Prescription drugs administered in a hospital outpatient department or physician’s office are covered by Medicare Part B. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just released a proposed rule on a “Part B Drug Payment Model as a …
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently released new guidance on an individuals’ access to their health information – both acquiring copy of such information and providing such information to others, including entities interested …
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The Supreme Court of Ohio recently affirmed (Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. Of Health v. Lipson O’Shea Legal Group, 2016-Ohio-556) an Eighth Appellate District of Ohio decision (2013-Ohio-5736) denying a law firm’s public records request (see R.C. 149.43) to the Cuyahoga County …
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently provided to state Medicaid directors additional guidance on compliance with the Covered Outpatient Drugs final rule issued 2/1/16 (81 Fed. Reg. 5170; see also previous blog post). The CMS guidance …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently announced its intention to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to “potential changes to the regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of certain …
