Health Care Beat

This episode of Health Care Beat features Jon Braunstein, a partner at Seyfarth focused on health care, insurance, commercial litigation, and investigations, and a Steering Committee member of the firm’s Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals group. Jon joins host Adam Laughton to provide a comprehensive overview of state-specific whistleblower laws protecting private payors from false or fraudulent insurance and benefit claims.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, Adam Young, a partner in Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment department and member of the firm’s Workplace Safety & Environmental practice, joins host Adam Laughton to update listeners on the current status of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the United States, and key considerations for health care organizations to remain compliant and in step with federal guidance.

Medical marijuana is now legal in a growing number of states, with varying levels of control and regulation. On this episode of Health Care Beat, Stanley Jutkowitz, a senior counsel in Seyfarth’s Corporate department and leader of the firm’s Cannabis practice, joins host Adam Laughton to discuss these regulatory nuances and related considerations for hospitals and health care providers.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, Chris DeMeo, a partner in Seyfarth’s Corporate department and member of the firm’s Health Care group, provides listeners with a brief discussion of highlights in health law from the month of January. Focusing on fraud and abuse enforcement, Chris addresses the following topics: the Department of Justice’s recent False Claims Act report, the guilty plea in the first COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds case, and a new framework for “Granston” dismissals.

The No Surprises Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, provides health care patients with federal protection from unexpected out-of-network medical bills. On this episode of Health Care Beat, Ben Conley, a partner in Seyfarth’s Employee Benefits department and member of the firm’s Health Care Reform team, joins host Adam Laughton to discuss the newly implemented legislation and specific challenges it presents to both health plans and providers.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, we wrap up our special series focused on Seyfarth’s publication, The Future of Health Care in the US: What a Post-Pandemic Health Care System Could Look Like (Second Edition). Kristin McGurn, a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment department and co-chair of the Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals group, joins host Adam Laughton for a conversation about the chapter she co-authored on the transformative impact of the pandemic on employers and workers in the health care space.

To request a copy of the Future of Health Care in the US publication, please cut and paste the following link into your internet browser: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/the-future-of-health-care-in-the-us.html.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, we continue our special series focused on Seyfarth’s publication, The Future of Health Care in the US: What a Post-Pandemic Health Care System Could Look Like (Second Edition). Jesse Coleman, a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice and co-chair of the Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals group, along with Drew del Junco, an associate in the Commercial Litigation practice, join host Adam Laughton to discuss the chapter they authored on the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) and its impact on the fight against COVID-19. In addition to other important topics, our guests provide insight into interpretations of the PREP Act, both from the courts and the US Department of Health and Human Services, through various amendments and advisory opinions issued since the beginning of the pandemic.

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On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that each of their workers is fully vaccinated or undergoes testing for COVID-19 on at least a weekly basis. The rule also requires that these employers provide paid time off for employees to obtain vaccination and ensure all unvaccinated workers wear a face mask in the workplace. Also on November 4th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule that requires vaccination of all eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in Medicaid or Medicare. During this episode of Heath Care Beat, Seyfarth Labor & Employment partners Adam Young and Bill Schurgin join host Adam Laughton for a timely discussion about these new mandates and their overall impact on the health care industry.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, our special series continues on Seyfarth’s publication, The Future of Health Care in the US: What a Post-Pandemic Health Care System Could Look Like (Second Edition). Host Adam Laughton discusses the chapter he authored that focuses on three key areas specific to HIPAA and privacy regulation: 1) the impact that new and developing virtual and remote technologies will have on the shape and scope of HIPAA and associated privacy issues; 2) whether the COVID-19 contingency waivers will be repealed entirely, remain in place, or substantially survive in some modified form; and 3) recent developments not directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but which still have significant potential to alter HIPAA regulations and enforcement in the future.

To request a copy of the Future of Health Care in the US publication, please cut and paste the following link into your internet browser: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/the-future-of-health-care-in-the-us.html.

On this episode of Health Care Beat, we continue our special series focused on Seyfarth’s publication, The Future of Health Care in the US: What a Post-Pandemic Health Care System Could Look Like (Second Edition). Cindy Mitchell, a partner in the firm’s Real Estate department and co-chair of the Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals group, along with Chris DeMeo, a partner in the Corporate department, join host Adam Laughton to discuss the chapter they authored on nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and assisted living facilities, and how the pandemic has resulted in important changes to sector-specific service and delivery models.

To request a copy of the Future of Health Care in the US publication, please cut and paste the following link into your internet browser: https://www.seyfarth.com/news-insights/the-future-of-health-care-in-the-us.html.