The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued two rules on “how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, Pub. Law 101-336, 7/26/90) and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA, Pub. L. 110-233, 5/21/08) apply …
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The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) recently issued 2016 Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation. The new Guidelines update and expand the 2006 and 2008 guideline “topic areas and bring all guidance together under common principles …
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio (PPGO) and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region (PPSOR) recently filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division, seeking injunctive relief “restraining the enforcement, operation, and execution of …
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently added six new nursing home quality measures to its Nursing Home Compare (NHC) website. For the first time, three of the new quality measures include Medicare claims data submitted by …
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently sent a letter to State Medicaid Directors “on protecting the right of Medicaid beneficiaries to receive covered services from any qualified provider willing to furnish such services when the state …
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