Articles and Blogs

McKnight’s published an article this morning on the rise in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in long-term care facilities.  The Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) states these bacteria kill about half of all people who become infected, and are resistant to antibiotic treatments.  These CRE bacteria are even resistant to the antibiotics “of last resort” and can transfer... READ MORE

On February 26, 2013, Chris Christie, the Governor of New Jersey, announced his support of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion.  Christie is the eighth Republican governor to announce support of the expansion for his/her state.  The Medicaid Expansion will be fully funded by the federal government for the initial three years of the... READ MORE

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) formally published its Omnibus Final Rule (“Final Rule”), which includes modifications to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”).  Because the Final Rule covers... READ MORE

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This article is Part I in a five-part series discussing the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act.  This first installment provides an overview of the major sections of the Sunshine Act and CMS’s implementing rule, with a focus on issues of importance to health product manufacturers and entities sharing an ownership structure with manufacturers.  Part... READ MORE

On February 13, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released an advisory opinion approving Norman PHO’s proposed “clinically integrated” network after a review process that took roughly a year and nine months (“Norman PHO Advisory Opinion”).  This is the FTC’s latest advisory opinion discussing the merits of clinical integration programs from an antitrust perspective... READ MORE