Pennsylvania Physicians Now Required to Wear Photo Identification Badges
As of June 1, 2015, a new Pennsylvania law went into effect, requiring the following individuals to wear photo identification badges: All employees and physicians working at health care facilities...
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CMS Issues New Proposed Rule to Modernize Managed Care for Medicaid
Anthony Knapp The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a new proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) intended to “modernize Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program...
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21st Century Cures Act Passes House: Could Usher In Broad Reforms to Drug...
Brandon Danz, M.P.A. On Friday, July 10th the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to streamline the approval process of prescription drugs and medical devices by the FDA. If passed in the Senate and signed...
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Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Proposes Overhaul to America’s Mental Health...
Emily Hart On Tuesday, August 4, Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn) and Bill Cassidy (R-La) introduced The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015. The bill proposes reforms to Medicare and Medicaid, introduces...
View ArticleEffective November 1, 2015: New Jersey Expands Scope of Prescription...
In July, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that expands the access, registration, and utilization of the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP). The legislation, Senate...
View ArticleControversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Passes in Senate
This week, the Senate passed a cybersecurity bill, called the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (the “CISA”), by a vote of 74 to 21. With the Senate’s vote, the bill is one step closer to...
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Anchors Away! Physical Therapists Rejoice (and Book a Tropical Getaway) as...
Even doctors get sick sometimes, or need to take a vacation, and when they do, patients are not seen and billing does not happen. Cue locum tenens – a system used by providers to ensure continuity of...
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Pennsylvania Legislature Exploring Court-Ordered Outpatient Treatment
The Pennsylvania legislature is currently considering legislation that would amend the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act (the “Act”) to provide for court-ordered outpatient treatment for those...
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Fresh New Jersey Physical Therapy Rules for 2018
This past summer Governor Christie signed into law an amendment (“SB 1315”) to the New Jersey Physical Therapy Licensing Act of 1983 (“PT Licensing Act”), to be effective as of January 17, 2018. Most...
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Ads will be Required to Disclose Prices for Rx Drugs
Ever since the FDA approved advertisements for prescription drugs on television, pharmaceutical companies have been heavily relying on them and collectively represent the third highest spender of any...
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