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06.30.22

OCR Issues Guidance on Protection of Reproductive Health Data

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights yesterday issued guidance addressing how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act protects health information ...


06.30.22

Justices Limit EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulation, Stop Short of What Observers Hoped/Feared

The Supreme Court severely limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) asserted authority to regulate greenhouse gases from existing emission sources such as coal-fired power plants.


06.29.22

Innovative 1332 Waivers Proceed in Colorado and Washington

The Biden administration gave its stamp of approval last week to Colorado’s novel waiver under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act to require premium reductions in a public option program, a first-of-its-kind plan and one of only a few ACA state innovation waivers to venture beyond the ...


06.28.22

Response to Request for Quote Held Commercial Offer for Sale, and Invention Invalid

In Junker v. Medical Components, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that a catheter insertion design patent was invalid because the claimed design was offered for sale more than a year before the design patent application was filed.


06.28.22

The Chaotic Health Care Landscape in a Post-Roe World

On June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a far-reaching decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that repudiates nearly 50 years of precedent on a woman’s right to abortion services and upends long-standing practice across the health care system.


06.28.22

California State Budget Update

The legislature and Governor have reached agreement on a more than $300 billion “budget framework” for the state’s 2022–23 budget.


06.27.22

Telehealth Model Legislation—A Comparison of AMA, FSMB and ULC Model Bills and Guidelines

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a drastic increase in telehealth utilization across the country, which meaningfully changed the way providers deliver care and illuminated novel state telehealth policy design challenges.


06.27.22

Legislature Convenes Special Session in Response to National Events

Governor Kathy Hochul has called an extraordinary session of the Legislature in Albany to begin on Thursday, June 30.


06.24.22

Mandatory GhG Emission Reporting for Business: Advancing CA Law Even Broader than SEC Proposal

A California bill requiring large U.S. companies doing business in California to publicly report all of their worldwide greenhouse gas emissions moved one step closer to Governor Newsom's desk.


06.22.22

Health App Providers May Have Confidentiality Obligations Under State Law

The wave of new state legislation limiting abortion access has raised concerns about the privacy and security of reproductive health data not subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.