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11.19.14

“Healthcare-Related” Calls: Ambiguity at the Intersection of HIPAA and TCPA

The TCPA prohibits calls and text messages (collectively referred to as “calls”)2 from being transmitted to a consumer’s mobile device using an autodialer, as well as prerecorded messages from being placed on landlines, without the recipient’s prior consent.


02.24.14

Pennsylvania Submits Waiver Application for Approval to Implement ACA Medicaid Expansion

On February 19, 2014, Pennsylvania submitted to CMS an application requesting approval under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion effective January 1, 2015.


01.06.14

CMS Approves Michigan’s Amendment to Its Waiver Implementing ACA Medicaid Expansion

On December 30, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Michigan’s request to amend an existing waiver to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion effective April 1, 2014 through the “Healthy Michigan” program.1


12.13.13

SPECIAL EDITION: CMS Approves Iowa’s Waivers to Implement ACA Medicaid Expansion

On December 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Iowa’s waivers to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion.


10.07.13

Special Edition: Insights on Arkansas’s “Private Option” Medicaid Expansion

On September 27, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Arkansas’s waiver to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion by using premium assistance to purchase QHPs in the Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace).


07.17.13

How Does the DOMA Defeat Impact Healthcare Reform and Health Insurance Access?

In a sharply divided ruling on the United States v. Windsor released on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court invalidated DOMA, clearing the way for federal recognition of same-sex marriages.


01.24.13

Newly-Released HIPAA Omnibus Rule Modifies Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Requirements

On January 17, 2013, the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a long-awaited omnibus rule (the "Omnibus Rule"), which modifies a wide range of privacy, security and breach notification requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and ...


11.19.12

Policy Recommendations for States to Promote Accountable Care in Medicaid Programs

Federal and state health reform efforts present compelling opportunities to advance new payment and delivery system models to improve the quality of healthcare services and rein in costs. 


03.09.12

Toward a High Performance Health Care System for Vulnerable Populations

Safety-net hospitals are central to healthcare delivery systems and as such play a critical role in achieving high-performance healthcare for vulnerable populations. 


01.20.12

CMS Issues Proposed DSH Rule on Calculation of Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs

On January 18, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule addressing the calculation of the hospital-specific cap on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (“DSH”) payments.