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Massachusetts Health Policy Commission's Annual Cost Trends Hearings

November 1, 2016 | Blog | By Daria Niewenhous

Continuing our current coverage of health policy issues and trends, Mintz Levin's Health Law Practice and ML Strategies have issued a joint Alert regarding the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s Annual Cost Trends Hearings.
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Teladoc Receives Support from the Feds

September 16, 2016 | Blog | By Dionne Lomax, Bridgette Keller

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit stating that the Texas Medical Board's (the “Board”) appeal was inappropriate and the Court does not have jurisdiction over the appeal.
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Texas Medical Board's Appeal Must Proceed Under Existing Jurisdiction Arguments

August 22, 2016 | Blog | By Bridgette Keller, Dionne Lomax, Carrie Roll

In another procedural defeat for the Texas Medical Board (the “Board”) over its embattled telemedicine rule, last week, a federal judge held that the Board waited too long to request certification of appeal to the Fifth Circuit.
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Texas Medical Board Seeks State Action Immunity Protection in Fifth Circuit Brief

June 30, 2016 | Blog | By Dionne Lomax, Carrie Roll

On June 17, the Texas Medical Board (“Board”) filed a brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reiterating that the Board’s rulemaking processes are protected under the state action immunity doctrine, noting that the case could significantly impair state agencies in carrying out their governmental functions.
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Recent Updates to State Breach Notification Laws - Tennessee

April 8, 2016 | Blog

My colleagues in the Privacy and Security Group recently updated the Mintz Matrix, a summary of U.S. state data breach notification laws. While we often discuss HIPAA on Health Law and Policy Matters, health care organizations must be aware of separate state notification requirements and other privacy and security laws that may apply in the event of a data breach.
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U.S. Department of Defense Expands Telemedicine Access for Military Members

March 8, 2016 | Blog | By Ellen Janos, Carrie Roll

Last month, Jonathan Woodson, M.D., the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs for the U.S. Department of Defense, issued a memorandum that effectively changes the Military Health System (“MHS”) policy on telemedicine.
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Telemedicine Momentum Picking up Steam as New Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate

February 3, 2016 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht

Today, a bipartisan group of Senators led by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) have unveiled legislation that would expand the use of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring under Medicare.
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Senate Working Group Considers Telehealth Policy Changes to Medicare

January 21, 2016 | Blog | By Carrie Roll

In keeping with the boom of telehealth legislation introduced last year at both the state and federal level, the Senate Finance Committee is considering several policy changes that, if ultimately enacted, could make telehealth the preferred method of care delivery for millions of Medicare beneficiaries living with chronic conditions.
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Massachusetts Uses Telemedicine Technology to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Services

January 6, 2016 | Blog | By Ellen Janos

Recognizing the importance of telemedicine, a committee of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission recently voted on a grant program that will award up to $500,000 each for two telemedicine pilots that target the behavioral health needs of children, homebound seniors, and people with substance use disorders.
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Telemedicine – 2015 Year in Review

December 22, 2015 | Blog | By Ellen Janos, Carrie Roll

As the year winds down, we look back on the significant developments in telemedicine in 2015 as well as look forward to what 2016 will bring.
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Antitrust Suit Continues to Stymie New Texas Telemedicine Regulation

December 17, 2015 | Blog | By Dionne Lomax

A federal district court denied the Texas Medical Board’s (the Board) motion to dismiss an antitrust suit filed by a telemedicine company (Teladoc), finding that the Board is not entitled to state action immunity because its actions are not actively supervised by the state.
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ML Strategies Health Care Update - DNA Sequencing Workshop and Drug Pricing Developments

November 20, 2015 | Blog | By Samantha Kingsbury

On Tuesday, ML Strategies (MLS) posted its weekly Health Care Update, which provides information from the previous week on a variety of important health-care-related topics.
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ML Strategies: Ways & Means Leadership Changes – Health Policy Implications Looming

November 6, 2015 | Blog | By Lauren Moldawer

On Monday November 2, 2015, ML Strategies released another edition of its Health Care Update. This publication provides timely information on implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Congressional initiatives affecting the health care industry, and federal and state health regulatory developments.
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MA Health Policy Updates - Moves to Strengthen HPC and Expand Telemedicine

November 2, 2015 | Blog

In a recent Alert, the Mintz Levin Health Law Practice and ML Strategies provided a comprehensive look at recent developments in Massachusetts health policy. In addition to a detailed report on recent Health Policy Commission (HPC) activities, the Alert highlights pending legislation that will affect the health industry.
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Arkansas Medical Board Proposes to Relax State Telemedicine Laws

October 6, 2015 | Blog | By Carrie Roll

Last month, the Arkansas State Medical Board’s Telemedicine Advisory Committee indicated that it was in the process of drafting a rule that would allow establishment of a physician-patient relationship through the use of real-time audiovisual communication rather than an in-person visit.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Limits on Telemedicine

July 14, 2015 | Blog | By Carrie Roll

On June 29, 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a policy statement supporting the use of telemedicine in the practice of pediatrics as long as telemedicine technologies are used “in support of and integrated with” the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) – not in place of it.
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Telehealth Roundup: Federal Bill Seeks to Expand Medicare Use of Telehealth; Delaware and Connecticut Update Telemedicine Laws

July 13, 2015 | Blog | By Alexander Hecht, Carrie Roll

On July 7th, the House introduced much anticipated bipartisan telehealth legislation.
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Delivery System Reform 2.0: Scaling Alternative Payment Models is the New Normal

July 13, 2015 | Blog

For some health care providers, a pair of recent announcements made by the Obama Administration to implement mandatory alternative payment models (APMs) for home health value-based purchasing and bundled payments for hip and knee episodes of care will come as a shock.
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Massachusetts Health Care Regulatory Review – Opportunity for Industry Comment

June 25, 2015 | Blog | By Ellen Janos

Health care is big business in Massachusetts, and it is a highly regulated business. But Governor Charlie Baker hopes to simplify the Massachusetts regulatory regime.
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AMA Ethical Guidelines on Telemedicine Tabled for Further Review

June 10, 2015 | Blog | By Carrie Roll

On Monday, during the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, the delegates voted to table a proposed measure to adopt ethical guidelines for physicians who provide telemedicine services.
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