ArticleTop 2014 LawyersJacqueline Segal was featured in the Main Line Today article "Top 2014 Lawyers." Full text can be found in the August 2014, issue, but a synopsis is below.United StatesFamily and MatrimonialFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleUnusual Assets In Divorce – Delaware License PlatesAs highlighted by Adam Duvernay's recent article in The News Journal, many Delawareans have an abiding love of black and white license plates – particularly those with low digits.United StatesFamily and MatrimonialFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleBill Limits Physician Dispensing Under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation ProgramPhysicians in Pennsylvania who have been dispensing and billing for prescription drugs under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation program will be disappointed to learn that House Bill 1846 (which already passed the House) was approved by the Pennsylvania Senate yesterday, essentially clearing the way for the bill to be signed into law.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleBudget Sequester Brings Bad News For PhysiciansUnless you've been living under a rock for the last several weeks, you are likely well aware of the budget sequester that took effect on March 1. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleClients Got This Big Law Firm Hooked On MarijuanaMark L. Silow was featured in the Bloomberg Law article, "Clients Got This Big Law Firm Hooked on Marijuana." United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleCMS Releases Final "Sunshine Act" RegulationsEarlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released final regulations implementing the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act contained in the Federal Accountable Care Act.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleDOJ Joins Whistleblower Case On 60-day Overpayment Refund RequirementAn often overlooked requirement of the ACA is that healthcare providers have an obligation to refund overpayments within 60 days of discovery.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleEmployee HIPAA Breach Or Ransomware Attack? You May Be Able To Sue Under The CFAAHIPAA does not provide a private right of action. So what can employers subject to HIPAA do when they suffer a HIPAA breach or a ransomware attack at the hands of their employees or outside hackers?United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleFDA Announces Plan To Improve Premarket Review Of Medical Device SubmissionsBy way of Federal Register notice, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just made available data from the independent assessment of medical device submissions.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleFeds Extend Reporting Deadline Of Employer Health Insurance InformationThe federal Affordable Care Act requires certain employers to provide employees with forms reporting offers of health coverage and coverage provided by the employer in 2015 by no later than February 1, 2016United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleHIPAA Changes Required by 2013 Omnibus RuleEarlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the "HIPAA Omnibus Rule," implementing various provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as the related to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleInsurance Fraud Prevention And "PIP" DisclosuresHealth care lawyers beware: as detailed in an article by my partner, Elizabeth Hampton, the government is using "predictive models" to locate potential cases of insurance fraud. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleObservers Disagree About Whether Report Of Tainted Thyroid Supplements Points To Wider Problems In MarketJason Sapsin was quoted in the NutraIngredients-USA article, "Observers Disagree About Whether Report of Tainted Thyroid Supplements Points to Wider Problems in Market".United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleOCR: Practices Need To Assess Their Cybersecurity ResponseElizabeth G. Litten and Michael J. Kline were featured in the Medical Practice Compliance Alert, "OCR: Practices Need To Assess Their Cybersecurity Response." Full text can be found in the October 2016 issue. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticlePennsylvania Gets Federal Approval For Medicaid ExpansionThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to permit Pennsylvania to expand its Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act to cover low income adults whose incomes exceed the federal poverty level.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticlePresident Proposes Eliminating Stark In-Office Ancillary Services Exception For Therapy And Advanced ImagingIn what would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to many medical practices that rely on the Stark in-office ancillary services exception (which allows physicians to refer within their practices for Stark services), President Obama's proposed FY 2014 would seek to eliminate the exception for physical therapy, radiation therapy and advanced imaging such as CT and MRI. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleTop 10 In Law Blogs: Apple, The FBI, And iPhone Encryption: A Battle Of Biblical Proportions With Implications For HIPAAElizabeth's blog post, "Apple, the FBI, and iPhone Encryption: A Battle of Biblical Proportions with Implications for HIPAA," from the firm's HIPAA, HITECH & HIT Blog, was mentioned as one of the top postings for February 24, 2016.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleTop 10 In Law Blogs: Basic HIPAA Question For Mobile Health Application Developers: What Are You?Elizabeth Litten’s blog post, "Basic HIPAA Question for Mobile Health Application Developers: What Are You?" from the firm’s HIPAA, HITECH & HIT blog, was mentioned as one of the top 10 postings for February 3, 2015. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleTop 10 In Law Blogs: FDA Approves Second Biosimilar Drug Since The Biologic Price Competition And Innovation Act Of 2009 Was PassedJean W. Frydman's blog post, "FDA Approves Second Biosimilar Drug Since the Biologic Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 Was Passed," originally posted in the firm's Emerging Companies Insider blog...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFox Rothschild LLP