Health Care Reform: Analysis & Perspectives
The current push for comprehensive health care reform will have a tremendous impact on our clients’ businesses and strategies. Our Health Law and Employee Benefits attorneys and the consultants at ML Strategies, our government relations affiliate, are closely following, analyzing, and interpreting every aspect of this critical legislative initiative.
To help make sense of this complex piece of legislation, which totals more than 2,000 pages, Mintz Levin and ML Strategies have created a comprehensive timeline that lays out by year and by category how the reform bill will be implemented, as well as its impact on individuals and businesses. To view that timeline, please click here.
Please check back here often for the latest information, and please contact us if you have any questions. Read or subscribe to our law blogs, Health Law & Policy Matters and Employment Matters, for the latest insights and analysis.
Accountable Care Organizations
1/25/12
BNA's Health Care Fraud Report:
Proposed Physician Payment Sunshine Act Regulations Leave Many in the Dark
11/30/11
BNA's Health Care Fraud Report:
Delicate Balance: Waiver of Fraud and Abuse Laws and Implementation of Program Integrity Requirements for the Medicare Shared Savings Program
9/16/11
Health Law Advisory:
The Bundled Payments Initiative — A Non-ACO Approach to Promoting Coordinated Care
7/11
BNA:
BNA Insights: Healthcare
6/6/11
Comment Letter to CMS:
Waiver Designs in Connection with Medicare Shared Savings Program
5/6/11
Health Care Reform Advisory:
ACO Fraud & Abuse Provisions
4/27/11
Health Care Reform Advisory:
How ACOs Will Use and Disclose Protected Health Information While Complying with HIPAA
4/15/11
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Understanding the Implications of Proposed Legal Structure Requirements of Accountable Care Organizations
4/6/11
Health Care Reform Alert:
CMS and OIG Issue Joint Notice, Solicit Comments Related to Waivers of Fraud and Abuse Provisions for Accountable Care Organizations
4/1/11
Health Care Antitrust Alert:
FTC/DOJ Issue Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Regarding Accountable Care Organizations
Employer Implications
12/29/11
Employment, Labor & Benefits | Health Law Advisory:
Department of Health and Human Services Issues Bulletin Outlining Essential Health Benefits, Granting Significant Flexibility to the States
11/28/11
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory:
Battle of the Comments under Code § 36B
10/6/11
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory:
Treasury/IRS Propose Safe Harbor under Affordable Care Act’s Employer Responsibility Rule for Determining “Household Income”
9/6/11
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory:
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury Departments Issue Proposed Regulations Implementing the “Summary of Benefits and Coverage” Requirement under the Affordable Care Act
8/17/11
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory:
Treasury Department Proposes Rule Implementing Premium Tax Credits Under the Affordable Care Act
7/19/11
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory:
DOL, HHS and IRS Issue Amendments to Rules Relating to Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes under the Affordable Care Act
5/13/11
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory:
Comments Requested on PPACA Employer Mandates
4/6/11
Health Care Reform Advisory:
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Sixth Set of Frequently Asked Questions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
4/5/11
Health Care Reform Alert:
IRS Issues Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Care Costs
3/29/11
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Alert:
Enforcement Dates Extended for PPACA Internal Appeals Procedures
12/29/10
Employee Benefits Advisory:
Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services Issue Joint Guidance under the Affordable Care Act and MHPAEA
11/15/10
Health Care Reform Alert:
New Health Plan Notices Required Under Health Care Reform
11/8/10
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory:
Surviving an Audit of Your Massachusetts Fair Share Contribution Practices
10/1/10
Fair Share Contribution Audit Survival Guide
7/2/10
Health Care Reform Alert:
Update: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Model Notices Applicable to Child Coverage, Annual Limits, and Patient Protection
6/30/10
Health Care Reform Alert:
New Health Care Reform Regulations Address Pre-Existing Conditions, Lifetime and Annual Coverage Limits, Restrictions on Rescission, and Patient Protections
6/16/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services Publish Interim Final Rules Implementing “Grandfather” Rules under Health Care Reform
5/18/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
HHS Issues “Early Retiree Reinsurance Program” Guidance
5/13/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Agencies Issue Guidance on Health Care Reform’s New Child Coverage Rules
4/22/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
The “Employer Responsibilities” Requirement of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: A View from the Weeds
4/20/10
Health Care Reform Alert:
Immediate Imputed Income Relief under the New Health Care Reform Law
4/14/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
FAQs: Health Care Reform and Employee Benefits
4/13/10
Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert:
Health Reform Amendments to FLSA Require Break Time and Private Place for Nursing Mothers to Express Milk
4/7/10
Making History with Health Care Reform: What's Happened and What's Next?
3/24/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Assessing the Impact of Federal Health Care Reform on Employers and Group Health Plans
3/23/10
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Advisory:
New Rules Expand Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Requirements
2/9/10
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Alert:
Department of Labor Issues Model CHIP Notice
1/20/10
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation / Health Law Advisory:
Complying with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Mandates under the HITECH Act: A Field Guide for Benefits Brokers and Consultants and other Business Associates
12/29/09
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Assessing the Impact of Federal Health Care Reform on Employers and Group Health Plans
Health Care Fraud & Enforcement
6/21/11
Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert:
The Government Announces Predictive Modeling Technology for Medicare To Go Live on July 1, 2011
5/12/11
Events:
Ellyn Sternfield to Lead Workshop at the ABA National Institute on Health Care Fraud in Miami Beach
5/9/11
News:
Mintz Levin Adds Former Senior DOJ Fraud Attorney, Paul Pelletier, To Washington, D.C. Office
3/22/11
News:
Mintz Levin Attorney Ellyn L. Sternfield on Faculty of National Institute on Health Care Fraud
1/26/11
News:
Thomas S. Crane Gives Presentation at AdvaMed's Medical Technology Learning Institute
12/17/10
Health Care Enforcement Defense Alert:
DOJ and HHS Announce Efforts to Obtain Proactive Data Mining Tools to Supplement Anti-Fraud Efforts
11/23/10
Federal Compliance Blitz: Enforcement Challenges Ahead for Labs and Pathologists
11/16/10
News:
Ellyn L. Sternfield Joins Mintz Levin’s Washington D.C. Office
11/4/10
Health Care Reform Alert:
Stark Law Update: CMS Finalizes Rule Regarding Disclosure Requirements for Certain In-Office Ancillary Services
9/28/10
News:
Thomas S. Crane Gives Speech at AHLA/HCCA Fraud and Compliance Forum
9/27/10
Health Care Reform Alert:
CMS Implements Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Process to Self-Disclose Stark Law Violations
9/1/10
Health Care Enforcement Defense Advisory:
The Game Has Changed: Medicare and Medicaid Overpayments
5/26/10
Health Care Antitrust Advisory:
Assistant Attorney General Varney’s Healthcare Antitrust Speech Emphasizes Health Insurance Industry Enforcement and Offers Supportive Remarks on Clinical Integration
12/28/09
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Solidarity in a Sea of Dissent: Consistencies Between the House and Senate Bills’ Provisions Targeting Fraud and Abuse
Health IT / Electronic Medical Records
8/9/10
Health Law Advisory:
New Proposed HIPAA Rules May Benefit Researchers
7/21/10
Health Law Advisory:
Federal Money for EHR Meaningful Users in Closer Reach
7/13/10
Employment, Labor & Benefits & Health Law Advisory:
Finally! HHS Issues Proposed Rule Implementing Changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules under HITECH
4/26/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Bringing Health Care Technology Home: Senate Holds First Hearing on the National Broadband Plan and Health IT
3/26/10
Health Law & Employee Benefits Alert:
HHS Announces Delay in Enforcement of HITECH Rules as Applied to Business Associates
3/5/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Is Your Electronic Health Record Technology “Meaningful?”
1/15/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Meaningful Use = Meaningless Dollars?
1/4/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Meaningful Use of EHR Technology
11/04/09
Health Law / Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Alert:
HHS Issues Interim Final Rule Implementing Civil Penalty Provisions of HITECH Act
8/26/09
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation / Health Law Advisory:
HHS Issues Rules Relating to Breach Notification and Related Items under the HITECH Act
Medicare / Medicaid Reimbursement
4/14/11
News:
Mintz Levin Attorney Stephen Weiner to Speak at Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting
4/1/11
Events:
Tom Crane to Speak at AHLA Institute on Medicare & Medicaid Payment Issues in Baltimore, Maryland
1/18/2011
Health Care Reform Advisory:
CMS Proposes New Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
9/30/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Addressing Enhanced Program Integrity Requirements
7/23/10
The Impact of Health Care Reform on Graduate Medical Education Reimbursement
5/7/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
CMS Kicks Off Program Integrity Rulemaking Process
1/25/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Payment Reform - A Catalyst for Increased M&A Activity
Other Health Care Reform Issues
11/14/11
Modern Healthcare:
Fans, Critics Pleased Court Will Tackle Reform Law
1/25/11
News:
Mintz Levin Attorney Deborah Daccord to Speak at ABA Annual Conference on Emerging Issues in Health Care Law
11/2/10
Health Care Reform Alert:
How Health Care Reform Adversely Impacts Executive Health Care and COBRA Subsidy Arrangements
10/25/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Two Additional Sets of Frequently Asked Questions under the Affordable Care Act
10/13/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Department of Labor Issues Q&As Regarding Selected Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
9/16/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Health Care Remains Front and Center Despite Packed Legislative Calendar
9/8/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Massachusetts Takes the Next Step: An Interim Step Toward Payment Reform?
8/24/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
NAIC, AHIP, HHS Push MLR Regulations Forward
8/17/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Health Reform Implementation Moves Forward Despite Continued Opposition
7/28/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
IRS, DOL, and HHS Issue Guidance on Preventive Care under Health Care Reform
3/15/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Health Care Endgame
1/11/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Emergency Care—Will Health Care Reform Come to the Rescue?
1/4/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
The Medical Home: A New Foundation for Health Care
1/4/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Comparative Effectiveness Research Proposals: Potential Implications for Stakeholders
Pharma & Biotech
6/30/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Reminder: Applications under the $1 Billion Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program Due July 21, 2010
5/25/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
How to Apply for a Billion-Dollar Tax Credit and Grant Opportunity—New Guidance from the IRS
4/29/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Update on the Billion-Dollar Tax Credit and Grant Opportunity: What Life Sciences Companies Can Do Now to Prepare
4/5/10
Health Care Reform Advisory:
Billion-Dollar Tax Credit and Grant Opportunity for Life Sciences Companies
