and Erin Lennon of Stoel Rives LLP that appears in the October edition of the ABA's "The Health ... Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Reform Law Alert: Overpayment Liabilities for Medicare and Medicaid Providers, Suppliers and Plans http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6560 Medicare and Medicaid providers, suppliers and plans may need to make immediate changes to their procedures for handling identified overpayments or risk False Claims Act liability, including triple damages and significant fines. Nature of Change The ... Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Reform Law Alert: Group Practices Providing Advanced Imaging Services Face New Requirements http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6552 Physician groups that offer advanced imaging services (i.e., MRI, CT, and PET) should take note of one of the provisions of the newly enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act1 ("the Act"). Effective immediately, "group practices"2 providing ... Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Reform Law Alert: Impact on Employers and Group Health Plans http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6537 The health care reform legislation passed by Congress places significant new responsibilities on employers, group health plans, insurers, and individuals. This alert gives a brief overview of the most significant issues affecting employers and group ... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Health Care Law Alert: HIPAA's Breach Notification Obligations Begin September 23, 2009 http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5899 Beginning on September 23, 2009, HIPAA covered entities (health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses) and business associates have new notification requirements for a breach of unsecured protected health information ("PHI"). This ... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT