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All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 11/27/2016 2:48:41 PM At the Global Business on Health event, ASOP Global Executive Director and FaegreBD Consulting Principal, Libby Baney, will be speaking about accessing safe medicines. http://faegrebdc.com/global-business-group-on-health-event 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for Inside Health Insurance Exchanges, FaegreBD Consulting senior director Mike Adelberg explained how President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican leaders in Congress may be able to gut the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a full... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-discusses-aca-repeal-with-inside-health-insurance-exchanges 22 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for Drug Topics, FaegreBD Consulting principal Libby Baney explained how healthcare providers can enroll in educational courses to learn about the dangers of illegal online pharmacies and better understand how to source medications... http://faegrebdc.com/libby-baney-discusses-how-to-bridge-online-pharmacy-methods-with 22 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for STAT News, FaegreBD Consulting chair Dave Zook discussed possible steps that the Trump administration could take in order to enact meaningful change amidst the growing drug addiction concerns. http://faegrebdc.com/dave-zook-discusses-plans-to-fix-drug-addiction-in-america 16 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 On November 14, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule in the Federal Register. The rule finalizes changes to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive... http://faegrebdc.com/meaningful-use-changes-in-2017-opps-final-rule 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States of America was as unexpected in the polls as the United Kingdom’s vote to embrace Brexit. Now Democrats and Republicans alike are trying to assess how Mr. Trump, a political outsider, will... http://faegrebdc.com/trump-administration-forecast-changes-to-key-policies-expected 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 In January 2017, Donald Trump will begin his term as the nation’s 45th President. Both bodies of Congress will also be under Republican control. Trump’s win brought Republican victories to Minnesota as well. The Minnesota House will remain in... http://faegrebdc.com/minnesota-legislative-update-2016-election-results 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 The election of Republican Donald Trump as President and a Republican-controlled House and Senate means that repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — long a top but unattainable Republican priority — is now a looming reality. It goes without saying... http://faegrebdc.com/obamacare-after-obama-a-nascent-trump-administration-considers-options 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for Medicare Advantage News, FaegreBD Consulting senior director Mike Adelberg shared his thoughts on the recent decision of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cap expansion of the so-called “seamless enrollment”... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-discusses-cms-complaints-with-medicare-advantage-news 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 While much attention is being paid to what the health care agenda for the next presidential administration will look like and who the key players will be, stakeholders need to be preparing for near-term opportunities and challenges looming ahead in... http://faegrebdc.com/understanding-the-health-care-agenda-during-the-lame-duck-session 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 On October 31, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) awarded $25.5 million to 22 states to enhance their enforcement and oversight of health insurers with select Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations and reforms. These awards speak to... http://faegrebdc.com/trick-or-treat-new-grants-position-states-to-be-more 02 Nov 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for The Hill, FaegreBD Consulting Senior Director Mike Adelberg explained how the exchange market may stabilize in 2017 “if the administration is successful in bringing in a million new younger and healthier enrollees during open... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-discusses-final-obamacare-push-with-the-hill 27 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 At the GlaxcoSmithKline (GSK) "Back to School of Law" Global Conference, FaegreBD Consulting Principal Libby Baney will be speaking to all of GSK's in-house lawyers about "Online Anti-Counterfeiting Strategies: Addressing Patient Safety in the... http://faegrebdc.com/glaxcosmithkline-back-to-school-of-law-global-conference 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 FaegreBD Consulting Principal Nick Manetto will be presenting a online webinar where there will be an important discussion about likely healthcare policies for each presidential candidate and the new Congress that will convene in January. http://faegrebdc.com/how-the-2016-election-will-affect-the-future-landscape-of 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 Formal complaints were recently filed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regarding alleged discrimination against HIV patients in individual market health plans. Filed by the Center for Health Law... http://faegrebdc.com/when-is-an-insurance-benefit-discriminatory-landmark-complaint-seeks-to 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 On August 9, Minnesota held its 2016 primary elections, and November 8 is 2016 general election day. In addition to the presidential race, all eight of Minnesota’s congressional districts and all 201 seats in the Minnesota Senate and House of... http://faegrebdc.com/2016-primary-election-recap-and-general-election-preview 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 Effective October 17, 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) have expanded the scope and nature of transactions permitted by U.S. persons... http://faegrebdc.com/loosening-of-cuban-sanctions-presents-new-opportunities-for-us-industries 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 At the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators 27th Annual Conference, FaegreBD Consulting principal and former U.S. Congresswoman Mary Bono will hot a 360 Strategy program on Tuesday, October 11. This will include speakers from the... http://faegrebdc.com/naddi-27th-annual-conference 11 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 Former Congresswoman and FaegreBD Consulting Principal Mary Bono has been honored by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) with the “Champion for Drug-Free Kids” award, for her countless hours of leadership and service—both in and... http://faegrebdc.com/the-honorable-mary-bono-recognized-by-cadca-for-commitment-to 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article with the American Pharmacists Association, FaegreBD Consulting principal and Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies–Global (ASOP Global) executive director Libby Baney shared information about a recent free online course that ASOP offered... http://faegrebdc.com/libby-baney-discusses-illegal-online-drug-sellers-with-the-american 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for Medicare Advantage News, FaegreBD Consulting Senior Director Mike Adelberg explained how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seem to be making two points with stricter regulations for both Medicare Advantage and... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-discusses-cms-fines-with-medicare-advantage-news 04 Oct 2016 00:00:00:000 At the American Society for Pharmacy Law Fall Meeting, FaegreBD Consulting Principal Libby Baney will address legal issues related to the operation of pharmacy websites, share new data on Internet pharmacy trends, and offer tips and tools to protect... http://faegrebdc.com/american-society-for-pharmacy-law 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for Inside CMS, FaegreBD Consulting Senior Director Mike Adelberg commented on the news that health care insurers will not receive any money under the risk corridor program for 2015 because the collected money is going towards benefit... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-discusses-2015-risk-corridor-funding-with-inside-cms 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for Medicare Advantage News, FaegreBD Consulting Senior Director Mike Adelberg shared his thoughts on a recent decision by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to lower its highest star rating to 2.5 stars for contracts... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-discusses-cms-star-ratings-with-medicare-advantage-news 19 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 FaegreBD Consulting senior health policy specialist Bruce Quinn will be speaking at Genetic insidER's International Molecular Diagnostics Congress about the key to American Market Access for European companies. The event will provide solutions to... http://faegrebdc.com/international-molecular-diagnostics-congress 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 David Brooks, an op-ed columnist for the The New York Times, used a quote from FaegreBD Consulting Senior Director Mike Adelberg from a Vox article where he discussed the shrinking Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and its resemblance to similar... http://faegrebdc.com/the-new-york-times-picks-up-quotes-from-mike-adelberg 07 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for The Atlantic, Faegre Baker Daniels counsel Libby Baney shared her concerns for transgender people who purchase drugs from online pharmacies. She warned that about a half of these online pharmacies are selling counterfeit drugs. http://faegrebdc.com/libby-baney-quoted-in-the-atlantic-about-online-pharmacies-and 06 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 In an article for Inside CMS, FaegreBD Consulting Senior Director Mike Adelberg shared his thoughts on why the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to reduce its new provider network rating initiative for the federally-run... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-quoted-in-inside-cms-about-new-network-rating 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00:000 With multiple large insurers leaving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, some are questioning the possibility of a market failure. In many places in 2017, the ACA marketplace will offer fewer consumers extensive options or rich benefits. In... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-quoted-in-vox-on-affordable-care-act-successes 29 Aug 2016 00:00:00:000 The federal government recently blocked insurance giant, Aetna, from acquiring Humana which may have contributed to Aetna's decision to drop 70 percent of its health plans in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) markets. Amid continued losses, Aetna and... http://faegrebdc.com/mike-adelberg-quoted-in-modern-healthcare-about-aca-risk-adjustment 23 Aug 2016 00:00:00:000