The 117th Congressional health care agenda, including COVID-19 related action, will require 60 votes in the Senate or passage through budget reconciliation. In the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast, attorneys Mark Lutes, Philo Hall, and Timothy Murphy discuss the prospects for additional coronavirus relief and what that would mean for stakeholders, as well
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AT&T/Time Warner Merger Approval Will Spur Vertical Mergers in Health Care

Tuesday’s decision by Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia categorically approving the merger of AT&T and Time Warner, without imposing any conditions or limitations and rejecting granting a stay for appeal purposes, will, unless blocked if there is an appeal, open the way for a series of pending…
Overview of Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules
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Our colleagues Mark E. Lutes, Robert J. Hudock, and Patricia M. Wagner have issued an alert on modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security, and enforcement rules. Following is an excerpt:
On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services released the highly anticipated, 563 page, Health Insurance Portability and…
Webinar Recording: Supreme Court Decision 2012: What’s In, What’s Out, and What’s Next?
On Monday, July 2, 2012, Epstein Becker Green conducted a webinar titled "Decision 2012: What’s In, What’s Out, and What’s Next?" examining the monumental decision (PDF) issued by the Supreme Court of the United States on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
This webinar analyzed the decision and its implications for the states, the…