Last week, Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging that the new HHS final rule amending HIPAA regulations to strengthen protections for reproductive health information is unlawful and should be vacated (e.g., not go into effect).

On Monday, April 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two highly anticipated final rules.

On April 22, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Final Rule to enhance the privacy of information related to reproductive health care.

Since becoming aware of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare in late February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a number of flexibilities to support affected providers that have experienced disruptions to prior authorization, claim processing, and data ...

Manatt Health Partner Randi Seigel and Counsel Alice Leiter were featured in an episode of the Healthcare Strategies podcast, where they outlined the legal landscape for shield laws and their potential for protecting patient access to abortion care and related services.  In the episode, ...

Edo Banach brings more than two decades of experience transforming how clients approach end-of-life and home-based care to improve the quickly evolving health care delivery system Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, announced today that ...

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, today welcomed back Manatt Health Counsel Julia E. Smith in New York. Smith has an extensive background working with state Medicaid agencies and a wide range of health care stakeholders as they develop and implement Medicaid policy across the country. She brings ...

Nick Bath’s sophisticated policy and strategy background deepens Manatt Health’s position as a go-to partner for health care stakeholders driving innovative change within the industryManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated professional services firm, today ...

Manatt Privacy and Data Security Partner Brandon Reilly and Manatt Health Counsel Alice Leiter will speak in a webinar titled “Beyond HIPAA: Protecting Health Data in the Next Generation of Consumer Privacy Laws,” hosted by the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on September 28, 2023.

Privacy and Data Security Partner and Co-Leader Scott Lashway and Manatt Health Counsel Alice Leiter will speak in a webinar titled, “FTC’s Heightened Scrutiny of Health Apps: Increased Enforcement Activity; Proposed Health Breach Notification Rule Changes,” hosted by Strafford on August 23, 2023.