Health Care
Posted by:
Brandon W. Shirley and Thomas N. Hutchinson
on August 11, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is prepared to increase hospital cost transparency penalties for noncompliance established under prior rules beginning January 1, 2022. In a proposed rule published on July 19, 2021, CMS proposed several new requirements that include: 1) basing…
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Posted by:
Rodney S. Retzner, Thomas N. Hutchinson, and Micah J. Nichols
on August 10, 2021
On July 1, 2021, Indiana significantly broadened the options for an individual to make health care wishes known through an “Advanced Directive for Health Care Decisions” (an “Advanced Directive”). Senate Enrolled Act No. 204 (“SEA 204”), effective as of July 1, allows individuals to make their…
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Posted by:
Kendall A. Schnurpel and
on August 9, 2021
On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (“2022 VA Appropriations Bill”) that would allow doctors with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) to recommend…
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Posted by:
Meghan M. Linvill McNab and Thomas N. Hutchinson
on August 6, 2021
On July 29, 2021, Governor Holcomb renewed the public health emergency (“PHE”) for another 30-day period, set to expire on August 30, 2021 unless otherwise withdrawn or further renewed.
The Indiana Department of Health (“IDOH”) has published a series of emergency orders waiving certain requirements…
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and Virginia A. Talley
on August 6, 2021
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) recently issued a unanimous appellate decision in Klassen, et al. v. Trustees of Indiana University, ruling that Indiana University’s (the “University”) COVID-19 vaccine mandate (the “Mandate”) did not violate any constitutional right. The University…
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Posted by:
Brandon W. Shirley
on July 15, 2021
On July 1, 2021, several federal regulatory departments took their first steps toward finalizing new regulations implementing a new federal law that eliminates surprise medical bills. The law, the No Surprises Act, attempts to achieve that objective by changing the way out-of-network providers seek…
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and Kendall A. Schnurpel
on June 28, 2021
Through a bipartisan effort, the Marijuana Data Collection Act (MDCA) was recently reintroduced into the U.S. Congress. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the MDCA in the Senate, cosponsored by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced the MDCA in the…
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Posted by:
Kendall A. Schnurpel and
on May 7, 2021
May is National Military Appreciation Month in the U.S. and several members of Congress are trying to address a hurdle that many of our service men and women face in utilizing state-legal medical cannabis as a result of ongoing federal prohibition. First, on April 15, 2021, the Veterans Medical…
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Posted by:
Brandon W. Shirley and Shelley M. Jackson
on April 20, 2021
In March 2021 the Microsoft threat center announced a significant cyberattack that affected certain Microsoft Exchange users with on-premises servers throughout the world. For at least two months, hackers apparently successfully exploited vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange system, giving…
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